Area.com is a stolen domain asset
The aged, premium domain name Area.com has been reported as stolen. Area.com was moved away from its registrant’s possession at Network Solutions, to BizCN in China. The same domain registrar was used in several other recent domain theft incidents that included the high profile case of Perl.com. Thomas E. Dell, founder of Soylent Communications, is […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Perl.com and other #domains moved back to Network Solutions after brazen theft
The domain Perl.com was returned to its legitimate owners late last week, moving back to Network Solutions. Brian D. Foy, operator of Perl.com, confirmed that the domain was returned: “Network Solutions got Perl.com back. Your WHOIS records should show that.” Indeed, Perl.com was returned to Network Solutions on Friday, February 5th. As we reported a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Stolen domains: BNN.com and Brel.com in the possession of Algerian thief
A persistent domain thief has usurped the domains BNN.com and Brel.com, offering them for sale privately and in public forums. The domain Brel.com was used as the “trojan horse” to access BNN.com, a premium three letter .com domain. Its legitimate owner, Brel Software Pte Ltd, were notified of the theft only recently; the domains were […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain crime: List of currently stolen #domains
Domain theft is a crime that relies on two parameters to succeed: keeping the victim unaware of the crime and presenting the stolen assets for sale to unsuspecting buyers. In the case of domain names, domain theft affects the victim’s business and communications, perhaps even their personal identity. Once resold, these domain assets become “laundered” […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Perl.com : A 1994 #domain has been stolen by busy Chinese thief
Aged and active domain name Perl.com has been reported as stolen, after the thief listed it for sale on Afternic. Registered in 1994, Perl.com has served as a resource for the programming language Perl. The theft occurred around September 2020 but the Afternic listing is fresh; changing the DNS to Afternic nameservers disrupted the web […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Simon the fish: Dropped domain was used to hijack a group of linked #domains
The dropped domain name SimonTheFish.com was used to take over a group of domains linked to the email address sp@simonthefish.com in November. In what is known as the domain hijacking method of orphaned domains, the process involves registering the controlling domain, enabling the admin email address, and attempting to transfer away any domains linked to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Piracy.com and Patterns.com are stolen domains still listed on #Afternic
Piracy.com was stolen from its rightful owners by a domain thief, most likely from China. The domain was listed for sale on various venues such as Sedo and Afternic. It has been removed from Sedo but the listing is still live on Afternic. The thief is trying to get any price for Piracy.com, changing its […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Piracy.com and Patterns.com appear to be stolen #domains
The premium domains Piracy.com and Patterns.com appear to be stolen assets. Both domains were moved to the Chinese registrar BizCN and have been listed for sale at Afternic and Sedo, at prices well below their value. Domain investor, Bill Patterson, noted the listings and their ridiculous prices on Twitter: Patterns.com was listed first @ $17.5k. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Igroutka.net : Stolen #domain registrant shares his experience with #Namecheap
The registrant of the domain igroutka.net lost access to his asset on July 23, 2020 – the domain was transferred to Namecheap. Igroutka.net is a busy web site with thousands of daily visitors, primarily from Russia, looking for free online games: As I found out, on July 21, 2020, my mail was hacked, which was […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domain crime : VBK .com was stolen from its legitimate owners
Three letter domains are the de facto “coinage” for domainers. For more than 15 years, the value of LLL .com domains fluctuates with an upwards trend. While there are exceptions, the worth of LLL .com domains rebounds, and it’s very rare to encounter sales with a BIN lower than $10,000 dollars. And yet, that’s what […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#DNForum : Two, three and four digit .com #domains have been stolen – including 72.com, 191.com and others
Domain crime is the unlawful acquisition of domains via the direct theft or hijacking of registrant accounts managing domain names. A new thread at DNForum is reporting the theft of these ultra-premium numeric domain names: 72.com 030.com 191.com 223.com 282.com 4589.com 6910.com 8028.com 8256.com These domains appear to have been at GoDaddy, and a background […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Cybercrime : Stolen LLLL .com #domain name repossessed by #GoDaddy
A domain investor who acquired a LLLL .com domain via the Dan.com marketplace – formerly known as Undeveloped – has lost his investment. GoDaddy, the domain registrar, repossessed the domain gxog.com, after it was reported as stolen. The thief funded their account at Dan.com with a method other than cryptocurrency, which the thief had requested […]
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