SEO or malice? #Grin-Tech .org #domain sold for $2,651 dollars
For the past two years, the domain Grin-Tech.org has been the main domain of cryptocurrency, Grin Coin. Unfortunately, someone at the community dropped the proverbial ball and did not pay for the domain’s renewal. Despite attempts by other members to reclaim the domain past expiration, its registrar was not helpful and the domain dropped. The […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.DoItForState : “State Snaps” founder gets 14 years in the slammer for #domain hijacking attempt
A would-be domain hijacker who founded State Snaps, a social media influencing corp, was sentenced to 14 years in prison today. Rossi Lorathio Adams II, aged 27, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, also known as “Polo,” received the prison term after an April 18, 2019, jury verdict found him guilty of one count of conspiracy to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Data leak involves 1.2 billion user accounts – are #domainers affected?
A massive new data leak was announced today, involving personal data from 1.2 billion accounts. The result of an obvious hack consists of 4 Tb of personal information, containing profiles of hundreds of millions of people. Such data includes: home and cell phone numbers, associated social media profiles like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Github, work […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Alvalu Designs : Business #domain held hostage by #WordPress #developer
Alvalu Designs is a family-owned business in California that creates custom stickers, decals, banners, shirts and more. Their domain name, AlvaluDesigns.com, appears functional, but according to a video shared on YouTube by its owner, the domain is being held hostage. What is the deal exactly? Derek Alvarez, co-owner of Alvalu Designs, says that the developers […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Discrimination .com : Fabulous #domain stolen, then returned to owner
Discrimination.com was temporarily stolen yesterday, after an alleged hacker infiltrated the registrant’s account with Fabulous.com. The very valuable domain became an easy target, as the WHOIS information was public. Its registrant was notified of the account change (“push”) and contacted the Fabulous.com support. Within a few hours, the matter was resolved, thanks to the intervention […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.“White hacker” took control of Binance Jersey #domain and gave it back
An alleged “white hacker” took over the domain name of Binance Jersey, a cryptocurrency exchange platform trading in Euro and British Pound. The company’s domain, Binance.je, is operating under the Jersey ccTLD. Apparently, the hacker took over the company’s Twitter account as well, and from there shared the information: “I managed to successfully overtake Binance […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain #security : Proofpoint shares its 2019 report on fraudulent #domains
Millions of domains are registered every year, by people looking to defraud businesses, their employees and customers. By utilizing social engineering tactics and phishing techniques, cybercriminals register domains that impersonate trusted brands. From there, they launch phishing attacks and other scams. More than 75% of businesses came across fraudulent domains posing as their brand, according […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Project #TransAtlantic : No, your ccTLD #domain is not safe if you sell #counterfeit goods
Many cybercriminals believe that they can evade the long arm of the FBI and the Homeland Security Investigations department, by switching from a .com domain, to a ccTLD. Luckily, this is not the case. Selling counterfeit goods hurts the global economy to the tune of billions of dollars every year, and that’s why operations based […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#GoDaddy took down 15,000 subdomains in hijacked accounts
GoDaddy has taken down 15,000 subdomains peddling a variety of “snake oil” products. According to a two year investigation, many of the domains they linked to were legitimate, belonging to customers whose accounts were apparently compromised. Products being sold from these domains were illegal, unregulated, contraband or fake. The money siphoned via this type of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Not #Aegean Air : Phishing #malware domain at #NameSilo targets #Greek Facebook users
Scammers have registered the domain COM-GRE.com and are using it to launch elaborate phishing campaigns targeting Greece. The domain was registered on May 23rd with NameSilo. One such phishing campaign is using the subdomain AEGEANAIR.COM-GRE.com, posing as the Greek airline’s supposed giveaway site. Aegean Airlines celebrates 20 years in operation this year, and the phishing […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Sedo has an established policy regarding stolen #domains
Stolen domains are often listed for sale on domain auction platforms, and such attempts might be difficult to thwart. Automated ownership validation isn’t a surefire process, simply because having control of a domain asset doesn’t necessarily establish proof of its lawful ownership. Sedo, a DomainGang sponsor, has a detailed policy on stolen domain names, which […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Sedo issues announcement on the termination of its #domain auction of WBS.com
Sedo, a DomainGang sponsor, sent us an update on the termination of the auction for WBS.com – a domain that has been reported as stolen by its owner. Sedo’s representative confirmed that the legitimate owner initiated the auction cancellation request, and stated: The domain WBS.com was previously put to auction by a seller who had […]
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