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GoDaddy Transferred A Domain By Mistake And Refused To Fix It
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GoDaddy Transferred A Domain By Mistake And Refused To Fix It

Search Engine Journal·Roger Montti·about 1 month ago
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GoDaddy is alleged to have transferred a domain name without authorization from it’s longtime registrant, transferring the domain name without the proper authorization and the required documentation. The victim spent nearly ten hours with customer service only to receive the response that there is nothing GoDaddy could do to fix the problem. Domain Transfer Happened On A Saturday Interestingly, the rogue domain transfer happened on a Saturday, which could be an important detail because some domain registrars outsource their customer service on the weekends and I have heard of other occasions where mistakes have occurred due to less quality control. I know of a case where high-value domain names worth six to seven figures were stolen on a weekend where an attacker was able to manipulate the weekend customer service into changing the email address of the account, enabling the thief to transfer away all of the one and two-word domains to another account.…

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