Quartet of stolen LLLL .com domains was recovered by GoDaddy
A quartet of four-letter .com domains that was stolen from its legitimate owner in November 2015, has been recovered by GoDaddy. The case involved the following domains: RYLN.COM, BMRD.COM, RDBY.COM, LLCY.COM. The domains were stolen by Chinese cybercriminals and were moved to Ename, where they were auctioned. Their legitimate owner engaged GoDaddy’s dispute team, which […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain crime : Anticyber- squatting Consumer Protection Act used to recover 256.com
For the second year in a row, the number of domain theft incidents continued to present a serious challenge to domain owners. Since early 2014, the requirement by ICANN for registrars to present registrants with contact verification methods, generated a huge increase in mass email phishing. Domain theft, the unlawful change in ownership of domain […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain companies to be grateful for : ESQwire
It’s almost 2016, and this is the best time of the year to send out our sincere thanks to companies in the domain industry that stood out above the rest, for the products and services they provide. After being grateful to Escrow.com, DomainTools, and Uniregistry, it’s the turn of ESQwire. The domainer-friendly lawfirm has been […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain theft of the “joint venture” kind
One kind of domain theft that is often left untouched, is the type commenced by business partners, that are expected to be in good terms. Are you shocked already? A business partnership or other “joint venture” that goes south, often leads to a sudden departure from law-abiding practices expected among the former partners. Whoever controls […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain crime : Stolen domain APG.com has been recovered via UDRP
It took a lengthy UDRP to recover the premium, three letter domain, APG.com, which had been stolen by a cyberthief. In July 2015, APG Technologies, LLC acquired the 20 year old domain APG.com from its previous owner, for the sum of $30,000 dollars. The domain, at the time, was registered with Network Solutions; in September […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain crime : Valuable numeric and LLLL .com domains stolen from GoDaddy account
When a certain genre of domains increases in value, cybercriminals target it. With short domains – letters or numbers – becoming valuable for buyers in China, it’s not surprising that more domain thefts are reported daily. The owner of a cache of domains at GoDaddy recently discovered that the following domain names were stolen from […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain Cybercrime : Has your domain been stolen? We’d love to help
In recent years, the implementation of email verification requirements by ICANN has contributed to an increase in domain theft. Popular domain registrars such as GoDaddy, are being targeted; the proliferation of certain types of domains and their quick appreciation in value is another contributing factor. As domain investors and members of the domain community, we’ve […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Cybercrime report : Four LLLL .com domains reported as stolen
The ever-rising prices of four letter .com domains (LLLL) motivate cybercriminals to pursue the unlawful transfer of these digital assets. A typical domain theft occurred a few days ago, when the owner of several domain names had his GoDaddy account compromised. The thief managed to access the holding account, most likely via a phishing email, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.X3.com : Formerly stolen domain has been recovered
In April of this year, we reported that the premium, aged domain X3.com was stolen from its legitimate owner. At the time, Mr. AJ Alfieri-Crispin, shared the agony of witnessing the domain disappear from his registrar account in the course of 25 minutes. The owner’s Odyssey ended about a month ago, when the 3rd District […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Stolen domains update : QIR.com has been recovered
The three letter .com domain, QIR.com, that was reported stolen early in October, has now been recovered. QIR.com is now in the possession of its legitimate owner, according to an update we received. Dynadot and GoDaddy, the gaining and losing registrars respectively, coordinated the recovery effort for this LLL .com. Many thanks to Joe Styler […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alert : Emulate.com is a stolen domain name!
The domain name Emulate.com has been reported as stolen from its owners, Dave Neyland and wife Susan Neyland. A computer programmer, Mr. Neyland registered Emulate.com in 1998 and moved it to GoDaddy two years ago. Prior to the theft, the domain had been renewed until 2018. Emulate.com was unlawfully transferred away from GoDaddy on 10/13/2015, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Cache of 25 LLLL .com domains stolen from a GoDaddy account
It’s time to emphasize, once again, one important action for domain investors: Enabling two factor authentication when your domain registrar allows it, can save your domains. In the case of a newly disclosed domain theft, 25 four letter (LLLL) .com domains were stolen from a GoDaddy account. Their owner utilized two factor authentication for a […]
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