FC: Domain heist: Hoopla.com reportedly stolen via fax to Verisign

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 16:18:44 +0200
Subject: Domain heist
From: Dean Allen <twinset () cardigan com>
To: declan () well com

Dear Declan McCullagh,

I publish a site called Textism. A reader wrote suggesting I draw your 
attention -- and perhaps the attention of your mailing list -- to a domain 
hijacking issue.

A friend of mine, Leslie Harpold, published a well-respected blog/site 
called at hoopla.com. A few days ago her domain was illegally transferred 
to someone named Hubert Sarah in Berlin, seemingly on the basis of one fax 
to NetSol.

Some details are here: http://www.textism.com/article/490

Today's update is here: http://www.textism.com/article/494

I understand this sort of thing happens with some regularity, but the sheer 
unwillingness of NetSol to fixing a breach of their own contract may prove 
to be of interest to your list.

Thank you,

- Dean Allen




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