Account credentials: How scammers attempt to steal your domains
The most common method that scammers will attempt to use to steal your domain names is by tricking you into surrendering the account credentials. Your registrar and host login and password can lead to the loss and hijacking of your domain names. The phishing technique relies on a psychological factor: You believe whatever your eyes […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Stolen domains: Fey.com, DRP.com, Still.com
The domain names Fey.com, DRP.com, and Still.com have one thing or two in common. For starters, all 3 domains are registered at Network Solutions, using WHOIS privacy. They are premium and aged, as they were registered in the mid 1990s. One more thing in common is that they have been reported as stolen, by two […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Warning: W3.com, PL.com, AAO.com are stolen domain names
A group of short, premium domain names, has been reported as stolen. The stash includes PL3.com, W3.com, AAO.com and several others. The theft occurred in late December with the domains being moved unlawfully away from the owner’s account to Namecheap.com. The following domain names are currently stolen from domain investor Gregg Ostrick‘s account: PL.com W3.com […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.TulipBulbs.com: Stolen, dropped & auctioned—a cautionary domain tale
Since 1998, the domain name TulipBulbs.com was used by the Messelaar Bulb Company in Ipswich, Massachusetts. The specialty flower grower of the “finest quality topsize flower bulbs, imported from Holland” was founded in 1969 and operated its business from a great domain name for 20 years—until one day the domain was stolen. In the words […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.F45.com: After a theft and a UDRP, this domain is now in auction
F45.com is most likely the youngest LNN .com in the world, having dropped and re-registered three days ago. When the DropCatch auction completes, F45.com will be won by the highest bidder. The ongoing auction ends in a few hours, with a currently high bid at $13,050 dollars. F45.com has a history though that might affect […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.FreeDesignResources.net: High traffic #domain name stolen at #GoDaddy
The high traffic domain FreeDesignResources.net was reported as stolen at GoDaddy yesterday. The domain has been a popular repository of graphic resources, with a high followship on Adobe Behance and Facebook. The brazen thief is seeking to extort $5,000 dollars from the victim, in exchange for the stolen domain. Offering an “alternate plan,” the cybercriminal […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Warning: Tilt.com is currently a stolen #domain name
The domain name Tilt.com has been stolen from its legitimate owners, and is currently in the possession of the Greenberg & Lieberman law firm. The thief appears to be from Montenegro; the sale to domain investor, James Booth, was halted once information emerged about the status of Tilt.com. James delivered the domain to Greenberg & […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Matt Tolle : Attempt to steal my domains at NetSol last December
Matt Tolle is the owner of Night.com and a few other domains that were targeted by cybercriminals recently. Last December, there was an attempt to steal Night.com and others from his NetSol account. Mr. Tolle operates MattTolle.com and the cybercriminal registered MattToiie.com to trick the NetSol support personnel. MattToiie.com looks like MattToIIe.com when the double […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.BNN.com and Brel.com : Stolen #domains back at Web.com
The domains BNN.com and Brel.com were stolen and transferred away to GoDaddy by a persistent domain thief. The theft was publicized in February and since then the owner has been working with the registrars involved in this unlawful transfer to reverse it. Since late March, both domains are back in the original accounts at NameSecure, […]
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.Stolen #domains: USB.com, Photographs.com snatched from Network Solutions
A group of ultra premium domain names has been reported as stolen and moved away from Network Solutions. The cache of stolen domains include the following: USB.com Photographs.com Australia.net 2227.com Three of these domains were moved from NetSol to Shinjiru MSC Sdn Bhd, an ICANN-accredited registrar based in Malaysia. The practice is familiar: a registrant’s […]
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