Alert: 6462.com is a stolen domain name – do not buy!
The domain name 6462.com has been reported as stolen by its owner, Australian domain investor Rod Seeber, who talks about “Babes, Cars and Guitars” from Rod.tv. As most domain thefts that occurred in 2014, 6462.com was registered at GoDaddy, from where it was unlawfully transferred out yesterday, according to DomainTools. The thief transferred it out […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domaining 2014: Moniker and the end of the insecure domain registrar
As 2014 fades away, we’re discussing events that occurred this year in the domain industry. With domain theft being a hot topic thanks to the email verification requirements mandated by ICANN, the importance of secure domain registrars is paramount. The trajectory of Moniker, once regarded as the bastion of domain safety, has been shocking and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domaining 2014: Rise in domain theft attributed to ICANN requirement
As we’re wrapping up 2014 in domaining, it’s important to outline the effect a certain ICANN requirement has had this year. Beginning in January 2014, ICANN mandates that domain Registrars implement a verification mechanism – via email or phone – for all domain account holders. Citing the need to maintain valid WHOIS information, this method […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alert: CCT.com is a stolen domain name – do not buy!
Another day, another stolen domain; CCT.com has been reported as stolen by an active member of DNForum. The domain’s lawful owner, Mr. Dean Vlahos, confirmed that the current status of CCT.com is not legitimate. Registered at Network Solutions, CCT.com appears to have been pushed to another NetSol account around December 12th; that’s when the WHOIS […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alert: Several valuable domains have been stolen from eNom accounts
Several premium numeric and three letter .com domains have been stolen from eNom accounts, and were moved to GoDaddy. According to their owner, when these domains were acquired in the past, they were assigned individual passwords via the access.enom.com reseller portal. Somehow, a Chinese domain thief managed to guess those allegedly ‘easy‘ passwords and transferred […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.More stolen domains: ERKZ.com and 4LQ.com were snatched from GoDaddy
Ename is the de facto registrar of choice for Chinese domain hackers; once they steal domains, they move them to Ename, which is infamous for ignoring requests to return domains. Two more domain names, ERKZ.com and 4LQ.com were stolen at GoDaddy and moved to Ename; their legitimate owner alerted us that both domains are still […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ALERT: The domain EXF.com is currently stolen – Do not buy!
The domain name EXF.com has been stolen, following the usual route from GoDaddy to the Chinese domain registrar, Ename. The presumably Chinese domain thief showed extreme interest in the domain, as it was first stolen three weeks ago and was pushed to another GoDaddy account. At the time, its owner notified GoDaddy about the domain […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain Security: GoDaddy increases length of validation codes
No domain registrar in the world cares more about domain security than GoDaddy. If your domains were stolen and moved to some Chinese or Russian domain registrar, that’s because you were stupid enough not to turn two-factor authentication on. The requirement to punch in a “validation code” sent to your phone via SMS is a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Caution: GoDaddy and eNom phishing sites used in domain hijack attempts
If you’ve been following our extensive coverage on domain theft, it’s been rampant this year, primarily thanks to a new silly requirement by ICANN to verify email addresses, as of January 1st, 2014. That requirement has led to a barrage of domain theft incidents, primarily via the use of phishing emails that take unsuspected domain […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alert: Kamao.com is a stolen domain name
We were alerted by the owner of Kamao.com that the domain has been stolen. The incident appears to have taken place last week, and the domain was first pushed to another GoDaddy account before being transferred out to Chinese domain registrar, Ename.com. Ename is notorious as the destination registrar of choice for stolen domain names, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain theft: One more domain stolen at Moniker is returned to rightful owner
In the aftermath of the mass breach of domainer accounts at Moniker, some things are improving. There have been several occasions that domains were returned, with the assistance of Moniker as the losing registrar. Sometimes, the effort of the domain owners makes a difference, as in the case of Future Media Architects that temporarily lost […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Update: YN.com no longer a stolen domain; was returned to FMA
The premium two letter .com domain, YN.com, has been returned to its legitimate owner, Future Media Architects. As part of a cache of domains stolen at Moniker during a much-reported mass breach of accounts, YN.com was frozen at Name.com where it was transferred by Egyptian domain thieves. Currently, the process of reclaiming one’s stolen domains […]
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