Update: Group of stolen domain names including 002.com are now reclaimed
In July, we shared an owner’s plea about the theft of a valuable domain portfolio that included 002.com; the domains were moved from eNom to GoDaddy. The domains are now back in their legitimate owner’s possession, according to an update that they relayed via a friend: “We caught the thief and pushed him returned the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain ownership: ICANN must change its antiquated system ASAP!
ICANN has gained a lot of traction in its recent motion to enforce a globalization of Internet control. The current focus seems to be reaching “obsession” status, with a large part of the ICANN conference agendas debating the “multi-stakeholder model” process. ICANN’s antiquated domain ownership system, however, leads to dozens of domain thefts, most of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alert: Large cache of mostly Numeric Domains stolen from eNom account!
A large cache of primarily numeric domain names were reported as stolen, earlier today. The stolen domains were taken out of an eNom account and transferred to GoDaddy; their owner is alerting anyone to avoid buying these stolen domains: “These domains were stolen before dawn today. I found the push confirmation email about one hour […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Flippa sale ends in chargeback for transferred domain name
A domain owner who sold the domain name Bullshark.net on Flippa, claims that the domain was essentially stolen, as the payment by the buyer was reversed. The sale of Bullshark.net was completed in early April, and in late July, the payment was reversed at PayPal by the buyer. After contacting PayPal with proof of transferring […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.East Nashville Farmers Market domain hijacked by Russian hackers
The domain name Eastnashvillemarket.com has been hijacked away from its owners, organizers of the East Nashville Farmers Market. In yet another domain theft originating at GoDaddy, the domain has been moved to the India based registrar, PublicDomainRegistry.com. The current WHOIS displays the registrant based in Russia, with the domain’s DNS pointed to servers in Armenia. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.How to efficiently report a Domain theft for media coverage
On a daily basis, we receive numerous tips through the “Share a domain tip” widget at the bottom right of your screen. Some tips are about domain thefts, hijackings or other issues related to domain ownership. While it’s convenient to use the “tips” button to report a domain theft, we actually need more data from […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.From GoDaddy to ename : A domain theft chronicle about 8si.com
The ongoing saga of the domain owner of Lightly.com, which is currently a stolen domain, prompted us to research similar domain thefts. In a case from June 2013, the domain name 8si.com was hijacked from a GoDaddy account, and was moved to the Chinese registrar, ename.com. If it sounds familiar, it’s because the Lightly.com case […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Lightly.com update: Domain thief accepted offer on 4.CN
The stolen domain name Lightly.com was not removed by 4.CN officials, despite their notification by its rightful owner, Ms. Patricia Clason, about its status. After reporting the theft, the founder of the Center for Creative Learning gave the domain thief a taste of their own medicine, by placing a bid on 4.CN for her own […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ALERT: Stolen domain Lightly.com listed for sale on 4.CN
This is an “amber alert” for the domain name, Lightly.com, which is currently stolen. The domain was unlawfully taken out of a GoDaddy account on June 10th and moved to the Chinese registrar, ename. The stolen domain Lightly.com is currently listed for sale on the Chinese domain auction house, 4.CN. Lightly.com was registered in 1997 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alert: Stolen domain MLA.com might be offered for sale
In a case reminiscent of the recent multi-domain theft of four LLL .com domains, MLA.com was stolen from its legitimate owners, Michael Lee & Associates of Chicago. The theft of MLA.com occurred in May of 2013, when the owner’s account at GoDaddy was compromised. MLA.com is currently in the possession of the thief. Following the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Stolen domain saga ends: eNom delivers LLL .com domains to rightful owner
The Shakespearean “All’s Well That Ends Well” is befitting the case of several stolen LLL .com domains: they are all back in the possession of their rightful owner, Matt Binder. Witnessing the saga of four stolen LLL .com domains and another one unfold right after New Year’s, was educating: it wasn’t easy for the owner […]
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