Project #TransAtlantic : No, your ccTLD #domain is not safe if you sell #counterfeit goods
Many cybercriminals believe that they can evade the long arm of the FBI and the Homeland Security Investigations department, by switching from a .com domain, to a ccTLD. Luckily, this is not the case. Selling counterfeit goods hurts the global economy to the tune of billions of dollars every year, and that’s why operations based […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Project TransAtlantic VIII : The FBI seized yet another movie #domain
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been cracking down on domain names that facilitate piracy and the sale of counterfeit goods. One of them, LostMovieFinder.com, was just shut down for such apparent activity. The GoDaddy registered domain is now operating on the SeizedServers DNS, and the following message appears: Operation In Our Sites – Project […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.The FBI shut down 498 #escort domains on #Chinese registrar #AliYun
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has added 498 domain names to its list of seized domains. Following the guidelines of US laws related to adult content and committing crimes on the Internet, the FBI seized 498 .com domains – all registered with a Chinese domain registrar, AliYun. The following message appears on these seized […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Federal investigators seize #FlawlessEscorts .com due to the #FOSTA law
ICE – Homeland Security Investigations has seized yet another domain name, as the result of new legislation on adult content. FlawlessEscorts.com, a domain registered in 2001, now displays the following image: According to archived data from the Internet Archive, FlawlessEscorts.com provided its clientele with connections to presumably high paid escorts. Prostitution is illegal in the […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Feds seize psychotropics trading #domain PrimalVisions.net
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has seized the domain name PrimalVisions.net, that sold psychotropic substances and illegal narcotics. Launched in 2015 as a “door to kratom, nootropics and cbd oils/edibles,” PrimalVisions.net traded dangerous narcotics over the Internet. The latest web page lander displays a message from the FBI, that reads in part: “This domain name […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Feds seize .XYZ domain
The .XYZ gTLD is getting hit by massive domain drops, to the tune of 2.5 million, and now Homeland Security Investigations has added one domain to its seized list. Dubsrewatcher.xyz moved into ICE possession, and is currently displaying the standard message: “Willful copyright infringement is a federal crime that carries penalties for first time offenders […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Feds nab KickassTorrents.com owner, seize domains
U.S. authorities have charged the alleged owner of today’s most visited illegal file-sharing website, KickassTorrents.com, with criminal copyright infringement and have seized domain names associated with the website. According to the US Department of Justice, Artem Vaulin, 30, a Ukrainian citizen, was arrested today in Poland and is charged by criminal complaint. The charges include […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ShareBeast and AlbumJams : The FBI seized two music piracy domains
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized two domain names of web sites “specializing” in pre-releasing pirated music. Both ShareBeast.com and AlbumJams.com are now under the control of the FBI. According to the RIAA, ShareBeast was the largest illegal file-sharing site operating in the United States. Recent IP addresses used by the web site point […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.FBI Cyber Division forgot to renew key domain used in domain seizures
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is very busy dealing with cybercriminals, and often invite capable individuals to apply for the job. In a case of remarkable bureaucratic slip-up, they lost control of a key domain used in federal seizures. CIRFU.net, a domain that stood as an acronym for the FBI Cyber Initiative and Resource Fusion […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Poker revenge? Feds seize Bodog.com domain
Bodog.com has been seized by the Department of Homeland Security – according to Bodog founder, Calvin Ayre. “We have learned that Bodog.com, the original domain of the world’s most popular gaming brand Bodog, was seized by the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to a sealed warrant.” Bodog already moved its poker web site to Bodog.eu […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Cyber Monday Crackdown: ICE, ICE baby
More domains practicing the illegal game of selling counterfeit goods and soliciting piracy were seized today by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. In a message, the U.S. State Department declared: “Seizure orders have been executed against 150 domain names of commercial websites engaged in the illegal sale and distribution of counterfeit goods […]
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