How Secure is Your Domain Name?

Posted on September 21, 2007

A friend of mine called me yesterday to report that his domain was hijacked. He has one of those priceless domains with three letters. The schister got into his Yahoo store account, transferred it to GoDaddy and then put it up for sale. The domain was purchased, but fortunately before the transaction went through, a watch-dog caught wind of the deal and notified him. He in-turn notified the purchaser and now the domain is back in the hands of my friend.

Sound bizarre? Actually it’s unfortunately not as uncommon as one might think. Don’t take this too lightly. For some preventive steps, review the Circle ID article entitled, "Help! My Domain Name Has Been Hijacked!"

Speaking of security, when was the last time you changed your passwords?

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