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 © 2024 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 © 2024 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 © 2024 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 © 2024 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 […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.FBI shuts down massive network of Bad Domain names
Not content with taking over domains that are used to sell counterfeit products, the FBI has scored against international crime, once again. This time around, FBI is targeting bad domains. Not the ones with malicious content but just that: domains that are so bad and crappy that they aren’t worth reg fee. “We are doing […]
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