Hacking update : All is well with Ali Zandi’s domains
A persistent hacker gained access to domain power-seller Ali Zandi’s accounts, attempting to sell his premium domains. Far from being simply annoying, the criminal acts of the individual(s) involved caused monetary loss, and generated frustration, stress and plenty of wasted time. After more than 24 hours, Zandi reported that he has regained full control of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain crime : Hacker targeted domain power-broker, Ali Zandi
The email account of domain power-broker, Ali Zandi, was repeatedly hacked; Zandi himself reported the incident in a NamePros thread. What is more disturbing, is the fact that the cybercriminal involved in this brazen hacking attack, attempted to sell Zandi’s domain assets: “They tried to sell my domain names. I have multiple security features, so […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain Cybercrime : Has your domain been stolen? We’d love to help
In recent years, the implementation of email verification requirements by ICANN has contributed to an increase in domain theft. Popular domain registrars such as GoDaddy, are being targeted; the proliferation of certain types of domains and their quick appreciation in value is another contributing factor. As domain investors and members of the domain community, we’ve […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alert : Emulate.com is a stolen domain name!
The domain name Emulate.com has been reported as stolen from its owners, Dave Neyland and wife Susan Neyland. A computer programmer, Mr. Neyland registered Emulate.com in 1998 and moved it to GoDaddy two years ago. Prior to the theft, the domain had been renewed until 2018. Emulate.com was unlawfully transferred away from GoDaddy on 10/13/2015, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain portfolio of 27 NNNNN .com domains has been stolen
A portfolio of 27 five number (NNNNN) .com domains was stolen yesterday. Its owner, Ms. Leigh Ann Barrick, a real estate broker, contacted us about the incident. The domains were transferred out of her GoDaddy account by an individual in China, and were moved to a Chinese registrar. Luckily, that wasn’t Ename, a Chinese domain […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.China : Are domain cybercriminals targeting publicly listed portfolios?
Domain theft has become the so-called “hot potato” since early 2014; the proliferation of domain crime originating in China can be attributed to the high demand in short domains. With the Chinese stock market bubble finally bursting, we’re witnessing both a drop in domain crime from China, and a drop in domain prices for so-called […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy yanks formerly stolen domain 6462.com back from Ename!
Last December, we covered the brazen theft of the domain 6462.com from a GoDaddy account. The domain was transferred unlawfully to the Chinese domain registrar, Ename and despite GoDaddy’s requests, Ename refused to return it. Its Australian registrant, domain investor Rod Seeber, reached out to us back then for assistance with exposing the theft, and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Wall Street Journal : Domain Crime and the loss of domains and businesses
The Wall Street Journal made extensive coverage to domain theft and cybercrime that targets businesses yesterday. In an epic article covering the domain theft of ShadesDaddy.com and MLA.com – both of which we covered extensively in the past – the WSJ shares feedback from important industry attorneys. Philip Corwin, counsel to the Internet Commerce Association, emphasizes […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain Cybercrime: Who is trying to hack DomainGang ?
With more than 2.8 million pageviews and 1.8 million unique visitors in the five years since our launch, DomainGang serves domain news and related content to almost every nation around the world. Having installed Google Analytics from the very beginning, we obtain dependable data about our traffic and content reach. And yet, despite all this […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.New string of Stolen Domains starts off 2012 on DNForum
A ‘Stolen Domains‘ thread over at NamePros which was started in July 2011, received the addition of dozens more stolen domains today, thus marking these as the first reportedly stolen domains of 2012. It appears that scammers using a series of stolen accounts, stolen identities and compromised PayPal accounts attempted to sell a large number […]
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