The last couple of days have seen some major concerns raised over email account security and how secure that makes your domain portfolio. If like many domainers you own domain names to the value of thousands of dollars, you ought to be concerned about your assets’ security.

In this post I will try to reflect on some methods hackers use to get a hold of email accounts and subsequently get access to registrar accounts and valuable domain names. Even though some … READ MORE

Just when we thought things were on the mend in the domaining world (NOT) my friend Andrew Allemann did some crazy-ass investigative work to uncover the intricate details of how Godaddy profits from the expired domain names noone buys from it’s expired domain market by parking them behind the guise of a Godaddy subsidiary called Standard Tactics, LLC.

Go check out the big writeup here.

A story is doing the rounds on NamePros, DomainBits, DNForum and Conceptualist about an Iranian hacker who has managed to amass a collection of over 1000 stolen high quality domain names by hijacking email accounts. Examples of domain names stolen in this fashion include: Problems.com, Mistake.com, Enroll.com, Damaged.com, Statement.com, Evaluate.com, UnClear.com …

The guy has setup a “portfolio” on the domain name LuxaryDomains.com and is trying to offload the names at cheap prices. The domains were stolen by hijacking of said … READ MORE

EnCirca Inc. is accepting domain applications for national trademarks as of today. Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis by submitting them at www.encirca.com.

“.tel is changing how consumers will locate contact information online. We are excited to be able to offer this new, fresh domain to our customers,” says Thomas Barrett, President of leading domain registrar, EnCirca. “We encourage trademark owners to register .tel domains or risk missing out on being listed in the new global, ‘live’ contacts … READ MORE

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