Sky Global : Canadian firm’s #domains were seized by the US federal authorities
Sky Global is a Canadian company, creators of encryption software for phones. The US federal authorities have indicted two of its top executives for allegedly providing drug traffickers with the ability to evade surveillance. Jean-Francois Eap, Sky Global’s Chief Executive Officer, and Thomas Herdman, a former high-level distributor of Sky Global devices, are charged with […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Perl.com #domain theft incident detailed by operator’s testimonial
The brazen theft of Perl.com shows just how far operatives in countries with lax IP laws can go. Luckily, the domain name Perl.com was returned to its rightful owner, programmer Tom Christiansen. At the time that the incident was made public, the domain Perl.com had been transferred to Chinese domain registrar BizCN. The registrar’s erratic […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#GoDaddy: Alarming number of #domain theft attempts
GoDaddy is the biggest domain registrar in the world, with more than 80 million domain names under management. It makes sense that it’s therefore the most targeted domain registrar by cybercriminals, due to the sheer volume of domains. For domain portfolio holders at GoDaddy, a type of upgraded protection is available. The message displayed under […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Area.com is a stolen domain asset
The aged, premium domain name Area.com has been reported as stolen. Area.com was moved away from its registrant’s possession at Network Solutions, to BizCN in China. The same domain registrar was used in several other recent domain theft incidents that included the high profile case of Perl.com. Thomas E. Dell, founder of Soylent Communications, is […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Perl.com and other #domains moved back to Network Solutions after brazen theft
The domain Perl.com was returned to its legitimate owners late last week, moving back to Network Solutions. Brian D. Foy, operator of Perl.com, confirmed that the domain was returned: “Network Solutions got Perl.com back. Your WHOIS records should show that.” Indeed, Perl.com was returned to Network Solutions on Friday, February 5th. As we reported a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Stolen domains: BNN.com and Brel.com in the possession of Algerian thief
A persistent domain thief has usurped the domains BNN.com and Brel.com, offering them for sale privately and in public forums. The domain Brel.com was used as the “trojan horse” to access BNN.com, a premium three letter .com domain. Its legitimate owner, Brel Software Pte Ltd, were notified of the theft only recently; the domains were […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain crime: List of currently stolen #domains
Domain theft is a crime that relies on two parameters to succeed: keeping the victim unaware of the crime and presenting the stolen assets for sale to unsuspecting buyers. In the case of domain names, domain theft affects the victim’s business and communications, perhaps even their personal identity. Once resold, these domain assets become “laundered” […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Simon the fish: Dropped domain was used to hijack a group of linked #domains
The dropped domain name SimonTheFish.com was used to take over a group of domains linked to the email address sp@simonthefish.com in November. In what is known as the domain hijacking method of orphaned domains, the process involves registering the controlling domain, enabling the admin email address, and attempting to transfer away any domains linked to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Scammers attempted to phish using fake #Moderna domain name
Phishing the domains of popular companies such as Moderna is a crime that requires swift action. The Homeland Security Investigations department in Baltimore have seized the domain Mordernatx.com, a typo of the official domain name Modernatx.com. The domain Mordernatx.com was seized in accordance with a seizure warrant issued by the United States Court for the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.The USDOJ seized more #domains used by a foreign terrorist organization
The United States has seized the domains Aletejahtv.com and Kataibhezbollah.com, that hosted websites utilized by Kata’ib Hizballah, a Specially Designated National and a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The domains are registered on GoDaddy and Name.com, and used Cloudflare as DNS proxy. This domain seizure follows a recent operation to take down similar domains used by terrorists. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.US Department of Justice confiscated #domains sponsoring international terrorism
The US Department of Justice has confiscated three domain names acting as an oil transport front for sponsors of international terrorism. The seizure of the domains involves three front companies: Mobin International, Sohar Fuel, and Oman Fuel, that arranged a multi-million dollar fuel shipment by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated foreign terrorist […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domain crime : Feds seized FaceMaskCenter.com used by ISIS
Federal agents are targeting domain crime involving Covid-19, and the latest shutdown involves the domain FaceMaskCenter.com. Registered in early 2020, the domain was used to facilitate PPE crime, allegedly by a facilitator of the terrorist organization ISIS. FaceMaskCenter.com claimed to sell FDA-approved N95 face masks, along with a wide range of other PPE, including Tyvek […]
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