Comments on: Collective effort restores David Airey.com

By: Julie : Tenerife

Julie : Tenerife — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:54:22 +0000

I found your story while looking around for information on how wp blogs get hijacked (I’d like to know ‘why’ too but that is a whole other subject.)

If I could find out how its done I could prevent it happening to my own blogs and though it is small consolation pass the advice on to a friend who has recently had her domain hijacked so it doesn’t happen to her again.

I just wanted to say how much your story restores my faith in there being more goodies than baddies out there. And also to thank you for taking the time to tell your story in such detail.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:57:36 +0000

WHOA
Really glad to see you got your domain name back. As I read your posts, I can only imagine the ANGER and frustration you were experiencing. I got mad just reading. I often wonder about security flaws on the web and what I can do to make my traffic more secure. Thanks a whole lot for the information.

By: utsav

utsav — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:35:55 +0000

Glad to hear that your website was restored to you.

I still wonder what happened to Peyam, he should get a good lesson.

Utsav Mittal

By: PRIMUS1

PRIMUS1 — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:13:30 +0000

Hey David,

I’m glad to hear it ended up working out for you.
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Thanks for the excellent story!

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By: David Airey

David Airey — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:59:06 +0000

No worries at all, Angela. There were undoubtedly some pros behind my misfortune, such as increased publicity and a steep learning curve.

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:06:47 +0000

As someone new to the domain name game, I was in the process of starting my site using gmail. Had I not come across this, surely I would have been vulnerable. Thank you so much for this article, though I’m very sorry that the knowledge we all gain from it came at such a cost for you.

By: David Airey

David Airey — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:35:41 +0000

Thanks Mohammed, Justin. I appreciate that.

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:11:43 +0000

David, I just followed your articles on your blog; I’m glad to see it all ended in a positive manner, your experience has influenced my idea of internet security very much. These things never leave us, I know, but I’m glad to see the internet community of graphic designers and such came to your aid. Your website is a great resource and an entertaining blog to read.

By: Mohammed Irfan

Mohammed Irfan — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:15:16 +0000

Hi david!

I am glad that you got your domain back. and thats some good posts you made about this vulnerability and how u got this domain..

Many have got their domains hacked err ‘cracked’ by this way and I am surprised that gmail was to be blamed.

As the vulnerability is caused by visiting sites like evil.com that gives a redirect script that installs a filters into the logged on gmail account , I suggest you stay away from Malicious sites. To be on the safe side , use firefox 3 with extension WOT (web of trust). That shows the potential whether a site is vulnerable/trusted/reported by the users before you enter it.. and always be on the safe side , get your Virus databases updated, and have a strong firewall.

By: David Airey

David Airey — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:10:56 +0000

Lennart,

No further news, but it’s a shame ‘Happy cat’ (who commented after you) had a GMail problem with someone using the same alias.

Happy cat,

Glad you were able to recover your losses.