Hover.com registrar resets account passwords due to security issue
Domain registrar Hover.com performed a mass resetting of account passwords today, citing a security issue. The email notification sent out today by Hover.com asks account holders to use the “forgot my password” option to change their existing passwords. There is no indication that any particular users’ accounts have been compromised. Here is the full email: […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Gmail and domains : Phishers using SMS to hijack your account!
In the past year and a half, a lot of domain names were stolen from their lawful owners by phishing emails. By sending emails posing as legitimate communication from a domain registrar, cybercriminals manage to obtain a domain owner’s user name and password. Without two way authentication enabled at the registrar level, one is at […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy SMS breaks new record in two-factor authentication
GoDaddy, the biggest domain registrar in the world, takes domain security very seriously. After quickly scrambling to patch a security flaw last week, GoDaddy has now enabled Ultra Fast Two Factor Authentication (UFTFA) for all US-based customers. The introduction of UFTFA provides all accounts with nearly instant dispatch and delivery of SMS/text messages upon account […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Verisign: Scathing 33 page report about ICANN and security to be published
Verisign is due to publish a 33 page report that questions the technical capability of ICANN to oversee the domain name system. Citing security and stability issues, the Verisign report is expected to cover the Central Zone Data System hacking, among a list of examples that define the operational track record of ICANN. The same […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Breaking: North Korean hackers behind recent ICANN security breach
North Korean hackers that recently infiltrated Sony, were allegedly responsible for a recent breach of the ICANN’s CZDS and Wiki portals, according to corporate emails released today. The brazen act involved social-engineering of the ICANN CEO’s uncle’s first cousin, whose 14 year old son used the same password on his Xbox Halo profile. “It’s unfortunate […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain Security: GoDaddy increases length of validation codes
No domain registrar in the world cares more about domain security than GoDaddy. If your domains were stolen and moved to some Chinese or Russian domain registrar, that’s because you were stupid enough not to turn two-factor authentication on. The requirement to punch in a “validation code” sent to your phone via SMS is a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Don’t click that link: GoDaddy warns customers of domain hijacking via phishing emails
GoDaddy is the biggest domain registrar in the world, with millions of domains under management. Statistically, it is the number one target of domain thieves, domain hijackers and other vagabonds. Simply put, there are more attempts to steal domains from GoDaddy accounts, than all other domain registrars combined. Beginning in January 2014, ICANN requires that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Secure Domain Foundation: Formation of new non-profit organization against cyber criminals
A new press release announces the formation of the Secure Domain Foundation at ICANN 49 in Singapore. Operating from SecureDomain.org, the foundation represents the following modus operandi: “The Secure Domain Foundation (SDF) is a Canadian incorporated not-for-profit organization dedicated to the vision of an open and secure Internet. We are a public benefit community driven organization. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.POLL: How secure do you feel at your Domain Registrar?
It doesn’t matter if you own one domain or 100,000 domain names: security is important. There are hundreds of ICANN accredited domain registrars, each one claiming to offer 100% security regarding unauthorized access. Several hacking incidents show a different picture, and apparently there is no such thing as an 100% secure domain registrar. Today’s poll […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Melbourne IT WordPress based blog hacked
Melbourne IT, the domain registrar involved in yesterday’s successful compromising of the Twitter, NY Times and Huffington Post UK web sites and domains, is apparently still the target of the Syrian Electronic Army. The corporate blog of Melbourne IT, apparently based on WordPress, was defaced and its content was substituted with the message: After this […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Unplugged: Name.com puts ‘Syrian hacker’ domain on registrar hold
Domain registrar, Name.com has put the domain name syrianelectronicarmy.com on “registrar hold“, effectively locking its update and resolution. The domain cannot be transferred out to another registrar at this time. The domain was used to share information related to a number of attacks on the DNS of several web sites, including Twitter, NY Times and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Twitter.com domains get compromised
The domain name Twitter.com is registered with Melbourne IT, an Australian domain registrar. A team of self-styled hackers calling themselves “Syrian Electronic Army” apparently compromised the account holding the domain name Twitter.com. While there was no widespread downtime for Twitter users, currently Whois.com displays the following WHOIS record for the domain: Earlier today, DomainTools […]
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