Important Things To Do To Protect Yourself From Domain Name Hijackers

Just like we have deadly hijackers in the bricks and mortar world, they also exist in cyber space. Here we are specifically talking about domain name hijackers.

For starters without wanting to scare anybody too much, it is important to recognize that some domain name registrars automatically authorize actions like domain name transfers using an email message they send to confirm the transaction. If the email is not acted on within a certain specified length of time (usually hours or days) then the transaction contained in the email stands. Now we all know what happens to emails sometimes. They get trashed when the email address is not too familiar, or they may remain unread for long periods of time. If either happens it is enough for you to lose your domain name.

A domain name hijacker determined to steal control over one of your domain names is sure to use this "loose" registrar rule to instigate the transfer of your domain name. And it would be fairly easy because all it would take would be for you to do nothing, that is fail to respond to the email the registrar sent you or delete it without reading it. That would be enough to ensure that the transaction would automatically go through and you would lose your domain name, just like that.

This is why it is a good idea to find out exactly what the procedure for things like this is with your current domain name registrar. Then just to be absolutely safe, familiarize yourself with your domain registrar's email address and then ensure that you read every email that you receive that is related to your own domain name very carefully. But never give out your personal information under any circumstances. Do not fall for any scheme that requests you to confirm ownership of the domain by logging in somewhere (that is how phishing con artists get your personal details).

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