Well, I finally got hacked.

[eli4407]

Well, my godaddy account just got hacked and ripped off by some *&^%**!!
Godaddy is all but saying that the odds of me getting it back are slim.
They want me to fill out a form to change the email address on the account to get it back, but the form asks for the current email on the account and last name, which neither of are mine because the perp was smart enought to change them. DUH
Godaddy supposedly cant access my account becasue the call in pin is changed (really)??
Also, if i do get the account back, they will charge a $150 fee to restore all my files in my hosting. LOL
Thankfully, my best domain were somewhere else, but all 40+ of my websites were hosted at godaddycrappyhosting.com

 

[VirtualT]

That woke me up. These days I keep my domains split up into many accounts at Godaddy.
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lol, thats an oxymoron if I ever heard one

 

[Michael]

The level of safety is probably the same across the board. It's just that GD is the biggest, so naturally there will be more stories floating around about them.

Read my post above to see how this is happening. It can happen anywhere to anyone.

I don't see how you could get hacked with that Name.com security token, someone would have to physically be present in front of you to steal your domains. Thanks for the heads up Brad.

 

[shockie]

http://www.name.com/services/namesafe/

looks like a very cost-effective way of protecting your domains. :tu:

 

[kellie]

Interesting. I wish some of the larger registrars would add this.

Brad

You know Name.com is a top 30 registrar, right?

 

[bmugford]

Sure. Like I said I wish some of the larger registrars would add it.

Name.com is 27th, but it has a .5% market share of all domains.

Some popular registrars below

GoDaddy.com 27.2% (+3% WWD)
Enom 8.3%
Tucows 6.8%
Network Solutions 6.3%
Moniker 2.6%

Brad

You know Name.com is a top 30 registrar, right?