IGG.COM - warning hijacked domain!
I came across this today. Whoever got hold of igg.com cloaked it with proxy details... Interesting.
Has an expiration of 27-Oct-2016, so I assume it didn't expire. I guess it was stolen.
Unless...
It was grabbed after expiry (assuming expiry 27th Oct 06 + 20 days = 17th November available) but was renewed on the 27th Oct by some party for 10 years and finally grabbed 20 days later on the 17th. Heck a good LLL.com on expiry??? It must have stuck out like hell.
By the language below (and absolutely no disrespect intended) it sounds like an Asian domain holder lost out here. I feel for them.
Do any web companies offer whois snapshots? There may have been a window before it was cloaked.
Its already on sale on SEDO for $10,000!!!! Thats a cheap price for a nice name. The person must want to unload it quick!!
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Friday November 17 2006
Statement on igg.com Domain Name Hijacking
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All IGG.com registered members, Myth War Online players, we are sorry to tell you that these days our official websites (including www.igg.com, mythwar.igg.com and voyage.igg.com) have been attacked by criminals and the domain name have been stolen.
For the sake of the safety of the hundreds and thousands of registered players, we now make an instant readjustment to modify the domain names of Myth War Online and Voyage Century Online into:
MythWar Online: www.mythwaronline.com
Voyage Century Online: www.voyagecenturyonline.com
Before we retrieve the domain name and announce the assumption, please use the addresses above to visit the relevant websites.
The property right of www.igg.com belongs to IGG.com we’ve already contacted with the domain name provider and launched the lawsuit, we believe justice will finally win, and the criminals will also get their pay.
Let’s condemn the dirty behavior together. This is filthy internet terrorism which tramples the basic value and fairness of internet. It is a must for us to work together to build up an equal, realistic and free internet common sense.
The essence of Internet is technology, and it should be used to bring us advancement, not disorder. We appeal and also believe that justice will give us a consummate answer.
Official Statement
IGG.com（Skyunion Co.Ltd）
2006-11-17
I came across this today. Whoever got hold of igg.com cloaked it with proxy details... Interesting.
Has an expiration of 27-Oct-2016, so I assume it didn't expire. I guess it was stolen.
Unless...
It was grabbed after expiry (assuming expiry 27th Oct 06 + 20 days = 17th November available) but was renewed on the 27th Oct by some party for 10 years and finally grabbed 20 days later on the 17th. Heck a good LLL.com on expiry??? It must have stuck out like hell.
By the language below (and absolutely no disrespect intended) it sounds like an Asian domain holder lost out here. I feel for them.
Do any web companies offer whois snapshots? There may have been a window before it was cloaked.
Its already on sale on SEDO for $10,000!!!! Thats a cheap price for a nice name. The person must want to unload it quick!!
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Friday November 17 2006
Statement on igg.com Domain Name Hijacking
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CentralNewGame - 4:07 AM PST
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All IGG.com registered members, Myth War Online players, we are sorry to tell you that these days our official websites (including www.igg.com, mythwar.igg.com and voyage.igg.com) have been attacked by criminals and the domain name have been stolen.
For the sake of the safety of the hundreds and thousands of registered players, we now make an instant readjustment to modify the domain names of Myth War Online and Voyage Century Online into:
MythWar Online: www.mythwaronline.com
Voyage Century Online: www.voyagecenturyonline.com
Before we retrieve the domain name and announce the assumption, please use the addresses above to visit the relevant websites.
The property right of www.igg.com belongs to IGG.com we’ve already contacted with the domain name provider and launched the lawsuit, we believe justice will finally win, and the criminals will also get their pay.
Let’s condemn the dirty behavior together. This is filthy internet terrorism which tramples the basic value and fairness of internet. It is a must for us to work together to build up an equal, realistic and free internet common sense.
The essence of Internet is technology, and it should be used to bring us advancement, not disorder. We appeal and also believe that justice will give us a consummate answer.
Official Statement
IGG.com（Skyunion Co.Ltd）
2006-11-17
