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The US Department of Justice has confiscated three domain names acting as an oil transport front for sponsors of international terrorism. The seizure of the domains involves three front companies: Mobin International, Sohar Fuel, and Oman Fuel, that ar...
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August 29, 2020 DomainGang
Domain Crime, MobinOGP.com, OmanFuel.com, Seized domains, seized servers, SoharFuel.com, terrorism, USDOJ
The Department of Homeland Security has shut down two domain names involved in an online prostitution ring. CityXGuide.com and .net, along with BodyRubShop.com bear the following image: According to the indictment, the web sites’ operator netted ...
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June 19, 2020 DomainGang
Backpage, bodyrubshop.com, cityxguide.com, doj, Domain Crime, human trafficking, Seized domains, seized servers
The domain EKT2.com has been seized by the US Department of Homeland Security. EKT is a Lebanese electronics firm involved in the unlawful exporting of US technology to Syria. “Pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 of June 28, 2005, “Blocking ...
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May 14, 2020 DomainGang
Department of Homeland Security, Domain Crime, EKT2.com, Seized domains
In the old days, before your grandma learned how to use Zoom, the original thought crime was the escort sting. An unassuming driver pulls up to a street corner, asks a nearby woman for a “date,” and within seconds, the driver is arrested, t...
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April 29, 2020 DomainGang
CoronaPrevention.org, Coronavirus sting, Covid scams, Domain Crime, homeland security, Seized domains
The Department of Homeland Security Investigations, along with Europol, seized several domain names in 2017. These domains were used to solicit the sale of unlicensed pharmaceuticals, among other violations. It seems that a lot of these domains are now...
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April 11, 2020 DomainGang
Domain Crime, Europol, Seized domains
Federal US authorities (NCIDE) have raided a California vaping business, seizing its domain name Gemstoned.net in the process. The 2017 registration is now displaying a message of domain seizure, as of March 3, 2020: This website has been seized since ...
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March 9, 2020 DomainGang
Domain Crime, domain seizure, Gemstoned, Gemstoned.net, NCIDE, Seized domains
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized almost 390 domains breaking the law; among them is the domain Pornstars.net that was registered in 1997. The domain keywords of these domains relate to sex and escort services, most likely linked to ...
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February 13, 2020 DomainGang
Domain Crime, Federal Bureau of Investigation, pornstar domains, pornstars.net, Seized domains
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is doing an excellent job shutting down web sites that promote scams or assist crime. Many of these domains associated with the active web sites sell knock-offs. In other cases, the FBI seized domains associated with...
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February 5, 2020 DomainGang
Domain Crime, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Seized domains, seized servers
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that they have seized the domain name WeLeakInfo.com. The website operating on weleakinfo.com claimed to provide its users a search engine able to review and obtain ...
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January 17, 2020 DomainGang
Domain Crime, Federal B, Federal Bureau of Investigation, personal information, Seized domains, WeLeakInfo.com
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has taken control of Gears Servers domain names, that were involved in a raid targeting infringing content. Gears TV Reloaded, a popular IPTV service, has shut down following a crackdown by the FBI. There are s...
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December 19, 2019 DomainGang
Domain Crime, Gears TV Reloaded, Omar Carrasquillo, Omi in a Hellcat, Seized domains, seized servers