Comments on: Makeuseof(domain) gets hacked, then blackmailed for $2000 http://www.dailybloggr.com/2008/11/makeuseofdomain-gets-hacked-then-blackmailed-for-2000/ Things of interest to the average internet savvy guy. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:57:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Wordpress 2.6.5 critical update – 1 Security problem and 3 bugs - Daily SEO blog http://www.dailybloggr.com/2008/11/makeuseofdomain-gets-hacked-then-blackmailed-for-2000/#comment-8203 Wordpress 2.6.5 critical update – 1 Security problem and 3 bugs - Daily SEO blog Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:36:17 +0000 http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2008/11/makeuseofdomain-gets-hacked-then-blackmailed-for-2000/#comment-8203 [...] all the security issues echoing around, it’s wise to upgrade right away [...] [...] all the security issues echoing around, it’s wise to upgrade right away [...]

]]> By: How secure is your domain name? http://www.dailybloggr.com/2008/11/makeuseofdomain-gets-hacked-then-blackmailed-for-2000/#comment-8186 How secure is your domain name? Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:00:44 +0000 http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2008/11/makeuseofdomain-gets-hacked-then-blackmailed-for-2000/#comment-8186 [...] Earlier this month I read how Aibek Esengulov, owner of MakeUseOf.com, lost his domain name to a domain hijacker. The domain was registered at GoDaddy so the criminal (or should I say scumbag, douchebag, a’hole!) called up and impersonated Aibek and demanded the domain name be transferred to an account at NameCheap. Apparently, this was all done within an hour. [...] [...] Earlier this month I read how Aibek Esengulov, owner of MakeUseOf.com, lost his domain name to a domain hijacker. The domain was registered at GoDaddy so the criminal (or should I say scumbag, douchebag, a’hole!) called up and impersonated Aibek and demanded the domain name be transferred to an account at NameCheap. Apparently, this was all done within an hour. [...]

]]> By: Dennis Edell http://www.dailybloggr.com/2008/11/makeuseofdomain-gets-hacked-then-blackmailed-for-2000/#comment-7304 Dennis Edell Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:30:27 +0000 http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2008/11/makeuseofdomain-gets-hacked-then-blackmailed-for-2000/#comment-7304 I wouldn't be so quick to slam GD, they are not the first or last registrar to have this happen. Did they get it back? I wouldn’t be so quick to slam GD, they are not the first or last registrar to have this happen.

Did they get it back?

]]> By: dev(Www.iHaCK.ASIA) http://www.dailybloggr.com/2008/11/makeuseofdomain-gets-hacked-then-blackmailed-for-2000/#comment-7278 dev(Www.iHaCK.ASIA) Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:45:43 +0000 http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2008/11/makeuseofdomain-gets-hacked-then-blackmailed-for-2000/#comment-7278 really scary, is it not save to use gmail to register a domain at godaddy? never heard this before, may explain? really scary, is it not save to use gmail to register a domain at godaddy? never heard this before, may explain?

]]> By: Anish K.S http://www.dailybloggr.com/2008/11/makeuseofdomain-gets-hacked-then-blackmailed-for-2000/#comment-7262 Anish K.S Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:59:15 +0000 http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2008/11/makeuseofdomain-gets-hacked-then-blackmailed-for-2000/#comment-7262 Now that site return back. Now that site return back.

]]> By: Mani Karthik http://www.dailybloggr.com/2008/11/makeuseofdomain-gets-hacked-then-blackmailed-for-2000/#comment-7259 Mani Karthik Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:03:10 +0000 http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2008/11/makeuseofdomain-gets-hacked-then-blackmailed-for-2000/#comment-7259 Yeah, you have a point there Mike. I guess many people are on gmail today. Even the domain email account is redirected back to Gmail. But how secure is it ? Yeah, you have a point there Mike. I guess many people are on gmail today. Even the domain email account is redirected back to Gmail. But how secure is it ?

]]> By: Mike Huang http://www.dailybloggr.com/2008/11/makeuseofdomain-gets-hacked-then-blackmailed-for-2000/#comment-7256 Mike Huang Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:59:46 +0000 http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2008/11/makeuseofdomain-gets-hacked-then-blackmailed-for-2000/#comment-7256 This is why you never use GMAIL :) -Mike This is why you never use GMAIL :)

-Mike

]]> By: Links Roundup November 3rd 2008 http://www.dailybloggr.com/2008/11/makeuseofdomain-gets-hacked-then-blackmailed-for-2000/#comment-7239 Links Roundup November 3rd 2008 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:25:00 +0000 http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2008/11/makeuseofdomain-gets-hacked-then-blackmailed-for-2000/#comment-7239 [...] Makeuseof(domain) gets hacked, then blackmailed for $2000 - Quite scary how easy it was for some scammers to hijack a domain through GoDaddy. [...] [...] Makeuseof(domain) gets hacked, then blackmailed for $2000 – Quite scary how easy it was for some scammers to hijack a domain through GoDaddy. [...]

]]> By: Önder http://www.dailybloggr.com/2008/11/makeuseofdomain-gets-hacked-then-blackmailed-for-2000/#comment-7235 Önder Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:38:47 +0000 http://www.dailyseoblog.com/2008/11/makeuseofdomain-gets-hacked-then-blackmailed-for-2000/#comment-7235 This situation is really very bad. If i lost my web site like this i cant sleep i think. Godaddy is a very big company about domains but how can this happen? Where is the security guy? This situation is really very bad. If i lost my web site like this i cant sleep i think. Godaddy is a very big company about domains but how can this happen? Where is the security guy?

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