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    UDRP Demoji.com UDRP ends up with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision

    When you file a UDRP against a domain registered in 2012, you’d better be in the possession of a more senior mark. In the case of Demoji.com, however, Mr. Patrick Schur of Switzerland filed a UDRP on the basis of a mark he acquired in 2019. There would be no way for the Registrant to register...
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    UDRP Demoji.com UDRP ends up with Reverse Domain Name Hijacking decision

    When you file a UDRP against a domain registered in 2012, you’d better be in the possession of a more senior mark. In the case of Demoji.com, however, Mr. Patrick Schur of Switzerland filed a UDRP on the basis of a mark he acquired in 2019. There would be no way for the Registrant to register...
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    news PrivacyMaster.com #UDRP Ends with Reverse Domain Hijacking Decision

    ConsumerDirect registered the mark PRIVACYMASTER in 2022. After offering as much as $55,000 dollars to acquire the domain PrivacyMaster.com, the company went into “Plan B” mode by filing a UDRP. The domain was registered in 2000, however, making it 22 years older than the Complainant’s mark...
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    news PrivacyMaster.com #UDRP Ends with Reverse Domain Hijacking Decision

    ConsumerDirect registered the mark PRIVACYMASTER in 2022. After offering as much as $55,000 dollars to acquire the domain PrivacyMaster.com, the company went into “Plan B” mode by filing a UDRP. The domain was registered in 2000, however, making it 22 years older than the Complainant’s mark...
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    advice Steps to protect yourself or business from domain scams

    There are several steps that individuals and businesses can take to protect themselves against domain name scams typically originating from China and other countries. 1. One of the most effective measures is to regularly check the status of your domain name and renew it before it expires. 2. It...
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    advice Steps to protect yourself or business from domain scams

    There are several steps that individuals and businesses can take to protect themselves against domain name scams typically originating from China and other countries. 1. One of the most effective measures is to regularly check the status of your domain name and renew it before it expires. 2. It...
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    report Sonoma Valley Hospital: SVH.com is still a stolen domain name

    On August 6, 2019, the Sonoma Valley Hospital went into red alert. Celia Kruse de la Rosa, the hospital’s communications director, noted at the time that SVH.com, their prestigious three letter .com domain and hospital acronym, had been “maliciously acquired.” It was yet another case of domain...
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    report Sonoma Valley Hospital: SVH.com is still a stolen domain name

    On August 6, 2019, the Sonoma Valley Hospital went into red alert. Celia Kruse de la Rosa, the hospital’s communications director, noted at the time that SVH.com, their prestigious three letter .com domain and hospital acronym, had been “maliciously acquired.” It was yet another case of domain...
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    question Why trademark owners wins cases against domain investors?

    Hi all, Interesting to know why trademark owners wins a lot of cases against domain investors? For me, at the bottom line, this process looks more like a hijacking activity then a attempt to puts justice in place. Because, at all, a domain is unregistered or have a page without ads that let...
  10. Milaim

    question Why trademark owners wins cases against domain investors?

    Hi all, Interesting to know why trademark owners wins a lot of cases against domain investors? For me, at the bottom line, this process looks more like a hijacking activity then a attempt to puts justice in place. Because, at all, a domain is unregistered or have a page without ads that let...
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    news Man sentenced for hijacking company’s domain name and demanding $10,000

    An Arizona man has been sentenced for redirecting his former company’s domain name to a porn site.Travis Tso worked for an IT company in Phoenix. In 2011 he renewed an account for the company with GoDaddy.While someone at a company has to have registrar login credentials, it’s important to have...
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    news Man sentenced for hijacking company’s domain name and demanding $10,000

    An Arizona man has been sentenced for redirecting his former company’s domain name to a porn site.Travis Tso worked for an IT company in Phoenix. In 2011 he renewed an account for the company with GoDaddy.While someone at a company has to have registrar login credentials, it’s important to have...
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    security DNS Security: Defending the Domain Name System

    DNS security needs to be at the forefront of every discussion about network security. DNS attacks are more common than most people realize and failures in DNS security can be crippling to an organization. How much money does an organization lose every hour that it is unreachable via email? How...
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    security DNS Security: Defending the Domain Name System

    DNS security needs to be at the forefront of every discussion about network security. DNS attacks are more common than most people realize and failures in DNS security can be crippling to an organization. How much money does an organization lose every hour that it is unreachable via email? How...
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    security GoDaddy updates hijack protection

    GoDaddy also announced better protection against domain name theft.The company isn’t giving away it’s secrets around this but says it has new processes to review transfers before they are executed, including proprietary algorithms to assess the risk of a transfer being fraudulent.Not to put...
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    security GoDaddy updates hijack protection

    GoDaddy also announced better protection against domain name theft.The company isn’t giving away it’s secrets around this but says it has new processes to review transfers before they are executed, including proprietary algorithms to assess the risk of a transfer being fraudulent.Not to put...
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    security Are your domain names on a holiday like you?

    Security is especially important when you have a domain name. Recently, more and more domain investors’ accounts have been attacked by hackers and their domains were irreversibly stolen. Of course, at last these accounts will be retrieved, while valuable domains have been transferred. And it is...
  18. DN.com

    security Are your domain names on a holiday like you?

    Security is especially important when you have a domain name. Recently, more and more domain investors’ accounts have been attacked by hackers and their domains were irreversibly stolen. Of course, at last these accounts will be retrieved, while valuable domains have been transferred. And it is...
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    security How to slam the door on potential domain hijackers

    This year we’ve seen an exponential increase in domain name hijacking and theft, all thanks to a requirement by ICANN for registrars to verify WHOIS information. Domain theft is rampant in countries that the US legal system cannot comfortably reach, such as China and Russia. Change your...
  20. News

    security How to slam the door on potential domain hijackers

    This year we’ve seen an exponential increase in domain name hijacking and theft, all thanks to a requirement by ICANN for registrars to verify WHOIS information. Domain theft is rampant in countries that the US legal system cannot comfortably reach, such as China and Russia. Change your...
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