Somebody Tried to Steal All My Domains at Godaddy!
Realizing that something is not right, I tried to log into my Godaddy account unsuccessfully. I then immediately rang Godaddy and spoke to my account representative. It appeared that someone had hacked into my account and changed the e-mail registered to that account. Accordingly he resetted my account.
One I was able to log into, I noticed that 157 domains were missing. My account representative than asked my to write to undo at godaddy with photo identification and request that the transfers out be reversed. In the meantime, I have also written to the buyer explaining the situation and have asked him to put a hold on any payments that he had made.
I do not blame Godaddy at all as it can happen to any Registrar. In fact, I am quite happy that I could get through to them by phone immediately. As to how my account could have been hacked, I do not know. I will have to scan my conputer for philishing software ASAP.
At this time, I am waiting for a response from Goddaddy. If the transfers are not reversed, it could wreck my business although I hope it will not happen. I am posting this as a warning to everybody.
Derek
UPDATE: I have not got all my domains back!
UPDATE: I think I know how my account was hacked! It was done through a phlishing e-mail.
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Important ICANN Notice Regarding Your Domain Name(s)
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Dear User,
it is that time of year again. ICANN(the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) annually requires that all accredited registrars (like GoDaddy.com) ask their domain administrators/registrants to review domain name contact data, and make any changes necessary to ensure accuracy. According to our records you are the ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT for one or more domains registered at GoDaddy.com, Inc. as of May 1st, 2010.
To review/update your Account data, simply:
+ Login to https://dcc.godaddy.com/ default.aspx?isc=ICANN0908a& amp;ci=8987
+ You will be taken to a landing page and asked to enter your account information
Please take a look that your account and domain information is up to date.
If, however, your domain contact information is inaccurate, you must correct it. (Under ICANN rules and the terms of your registration agreement, providing false contact information can be grounds for domain name cancellation.) To review the ICANN policy, visit:ICANN - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers whois/wdrp-registrant-faq.htm
Should you have any questions, please email us at support@godaddy.com or call our customer support line at (480) 505-8877.
Thanks for your attention and thank you for being a GoDaddy.com, Inc. customer.
Sincerely,
GoDaddy.com, Inc. Domain Support
If you are the domain administrator of more than one GoDaddy.com domain account, you may receive this notice multiple times.
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