BreachForums and associate #domains were seized by the FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized the domain of BreachForums, a cybercrime marketplace. This action comes three months after the alleged administrator of the site, Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, aged 20, was arrested in Peekskill, New York in March. Fitzpatrick, who used the handle “pompompurin,” is charged with conspiracy to commit access device fraud. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.The FBI & Ukrainian Cyberpolice seized #domains of unlicensed #crypto exchanges
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Ukrainian law enforcement have seized the domains of nine digital currency exchanges, which were allegedly aiding cybercriminals. In a coordinated effort, the FBI’s Detroit Field Office and the National (Cyber)Police of Ukraine obtained court authorization to shut down the websites of these virtual currency exchange services […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.FBI seizes 17 domain names in defrauding scheme
The FBI and US Postal Inspection Service have seized 17 domains that were part of a defrauding scheme. US law enforcement has investigated the activity of the scammers since February 2021, after the FBI’s IC3 (Internet Crime Complaint Center) received 64 complaints about the scammers. The domains now display a warning by the US authorities: […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.The FBI shut down SSNDOB Marketplace criminal platform, seized domains
The FBI has shut down the SNNDOB Marketplace and seized its associated domain names. The illicit marketplace made an estimated $19 million dollars by selling the personal data of about 24 million US citizens, according to the Justice Department. The acronym SSNDOB stands for Social Security Number and Date Of Birth; it operated through a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.WeLeakInfo : Client database leaked after #domain expired
A little over a year ago, the FBI seized the domain name WeLeakInfo.com, a rogue provider of hacked credentials. At the time, WeLeakInfo claimed to provide its clients a searchable index of personal information illegally obtained in over 10,000 data breaches containing over 12 billion indexed records. It seems that wli.design, one of the domains […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Seized #domains : Almost 500 “escort domains” move to sale and parking at GoDaddy
Almost 500 seized domains under the control of the US Marshals Service, a federal law enforcement agency in the United States, have been moved away from the typical parking page. These domains were shut down almost two years ago and were with the Chinese domain registrar Aliyun. No longer displaying a sign with a “this […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.FBI.ca on list of “spoofed domains” as shared by the FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a list of what it refers to as “spoofed FBI domains” that are posing cyber and disinformation risks. Says the FBI announcement: Spoofed domains and email accounts are leveraged by foreign actors and cybercriminals and can easily be mistaken for legitimate websites or emails. Adversaries can use […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domain crime : Feds seized FaceMaskCenter.com used by ISIS
Federal agents are targeting domain crime involving Covid-19, and the latest shutdown involves the domain FaceMaskCenter.com. Registered in early 2020, the domain was used to facilitate PPE crime, allegedly by a facilitator of the terrorist organization ISIS. FaceMaskCenter.com claimed to sell FDA-approved N95 face masks, along with a wide range of other PPE, including Tyvek […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.A bunch of seized #domains are now being monetized via PPC!
The Department of Homeland Security Investigations, along with Europol, seized several domain names in 2017. These domains were used to solicit the sale of unlicensed pharmaceuticals, among other violations. It seems that a lot of these domains are now monetized, on what appears to be a Czech server. The WHOIS information does not indicate that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#BigApple.ORG : Aged #domain caught in the crossfire of an #FBI raid
BigApple.org, an aged domain describing New York City, has been seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI.) Registered in 1998, the domain about “Big Apple” is now showing a landing page informing its visitors about its seized status. Why would such a generic geodomain be taken over in the same crime raid that locked […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain crime : FBI seizes aged #domain #Pornstars .net and more than 380 others in sting operation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized almost 390 domains breaking the law; among them is the domain Pornstars.net that was registered in 1997. The domain keywords of these domains relate to sex and escort services, most likely linked to a recent case of prostitution enabling and money laundering in Manhattan, NY. Many of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.No, the FBI won’t be holding onto seized #domains forever
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is doing an excellent job shutting down web sites that promote scams or assist crime. Many of these domains associated with the active web sites sell knock-offs. In other cases, the FBI seized domains associated with sex crimes and prostitution. Over the course of the past two decades, hundreds if […]
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