Cache of domains stolen from an eNom account
Yet another domain theft was unveiled: A group of domains that were pushed away from an eNom customer’s account, were then transferred out to GoDaddy. Despite the Chinese owner’s proof of ownership and other provided details about how these left his account, eNom deemed the transfers to be “legitimate” and has not acted upon requesting […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ALERT: The domains 224.com, 452.com and 605.com are currently stolen
Domain theft has been a hot topic this year; an increased appetite by Chinese domain investors has led to numerous incidents of stolen domains. Many of these domains end up at Chinese domain registrar and selling venue, Ename. Ename.com has generally been uncooperative in blatant cases of domain theft, and despite efforts of losing registrars […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese hackers steal more domains from GoDaddy account
After a seemingly short pause, the Chinese hackers that infiltrate GoDaddy accounts using phishing emails hit again. This time, four three character domains were stolen from an account of a DNForum domain investor, who is not a rookie. The domains are 5nk.com, 5bv.com, 5nu.com, and 5bk.com. These stolen domains were “deleted” from the owner’s GoDaddy […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Moniker woes continue: Registrant claims loss of $1 million dollar domain!
Moniker continues to receive some very negative publicity from its current and former customers, long after a mass breach of accounts resulted in several domain thefts. In a post at DNForum, a domain owner based in Italy, condemns Moniker’s handling of the situation and alleges that one of his most valuable domains, worth at least […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Uniregistry wins battle of finger-pointing among domain registrars in See.com case
When See.com got stolen for the first time, it was in the mid-2000’s; an Iranian hacker known for his social engineering skills infiltrated Network Solutions and gained control of it, temporarily. That time around, See.com owner, Mike Loucks, involved legal motions from his immediate family that are law professionals. In the recent escapade that involved […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Moniker requires account verification from fraud-prone countries
After a huge security breach that resulted in an unknown number of domains being stolen from their registrants, Moniker has apparently started to require account verification over the phone. A Moniker account holder from Ukraine, lashed out at the email he received, two weeks after he reset his account passwords with Moniker: “Thank you for […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain stolen at eNom; Registrant wants “to die” over the loss
An emotionally charged thread over at Web Hosting Talk (WHT), unveils the unnecessary saga domain owners endure, in order to reclaim ownership of stolen domains. User “crazysheep118”, whose first language doesn’t appear to be English, stated: “my domain been stolen in enom . the hack stolen my enom account first .and push all my domains […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain thieves continue to provoke while Registrars deny the owners basic rights!
A brazen Russian thief stole the domain name MLA.com and then fabricated an electronic exchange of a supposed Bitcoin sale. Despite owning this domain since the 90’s, Chicago professional Michael Lee has gone to extreme lengths, trying to prove this is his property. Internet BS, the registrar where the domain was moved to, refused to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alert: See.com is currently a stolen domain – Do not buy
Mike Loucks is familiar with the headaches arising from domain theft; his business domain, See.com, was stolen in the mid-2000’s by an Iranian hacker. Back then, See.com was hijacked while at Network Solutions, using a bit of social engineering. Loucks, whose immediate family are lawyers, used these resources to quickly reclaim the domain. He moved […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Was your domain name stolen? Be vocal about it!
Domain theft is a ‘hot potato‘ among domain investors and business owners currently; recent mass breaches and hijackings of domains reaffirm one thing: When your domain gets stolen, don’t keep quiet about it. Several great to premium domains are currently in the hands of cyber thieves, who employ a variety of techniques, mostly via phishing […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Update: Several stolen FMA domains, others, returned to lawful owners
The recent security breach at Moniker resulted in the theft, direct or indirect, of several premium domains from their owners; several were stolen from the portfolio of Future Media Architects. Moniker has been working on reclaiming these domains, first handling transfers that occurred internally; the domain Busy.com was the first one to be reclaimed and […]
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 […]
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