Domain hijacking is the process by which internet domain names are stolen from the rightful registrant. In Computer networking, a domain name is a name given to a collection of network devices that belong to a domain which is an administrative space managed according
Many people confuse domain hijacking with the reregistration of an expired domain by a new party. One is a legal process and one is not. Domain hijacking is theft, while if a name owner does not renew a name he or she is no longer the owner and it is available for someone else to register.
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Domain theft
Domain theft is an aggressive form of domain hijacking that usually involves an illegal act. In most cases, identity theft is used to trick the domain registrar into allowing the hijacker to change the registration information to steal control of a domain from the legitimate owner. Identity theft is a term used to refer to Fraud that involves stealing money or getting other benefits by pretending to be someone else A domain name registry, also called Network Information Centre (NIC is part of the Domain Name System (DNS of the Internet which converts Domain
Some registrars are quick to set things right when these cases are discovered. However, it is well documented that some registrars will admit no fault in accepting the forged credentials and will refuse to correct the record until forced by legal action. Forgery is the process of making adapting or imitating objects statistics or documents (see False document) with the intent to deceive. In many of these cases, justice is not done and the hijacker retains control of the domain. JUSTICE is a Human rights and law reform organisation based in the United Kingdom. The victims of such theft often do not have the resources or willingness to invest the effort necessary to regain control of their domain, which may require a lawsuit or a lengthy and time-consuming arbitration process, especially if the hijacker and victim are in different countries. In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy Arbitration, a form of Alternative dispute resolution (ADR is a legal technique for the resolution of Disputes outside the Courts wherein the Hackers that have hijacked a domain can do anything with that name, including putting up their own website or redirecting those who visit the address to another site.
Prevention
Extensible Provisioning Protocol is used for many TLD registries, and uses an authorization code issued exclusively to the domain registrant as a security measure to prevent unauthorized transfers. The Extensible Provisioning Protocol ( EPP) is a flexible protocol designed for allocating objects within registries over the Internet.
See also
- Cybersquatting
- DNS hijacking
- Domain tasting, also known as domain kiting
Examples of cases in which a domain was hijacked:
References
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