Caution: GoDaddy and eNom phishing sites used in domain hijack attempts
If you’ve been following our extensive coverage on domain theft, it’s been rampant this year, primarily thanks to a new silly requirement by ICANN to verify email addresses, as of January 1st, 2014. That requirement has led to a barrage of domain theft incidents, primarily via the use of phishing emails that take unsuspected domain […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alert: Kamao.com is a stolen domain name
We were alerted by the owner of Kamao.com that the domain has been stolen. The incident appears to have taken place last week, and the domain was first pushed to another GoDaddy account before being transferred out to Chinese domain registrar, Ename.com. Ename is notorious as the destination registrar of choice for stolen domain names, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ALERT: The domains 224.com, 452.com and 605.com are currently stolen
Domain theft has been a hot topic this year; an increased appetite by Chinese domain investors has led to numerous incidents of stolen domains. Many of these domains end up at Chinese domain registrar and selling venue, Ename. Ename.com has generally been uncooperative in blatant cases of domain theft, and despite efforts of losing registrars […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Rise of the Dragon: Domain theft in China is gaining momentum
China is a technological giant and a rapidly developing economy; the country is changing at unprecedented rates, unknown to most western economies. Facing this extreme financial growth, the Chinese have acquired a lethal attraction to consumerism and luxury. The ability to spend creates the desire to want and seek goods, services and digital assets, including […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy phishing portal scam: This is how they steal your domains!
If you wondered how domain thieves steal your domains, the number one method is by email phishing and by replicating a portal of a domain registrar or other portal of authority. GoDaddy is by far the biggest target of thieves, due to the sheer amount of domains under management. Aaron of PremiumNameSales tipped us off […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Stolen at GoDaddy and sold at Ename: TX2.com is a stolen domain – Part 2
Yesterday we unveiled how TX2.com is a stolen domain name, currently in the hands of a China based registrant. After contacting its legitimate owner, Mr. Sean O’Carroll, he explained to us how despite being a neighbor to GoDaddy’s HQ in Arizona, little was done since he filed a report late last year. TX2.com was sold […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.From GoDaddy to Ename: TX2.com is a stolen domain – Part 1
When the theft of Lightly.com came up, only the very tip of the iceberg was visible, so we started digging; with every layer, we found more clues about organized crime targeting domain owners. Stolen at GoDaddy and then transferred to the Chinese registrar, Ename, Lightly.com shares the same path as 8si.com, a domain whose owner […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain theft special: What the hell is going on at Ename?
The Chinese domain registrar, Ename.com, also provides a domain name marketplace for the ever expanding Chinese market. All this growth comes at a price, as Ename is quickly becoming the domain venue of choice for thieves laundering stolen domain names. Despite being an ICANN accredited registrar, Ename.com is resisting pressure from legitimate transfer requests for […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Lightly.com – Saga of a stolen domain continues as bogus web site is set up
The thieves of Lightly.com hiding behind unverifiable WHOIS information, have now set up a bogus web site about kids stories. George Hong of Guta.com pointed out that every domain hosted in China needs to be registered with the Chinese government; the ICP number at the bottom of Lightly.com is shared with other web sites. This […]
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 […]
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