Comments for Getting a stolen domain back http://preventdomaintheft.com ICANN, we have a problem ... Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:02:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on What to do if your domain is stolen by Bjorn http://preventdomaintheft.com/2007/09/29/our-domain-was-stolen-we-got-it-back/#comment-7 Bjorn Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:53:13 +0000 http://domaintheft.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/our-domain-was-stolen-we-got-it-back/#comment-7 The Danish police asked me as one of the first things a question you may want to consider too: Does anyone else have access to your computer? Also: Ask Godaddy to provide log details about who changed what and when from which address and possibly also what which ip-no. You need that info if you want to take the case further. The Danish police asked me as one of the first things a question you may want to consider too: Does anyone else have access to your computer?
Also: Ask Godaddy to provide log details about who changed what and when from which address and possibly also what which ip-no. You need that info if you want to take the case further.

]]> Comment on What to do if your domain is stolen by Jack Durban http://preventdomaintheft.com/2007/09/29/our-domain-was-stolen-we-got-it-back/#comment-6 Jack Durban Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:18:05 +0000 http://domaintheft.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/our-domain-was-stolen-we-got-it-back/#comment-6 Actually the culprit was able to determine my password which was kept in a single and secure PC with all the latest anti-everything. He could have taken my entire portfolio of nearly 500 domains. The fact that he didn't points to an inside job. He picked a time of night when most would be offline and unable to receive a warning email. He must have been concerned with the theft reaching the "grand theft" threshold where local and federal authorities can intervene. All the best, Jack Actually the culprit was able to determine my password which was kept in a single and secure PC with all the latest anti-everything.

He could have taken my entire portfolio of nearly 500 domains. The fact that he didn’t points to an inside job. He picked a time of night when most would be offline and unable to receive a warning email. He must have been concerned with the theft reaching the “grand theft” threshold where local and federal authorities can intervene.

All the best,

Jack

]]> Comment on What to do if your domain is stolen by Bjorn http://preventdomaintheft.com/2007/09/29/our-domain-was-stolen-we-got-it-back/#comment-5 Bjorn Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:05:40 +0000 http://domaintheft.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/our-domain-was-stolen-we-got-it-back/#comment-5 Hi and sorry for delayed reply - I was unexpectedly offline while on holiday. I don't know the exact situation you are describing. It seems that a court case is the only way to go if you don't have a trademark protection. If you have a trademark or otherwise can document that the domain has been in use and that the other party acted in bad faith you may use the "shortcut" we did, using the rules for domain name disputes. Cost of this is USD 1500 + legal fees if you don't do the work yourself. Those rules don't say anything about and do as such not apply to thefts. So, sadly, it seems your case is another example that the current system is dysfunctional. You cannot be sure that the problem occurred with Godaddy. Could be that you mail account was hacked or compromised in some other way. Hi and sorry for delayed reply - I was unexpectedly offline while on holiday. I don’t know the exact situation you are describing. It seems that a court case is the only way to go if you don’t have a trademark protection. If you have a trademark or otherwise can document that the domain has been in use and that the other party acted in bad faith you may use the “shortcut” we did, using the rules for domain name disputes. Cost of this is USD 1500 + legal fees if you don’t do the work yourself. Those rules don’t say anything about and do as such not apply to thefts. So, sadly, it seems your case is another example that the current system is dysfunctional. You cannot be sure that the problem occurred with Godaddy. Could be that you mail account was hacked or compromised in some other way.

]]> Comment on What to do if your domain is stolen by jdurban http://preventdomaintheft.com/2007/09/29/our-domain-was-stolen-we-got-it-back/#comment-4 jdurban Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:39:40 +0000 http://domaintheft.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/our-domain-was-stolen-we-got-it-back/#comment-4 Godaddy just gave away one our most valuable domains www.3pd.com. All the culprit had to do was hack our account at godaddy and out of nearly 500 domains we thought were safe, he picked just one. Perhaps he was just testing the waters and intends to come back for all of them now that he knows how easy it was. Godaddy's response was "tough luck go to ICANN". Do you know what it takes to get a domain back?! You have to file a formal law suit with ICANN which should be called "ICANT" and pay an attorney and ICANN $1,500.00. In other words we will have to dish out nearly $10,000.00 to recover a 9 dollar domain! Doing business with the company more interested in their next Superbowl model than basic security for their client’s assets, will cost us upwards of $10,000.00 to recover a nine dollar domain! This coming Superbowl I will be watching out for the next Godaddy bouncing bimbo wondering if the guy that stole our domain is watching too, thanking Bob Parsons for making him and all the other lowlifes that so easily hacked Godaddy accounts so much easy money. Bob, when you grow up and get past your adolescent obsessions please consider a little security for us poor slobs that trusted you and your incompetents to keep our domains safe. Godaddy just gave away one our most valuable domains http://www.3pd.com. All the culprit had to do was hack our account at godaddy and out of nearly 500 domains we thought were safe, he picked just one. Perhaps he was just testing the waters and intends to come back for all of them now that he knows how easy it was. Godaddy’s response was “tough luck go to ICANN”.

Do you know what it takes to get a domain back?! You have to file a formal law suit with ICANN which should be called “ICANT” and pay an attorney and ICANN $1,500.00. In other words we will have to dish out nearly $10,000.00 to recover a 9 dollar domain!

Doing business with the company more interested in their next Superbowl model than basic security for their client’s assets, will cost us upwards of $10,000.00 to recover a nine dollar domain!

This coming Superbowl I will be watching out for the next Godaddy bouncing bimbo wondering if the guy that stole our domain is watching too, thanking Bob Parsons for making him and all the other lowlifes that so easily hacked Godaddy accounts so much easy money.

Bob, when you grow up and get past your adolescent obsessions please consider a little security for us poor slobs that trusted you and your incompetents to keep our domains safe.

]]> Comment on What to do if your domain is stolen by Bjorn http://preventdomaintheft.com/2007/09/29/our-domain-was-stolen-we-got-it-back/#comment-3 Bjorn Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:49:42 +0000 http://domaintheft.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/our-domain-was-stolen-we-got-it-back/#comment-3 So now this weblog is out in the open - <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=www.preventdomaintheft.com&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7SUNA" rel="nofollow">Google found it </a>on its own, even before I got around to advertising it ... it's taken a little while for us get things ready, this was really just a spare time project. So now this weblog is out in the open - Google found it on its own, even before I got around to advertising it … it’s taken a little while for us get things ready, this was really just a spare time project.

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