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New Rules Make Domain Hijacking Easier

Posted by timothy on Wednesday November 10, @01:08AM
from the and-ease-of-use-is-important dept.
Tanktalus writes "Netcraft seems to have a little ditty about new rules from ICANN that take effect on Friday making it easier to hijack domain names. Essentially, if someone tries to take your domain, and you don't answer within 5 days, they now assume you are okay with the transfer. Previously, the default answer was no, and you had to explicitly state your acceptance of the domain transfer. Owners of small domains, beware: no more computerless vacations that last more than 4 days at a time!"

9:06:49 AM