Feds seize “Fuel Filter Silencer” #domain LafoAuto.com
Federal agents have seized the domain LafoAuto.com, that sold “fuel filter silencer” products that are not registered with the National Firearms Registration bureau. So what are fuel filter silencers? These are homemade suppressors for firearm noise, using fuel filters. They are manufactured and sold illegally and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Tobacco.com has been stolen
The domain name Tobacco.com has been reported as stolen, and the current registrant is not the legitimate owner, Mr. Michael Fischer. Tobacco.com was unlawfully transferred away from its previous registrar, Network Solutions. The transfer to GoDaddy occurred in September or October 2019. Tobacco.com was subsequently moved to another registrar, Ionos.com. And an interesting tidbit: In […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.eBooks scam used dot .GOV #domains from Virginia state’s government
An elaborate eBooks scam utilized two subdomains of a dot .GOV domain belonging to the Virginia state government. The scammers infiltrated the subdomains vwn.virginia.gov and crc.virginia.gov, populating them with a list of eBook titles with links to download PDFs from other sites. The subdomains provided Virginia’s Workforce Network and Virginia’s Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) program […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domain crime : Criminals stopped by Homeland Security in #Coronavirus sting
In the old days, before your grandma learned how to use Zoom, the original thought crime was the escort sting. An unassuming driver pulls up to a street corner, asks a nearby woman for a “date,” and within seconds, the driver is arrested, the car impounded, and a serious fine is imposed. No physical crime […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.A bunch of seized #domains are now being monetized via PPC!
The Department of Homeland Security Investigations, along with Europol, seized several domain names in 2017. These domains were used to solicit the sale of unlicensed pharmaceuticals, among other violations. It seems that a lot of these domains are now monetized, on what appears to be a Czech server. The WHOIS information does not indicate that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Auction for WTL.com ends at $15,300 but is this LLL #domain name stolen?
The auction for WTL.com ended at an eye-watering $15,300 dollars at DropCatch today. As we pointed out, the domain was listed in auction by a private seller – it was not a drop. Before the auction closed, we received notification that the domain WTL.com is most likely a stolen asset. The information came from established […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Escrow.com report on unscrupulous web sites selling #Covid19 contraband
Escrow.com has compiled an extensive report on unscrupulous web sites defrauding consumers due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The report, titled “Fake Websites Selling Coronavirus Masks Are Scamming Organizations out of Millions” describes the issue: An investigation by Escrow.com, the world’s most secure payment method from a counterparty risk perspective, has found a surge of unscrupulous […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domain crime : CoronaVirusMedicalKit.com got shut down
The Department of Justice has ordered the domain CoronaVirusMedicalKit.com to be shut down. This direct order was highly justified, as the fraudulent content alleged the following: “Due to the recent outbreak for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) the World Health Organization is giving away vaccine kits. Just pay $4.95 for shipping.” The domain’s Registrar, NameCheap, was ordered […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Phishing scam uses #Palestinian domain name http.PS
The latest in a series of phishing scams uses a domain from the Palestinian ccTLD, dot .PS. The domain http.PS is embedded in a link to hide the actual domain and make it look like a typical web prefix, such as “https.” The threat actors are taking advantage of the fact that since Google Chrome […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain crime : FBI seizes aged #domain #Pornstars .net and more than 380 others in sting operation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized almost 390 domains breaking the law; among them is the domain Pornstars.net that was registered in 1997. The domain keywords of these domains relate to sex and escort services, most likely linked to a recent case of prostitution enabling and money laundering in Manhattan, NY. Many of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.International crime : The FBI seized the #domain name WeLeakInfo.com
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that they have seized the domain name WeLeakInfo.com. The website operating on weleakinfo.com claimed to provide its users a search engine able to review and obtain the personal information illegally obtained in over 10,000 data breaches containing over 12 billion indexed records. […]
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