Update: CCT.com has been retrieved – No longer a stolen domain!
Great news for Dean Vlahos, legitimate owner of the domain CCT.com – it has been returned to his possession, and it has been transferred back to Network Solutions. CCT.com had been reported stolen in mid December, and had been transferred to Ename.com, a domain registrar popular with domain thieves in China. It is almost certain […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Name.com drops Verisign VIP Access for Google Authenticator
Name.com announced that it’s switching its two-factor authentication system, from that of Verisign VIP Access, to the Google Authenticator app. The change is effective on March 5th. According to the email notifying Name.com customers of this change: Name.com is changing its Two-Step Verification service on March 5, 2015. On that date Verisign credentials will be […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Riots in China over ‘Punch a Domain Thief’ day
Violent riots erupted in China this morning, as Americans observe the 1st annual National Punch A Domain Thief Day. Thousands of protesters, many of them affiliates of rogue domain registrars, took to the streets, smashing windows and settings cars on fire. “We no like punch face, call no thief!” yelled a protester, while another one […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Revision Legal: Law Firm recovered $3.5 million in stolen domain assets in 12 months
Revision Legal, a law firm based in Michigan, has announced its track record for the past 12 months, regarding the recovery of stolen domains. Acknowledging that domain theft has become rampant, the statement opens thus: “Domain name theft is an ever-increasing reality for any individual or business that owns a domain name. And combating this […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.February 1st is National Punch a Domain Thief Day
During the entire 2014, domain theft increased to numbers unseen before, thanks to an ICANN imposed requirement for ownership verification. The Registrars rushed to comply, falling victims to a flood of email phishing originating mostly from China. Rogue domain registrars make life difficult to domain owners whose domains were stolen; although, there has been a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ESQwire: Law firm assists with the return of 3 valuable numeric .com domains
It’s good news for the owner of three formerly stolen numeric domains: 224.com, 452.com and 605.com. ESQwire, the domainer-friendly law firm of attorneys Ari Goldberger and Jason Schaeffer, along with Greenberg & Lieberman, filed a lawsuit in November, to recover the domains on behalf of their owner. In late December, the Virginia court decided to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Took a bloody year: Stolen domain MLA.com has been returned to rightful owner!
Michael Lee can finally breathe; his premium corporate asset, MLA.com, is no longer in the hands of a Russian youth, who stole it in May of 2013. It took more than one year to get MLA.com back, and the combination of good luck, corporate pressure, legal processes – and the outing of the thief on […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain name hijacking: How to slam the door on potential thieves
This year we’ve seen an exponential increase in domain name hijacking and theft, all thanks to a requirement by ICANN for registrars to verify WHOIS information. Domain theft is rampant in countries that the US legal system cannot comfortably reach, such as China and Russia. What can domainers do to prevent the loss of their […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Breakthrough in stolen domain case revealed
The owner of a domain name that has been stolen relayed us the good news: the domain’s fate has been sealed, pending the Registrar’s compliance with a court decision. Although at this point the domain is still showing the contact info of the domain thief, it has been ‘frozen‘ at the Registry. Considering the time […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alert: 6462.com is a stolen domain name – do not buy!
The domain name 6462.com has been reported as stolen by its owner, Australian domain investor Rod Seeber, who talks about “Babes, Cars and Guitars” from Rod.tv. As most domain thefts that occurred in 2014, 6462.com was registered at GoDaddy, from where it was unlawfully transferred out yesterday, according to DomainTools. The thief transferred it out […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domaining 2014: Rise in domain theft attributed to ICANN requirement
As we’re wrapping up 2014 in domaining, it’s important to outline the effect a certain ICANN requirement has had this year. Beginning in January 2014, ICANN mandates that domain Registrars implement a verification mechanism – via email or phone – for all domain account holders. Citing the need to maintain valid WHOIS information, this method […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alert: CCT.com is a stolen domain name – do not buy!
Another day, another stolen domain; CCT.com has been reported as stolen by an active member of DNForum. The domain’s lawful owner, Mr. Dean Vlahos, confirmed that the current status of CCT.com is not legitimate. Registered at Network Solutions, CCT.com appears to have been pushed to another NetSol account around December 12th; that’s when the WHOIS […]
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