Justice Department seized 30+ domains, disrupting Russian-sponsored covert operation
A covert operation sponsored by the Russian government to influence US and US-ally interests has been disrupted by the Justice Department. This Influence Operation relied on influencers, AI-generated content, paid social media advertisements, and social media accounts to drive internet traffic to “cybersquatted” and other domains. At least 30 domain names were used in this […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.HSI has seized 350 #Glock domain names in latest crime crackdown
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has performed a major crackdown on illegal weapon switches associated with the popular Glock handgun. The investigation led to the seizure of at least 350 domain names that were actively promoting or supporting an illegal aftermarket of modification hardware, able to enable automatic fire modes on Glock weapons. These domain names […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.The #FBI shuts down #Russian AI-driven propaganda network including #domain names
The FBI has successfully infiltrated a Russian propaganda network on Twitter/X, driven by up to 1,000 AI-controlled accounts. These accounts were posting misinformation en masse, attempting to influence and disrupt US interests on the internet. Two domain names were part of the operation: MLRTR.com and OTANMAIL.com. Both domains are registered with Namecheap and a subpoena […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.eBook crime: Federal agents seized dozens of Z-Library domains
Operating from the domain Zlibrary.org, the eBook repository Z-Library was among the internet’s largest shadow libraries. Last year, federal agents took control of over 200 domains operated by the eBook pirates. It’s an ongoing battle, however, and a second round of investigations led to the capturing of dozens of new domains, with the help of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.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.13 Lebanese Hezbollah domains were seized
The US Justice Department announced the seizure of 13 domain names used by Specially Designated Nationals (SNDs), Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs), and their members associated with the Lebanese Hezbollah. Here is the breakdown of the domains involved in this seizure: Five domains managed by the Public Interest Registry (PIR) – moqawama.org, almanarnews.org, manarnews.org, almanar-tv.org, […]
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.Operation Royal Flush: Feds seize cache of malicious domains
US authorities have seized a group of domain names linked to illegal and malicious activities. Operation Royal Flush is the name of the latest domain seizure operated by the department of Homeland Security Investigations, in accordance with a seizure warrant issued by the US Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Judging from the domains […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Football domains: Homeland Security Investigations seized IP pirates’ assets
Pirating football (soccer) and other sports channel live-streaming or recorded content is a favorite target of IP pirates. Many such web sites suck up content from official, pay-for sources, then stream it online. The benefit: massive traffic, that can be monetized using a variety of PPC and other ad providers. But that comes to an […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Drug domains: Homeland Security Investigations seized illegal drug marketplace
The US Homeland Security Investigations department (HSI) has seized a number of domain names that operated illegal drug marketplaces, including synthetic hallucinogenics. The domain seizure announcement was posted on the following domain names: 1cplsd.com lizardlabs.eu rarechems.com synexsynthetics.com The following message appears: This domain has been seized by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), in accordance with […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Zlibrary.org and 200 domains seized in IP piracy sting
Z-Library, operating from the domain Zlibrary.org, was one of the largest shadow libraries on the internet. Using a varying number of alternate domain names in numerous TLDs and gTLDs, Z-Library provided free, unlicensed access to more than 11 million books and 84 million articles. Publishers and authors were not happy with Z-Library, leading to the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.FactoryHandbag.com: ICE seized long tail domain due to infringement
Generic, exact match domains are often called “long tail” domains due to their length. In the case of FactoryHandbag.com, the domain is an exact match .com of “factory handbag” and that’s intentional. Google is generous towards such exact match domains, especially when the search volume is high. With proper promotions and social media exposure, such […]
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