My domain was Hijacked !

[edkerry]

What should you do if you see someone hijacked your name?

Who should I contact first? My registrar, FBI or what?

 

[Ferman]

tell us more details about how it is hijacked

 

[QBert]

i would contact the regester. depends on how it was hijaked thow.

more detales?

 

[DSL]

We need more details

 

[armstrong]

Registrar first. They might be persuaded to 'lock' your domain so it can't be transferred out (assuming it hasn't yet) to an uncooperative registrar.

 

[1rrr1]

i have no idea, never happened to me

 

[planecrazy69]

I had this happen with a godaddy name and they said there was nothing they could do. I never could find anyone to help me. Good Luck.

 

[mole]

You mean you didn't pay for the renewal fees and it dropped and someone snapped it up?

 

[Dave_Z]

What should you do if you see someone hijacked your name?

Who should I contact first? My registrar, FBI or what?

What everyone is asking here is to relate, in detail, how you
discovered your domain was "hijacked".

I put the word hijacked in quotation marks because it may
turn out differently, depending on your circumstances.

But first things first, contact your registrar & provide details
as to how you discovered your domain was "hijacked".

A couple of questions:
1. Did you find the domain name under a name other than
yours?
2. Are the registration date (date created & expires) more
recent?

No. 2 is actually more crucial because if the creation date
is more recent, say, a few days or few weeks ago, chances
are the domain was released & someone scooped it.

Again, please provide details so we can better advise you.
If need be, just number them each so we can better read
& understand.

 

[edkerry]

I see the new information in the WHO IS. I cannot access my domain via registarar. My login is invalid now

 

[Dave_Z]

I see the new information in the WHO IS. I cannot access my domain via registarar. My login is invalid now

Uh oh, this is definitely bad. No doubt you must notify your
registrar about this.

From there, they should be able to tell you how the WHOIS details
got changed. But it sounds like the hacker somehow got your
login details.

Via the email on record, perhaps? Who's the registrar?

 

[Ferman]

Then contact your registrar
They will ask you the historical login details of your account ( ie. passwords you have used, ip range you use to login your account, credit card details + what else you know)
Be quick

 

[edkerry]

Thank you very much