Domain theft : Report of stolen domain names for August 2017
We’re rolling out a monthly list of domain names that remain stolen, based on previous documented incidents or other investigative reports. Domain theft is rampant, and scumbags who steal domain names often attempt to dispose of these assets quickly. Alternate methods involve the direct communication with buyers in private, often requiring payments in Bitcoin or […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.HRI.com stolen : Randstad domain property turns up for sale at Flippa!
HRI.com, a domain registered in 1990 and a Randstad property, has miraculously turned up for sale at Flippa. The Thailand-located seller, whose account was registered with Flippa yesterday, is using the photo of a Siemens award recipient, Kensen Shi, for his profile. We’d like to believe, that an aged corporate LLL .com that has been […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain crime : Get your domains away from AOL, Yahoo and Hotmail accounts fast!
Global alert : Domain hackers are attempting to steal domains, where the registrant uses AOL, Yahoo or Hotmail accounts. There have been numerous instances of such attempts and even successful domain theft incidents that we’re aware of. Changing one’s managing accounts to secure free email providers such as Gmail or ProtonMail is the first step […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alert: TNTG.com is a stolen domain name
The domain name TNTG.com has been stolen, and its current registrant is under investigation. They allege that they bought the domain on a Turkish domain forum. Mr. Lloyd Joseph, of the Technology Group, a Virtualization and Cloud Solutions Provider in the UK, confirmed the theft with us yesterday. “It is a company asset, and we’d like […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Stolen domain LDW.com was recovered via the UDRP process
The formerly stolen three letter .com domain, LDW.com, has been recovered via the UDRP process. Its Chinese registrant, Stella Chang, did not respond to this UDRP. The Complainant is LDW Software, LLC of San Francisco, California, USA, and its founder, Arthur Humphrey who registered the domain LDW.com in 1996. According to the complaint: “The Complainant […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain crime : Russian domain thief sold Zawa.com via GoDaddy auctions
Stanislav Khramov is a Russian domain thief with ongoing activities going back several years. While a full exposé is in the works, this post is focused on the theft of Zawa.com, a domain that was stolen from its legitimate owner, Mr. Daniel Goodwin, in early 2016. As with many other cases Stanislav Khramov gained access […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alert : BullShitWebsites.com has been stolen
BullShitWebsites.com, the domain of investor Chris Goh, has been stolen. The active domainer who often comments on blogs using the “BullS” moniker, contacted us about this unfortunate situation. “… found out that someone from China stole my BullShitWebsites.com doman plus some of my 4l at hostgator account. Working with hostgator to get them back.” It […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alert : Cache of 115 LLL .com domains stolen from their owner
In what appears to be the largest theft of three letter .com domains ever, a cache of 115 LLL .coms were reported stolen from their owner. Domain investor, Qiang Du, who is a California resident, lost control to the valuable domain portfolio, after his AOL email account was compromised. The list of LLL .com domains […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Editorial : Scams, spam and stolen domains
September is upon us, time for the monthly DomainGang Editorial. It’s been an interesting year thus far, and Q4 of 2016 will help define many trends for next year. Several important new gTLDs are set to launch until the end of the year: .Games, .Blog and maybe dot .Web. If you’re either a “poor student” […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.NameCheap : Bugging domainers until two factor authentication is added!
One’s choice of domain registrar is quite personal. We rarely use NameCheap, as we consolidate our domains elsewhere. Still, NameCheap offers good value for domain investors and it provides an easy to manage domain platform. NameCheap also offers discount coupons and deals quite often, via Twitter. Having recently logged in to our NameCheap account, we […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese domain market report : Would you buy aftermarket domains from China?
During the past 2 years, the Chinese domain market has exploded with activity. While self-sufficient, China’s domain investors more often buy domains from Westerners liquidating their domain portfolios. This is particularly common with short, “coinage” domains, particularly the “Chip” kind. Chinese domainers then trade these domains among themselves. It’s not uncommon for a domain to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Recovered domain : Omed.com is no longer stolen
Reclaiming a domain that has been stolen can be complicated; in the case of Omed.com, the process involved GoDaddy and a Russian domain thief. As we reported in June, Omed.com was stolen from a GoDaddy account and was transferred to one of Russia’s largest registrars, Reg.ru. We can now report that Omed.com is no longer […]
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