#Sedo has an established policy regarding stolen #domains
Stolen domains are often listed for sale on domain auction platforms, and such attempts might be difficult to thwart. Automated ownership validation isn’t a surefire process, simply because having control of a domain asset doesn’t necessarily establish proof of its lawful ownership. Sedo, a DomainGang sponsor, has a detailed policy on stolen domain names, which […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domain crime : WBS.com appears to be a stolen asset
The domain name WBS.com has been reported as stolen, and Sedo is investigating the reports, all while the domain is in auction without a reserve. WBS.com was registered in 1995, and was used for years as a host of the World Billfishing Series. According to a cached page from 2018: “For over two decades, the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#AQORN .com : Stolen #domain was recovered via the #UDRP process
Using the UDRP process in order to recover a stolen domain usually fails, but the owner of AQORN.com did it. Most panelists frown upon active disputes with domains such as infringement claims, lawsuits or domain theft; in the case of AQORN.com, the Respondent – and alleged thief – filed no response. Complainant, Adam Peacock, stated […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Want to report a #domain name as stolen? We’re here to help you recover it
If your domain was stolen, either due to a phishing scheme at your registrar, or by some means of social engineering, we’re here to assist you recover it. While we can’t provide legal advice, we’re savvy in the process of how an incident of domain theft can be reversed. Yes, it does take effort, time […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ECA .net buyer discovers this 20 year old #domain is stolen
Stolen domain names are being resold on various online venues, by keeping prices below market value. This approach makes them affordable and appealing to mostly unsuspected buyers, that believe they got a deal for an aged or premium domain. A recent exposure of such transactions ended up with the revelation that the three letter domain […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domain crime: Three letter domain NWX.com has been reported as stolen
The three letter domain NWX.com has been reported as stolen. Registered in 1999, NWX.com was recently transferred to NameSilo, and even listed for sale at Sedo. Once notified by TLDInvestors, Sedo removed the domain name from its marketplace. Researching the historic WHOIS data at DomainTools, it seems that the domain’s legitimate owner, Ron Bearden, appears […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.No, these SMP #domains were not stolen from a #GoDaddy account
Claiming that your domains were stolen from your GoDaddy account better be substantiated by facts. Domain theft is a serious issue to this day. When you’re not sure, or too upset about domains that you attempted to register but never did, that’s a different story. A GoDaddy customer left a scathing message in the GoDaddy […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domain theft victim authors book about his ordeal with SOT .com
A year ago, Mr. Wille Kuutti lost control of his domain name, SOT.com. The Finnish software engineer was able to recover the domain, after jumping through several hoops with domain auction houses and registrars. The domain was hijacked using modern social engineering techniques. We covered the domain theft incident and its recovery and now there […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#GDPR chaos prelude : More than two dozen valuable #domains stolen from #GoDaddy account
A GoDaddy customer and veteran domain investor, has shared details of losing 29 aged domains to a hijacker, and dealing with unhelpful representatives when he tried to address the issue. The following domains were listed as stolen from the customer’s GoDaddy account: zantar.com, zata.com, yetta.com, podz.com, wingdale.com, prosaic.com, petlease.com, onesec.com, onlinemed.net, onlinebrain.com, namedom.com, millerton.com, microgirl.com, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.#Domain crime : ASZ.com has been stolen since 2007
The three letter domain ASZ.com is still stolen, and the thief has set up a page faking its recovery. The stupid scheme to legitimize the domain’s status was uncovered thanks to the registrant’s attempts to sell the domain on various domain venues, and getting blocked. Flippa suspended the seller’s account debizetplimus, while NamePros confirmed that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.CQD.com : Network Solutions rendered the #domain transfer “unauthorized and illegal”
The owner of CQD.com received the formerly stolen domain two days ago, but new drama is unfolding about who exactly ordered the transfer back. It’s now clear that the return of the domain was not initiated by the party who bought the domain from the thief. BQDN.com founder, James Booth lost $26,000 dollars in the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Stolen #domains and squatters : Confusion about the obligations of a registrant
Domain names are digital assets that depend on a basic act of maintenance: they must be renewed in order to be kept. Even to this day, domain registrants fail to grasp that concept, and often act shocked when their expired domain is re-registered or acquired by another party. By failing to pay its renewal fee […]
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