“In our effort to redress the injuries inflicted on us we came to appreciate how undeveloped this area of the law is, and how victims of domain theft face an unmarked and totally uphill battle to get a remedy. Today’s sentencing helps to define a path for other victims and law enforcers to follow, and reinforces the likelihood that the theft of a domain can and will be prosecuted.” (July 22, 2011; Sentencing of Goncalves to 5 years in prison for stealing domain name)
– Albert Angel, Victim of Domain Theft in Goncalves Case as well as an Attorney and Former Dept. of Justice Prosecutor

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Domain Thieves Gained Control Over and Access to Emails Containing WRTA Customer Credit Card Transactions & Financial Info

The thieves who stole the domain name of the World Religious Travel Association, gained full and illicit control over and unfettered access to the financial and credit card transactions of WRTA clients and customers.


WHAT TO LOOK FOR?

As noted on the image below, this is a screenshot of an actual email sent on Aug. 31, 2008 from www.Authorize.net to the World Religious Travel Association containing a credit card transaction of a client (I have redacted select information).

As thieves had stolen the domain name of WRTA (religioustravelassociation.com) by Aug 15, 2008.....the same thieves gained full control over and access to the financial/credit card transaction email seen below.


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