Domain crime : 864.com reported as stolen
We have received a report that 864.com is a stolen domain name; the same thief controls the stolen asset, ASZ.com. The domain 864.com has been offered for sale to domain brokers in private. Independent reviews confirmed that the domain is not in the possession of its lawful owner. We also received proof that the same […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain theft : Should you wait to report your domain got stolen?
Domain theft is a serious crime. Investors losing domains to cybercriminals in elaborate hacking incidents or phishing attacks, have a narrow window of opportunity to respond. In the past, we’ve covered cases where domain names were identified as stolen weeks and months after the incident. Typically, the delay is due to the owner’s lack of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain crime : Abdullah.com and ASAD.com are stolen domains
Two domains of Arabic interest have been reported as stolen; both ASAD.com and Abdullah.com were taken away from their legitimate owner, Abdullah S. Jafari. The Texas resident seems to have lost ownership of the domains in the past 30 to 40 days. Both domains were up for sale on NamePros, by a newly registered account […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ShadesDaddy founder offers advice on Domain Name Hijacking recovery
Our exclusive coverage of the brazen theft and subsequent recovery of ShadesDaddy.com has a pleasant follow-up. Pablo Palatnik, founder of ShadesDaddy, promised to return and has published an article that was picked up by Forbes. In this three-pager, Palatnik offers advice on how to proceed, if your domain has been hijacked. The key points that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Verisign returns ShadesDaddy.com to lawful owner with executive decision
Pablo Palatnik is ecstatic, he cannot hide his overflowing excitement over the news: ShadesDaddy.com, the domain stolen from his business almost 10 days ago, is back in his possession. “I’m so relieved, but it still has to sink in,” says Palatnik on the phone. “Frustration has turned into joy and I’m working on undoing the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ALERT: Multi-million dollar business domain ShadesDaddy.com has been stolen!
ShadesDaddy.com is the domain of a multi-million dollar online business, retailing sunglasses since 2008. The Miami company’s domain name was registered with eNom; on Februrary 3rd, 2015 the domain was hijacked away, and was moved to the Chinese domain registrar, Ename. Mr. Pablo Palatnik, owner of ShadesDaddy, alerted us to the domain theft of ShadesDaddy.com; […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.9P.com update: Bodis pulls the plug on stolen domain’s parking revenue
Chinese domain thieves stole the domain 9P.com, moving it away from GoDaddy and to registrar Ename. In order to exploit its apparent massive traffic related to playing online games, they parked it at PPC traffic monetization company Bodis. After the legitimate owner of the domain contacted us to report the domain theft, we reached out […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.9P.com – Another stolen domain name ends up at Chinese registrar Ename
The owners of the domain name 9P.com alerted us that the domain has been stolen from their GoDaddy account, sometime in late December. Presumably targeted for its use as a short, easy to remember repository of free online games, 9P.com was stolen not too long after it was renewed for a period of 10 years. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Update: Stolen domain Lightly.com has been RECOVERED!
We reported and covered exclusively the saga of the stolen domain, Lightly.com for almost 3 months. The domain was stolen from its legitimate owner in early June of this year. The brazen thieves from China hijacked Lightly.com away from GoDaddy, using a phishing email and moved it to the Chinese domain registrar, Ename. After listing […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ALERT: Domains 3ON.com and W4F.com – Stolen and moved to Chinese registrar Ename
As we reported several times recently, the domain theft pattern continues: Domains are stolen at GoDaddy using an email portal phishing scheme, then moved to the Chinese domain registrar, Ename. The latter, does not comply with legitimate requests to transfer the domains back to GoDaddy, something that needs to be examined carefully, to investigate potential […]
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.Large batch of domains stolen from Norwegian domainer – How did they do it?
A large batch of mostly LLLL .com domain names has been stolen from its rightful owner, Norwegian domainer Rune Holte. This post serves both as an alert to the list of stolen domains and a ping to the rightful owner, who’s quite probably unaware of the theft. GMIX.com was offered for sale on DNForum by […]
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