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(latest update June 27, 2022)

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EJ Gibney @EJGibney
Reported 2022-06-27 13:27:47
Outcarb's domain server, Namecheap, briefly took the website down in August of 2021 after an investigation but the website was allowed to resume its scam in October after they reached out to Namecheap to ***ure the domain server they were not a scam. https://t.co/bji3uq2eRz

Mridul S Kaimal @mridulkaimal
Reported 2022-06-27 05:53:31
@Porkbun @Namecheap @NamecheapCEO Please shut down !!!

.⌐◨-◨ @dotnouns
Reported 2022-06-27 05:50:52
1) Sending emails to abuse@porkbun.com and abuse@namecheap.com asking to shut down the malicious websites
2) Tag @porkbun @namecheap @namecheapCEO asking to help

Chigozie The Afiari Guy @Degoz0x
Reported 2022-06-27 04:11:45
@Namecheap I had to connect to your website via VPN from Lagos, Nigeria.
Kindly check that this is not a unique issue.

Chigozie The Afiari Guy @Degoz0x
Reported 2022-06-27 03:18:49
Is @Namecheap down?

TheShake/ @DotTheShake
Reported 2022-06-26 09:35:03
Ironically, while Namecheap took a lot of heat for being the target of DNS hijacking this week, they remain out front as the most proactive registrar aiming to address the underlying problem by actively investing in decentralized DNS solutions.

Namecheap.com @Namecheap
Reported 2022-06-26 07:50:19
@TmTCph_Whale @NamecheapCEO ****o! We would like to convey our regret at hearing about this situation. Please specify the ticket ID so we could investigate the issue further.

Lord JayWuzer/ @JayWuzer
Reported 2022-06-25 13:02:09
@jackfrutaco @UUuLLC @TheWalllstreet @Namecheap @NamebaseHQ @kyokan_io @Steven_McKie Yes I am down!
**** McKie lol, I don't trust that guy one bit.
We can ask @Stanzo_89 though!

emiliano.eth 🦇 🔊 @NFTNYC @emilianobonassi
Reported 2022-06-25 13:01:16
.@Namecheap @NamecheapCEO when post-mortem around the issue and Root Cause ****ysis?
users and customers deserve answers 🪃

Jack Frutaco 🌮 @jackfrutaco
Reported 2022-06-25 12:20:33
@JayWuzer @UUuLLC @TheWalllstreet @Namecheap @NamebaseHQ @kyokan_io You are down to make the bet? Great. We send 50k HNS each to third party.
I propose @Steven_McKie to be the escrow holder if he is open to it.
In two years we see who wins and escrow holder sends 100k HNS to winner.

Rick Dudley (afdudley.eth) @AFDudley0
Reported 2022-06-25 11:11:36
Spicy. It's sort of nuts that so much of crypto uses namecheap. I host low risk stuff there, but this exact issue is why you set NS there with a long expiration and then use something... not cheap... to manage domains.

Jack Frutaco 🌮 @jackfrutaco
Reported 2022-06-25 07:41:52
Impressive how @NamecheapCEO handled the DNS issues on dapps recently. All DNS providers inherent the problems of DNS and the way @Namecheap is resolving is top tier service.
Excited about the future of @hns and @NamebaseHQ.

amjad @amjad1861
Reported 2022-06-25 06:58:49
@j6sp5r @LefterisJP @ConvexFinance @ribbonfinance @DeFiSaver @Namecheap @MetaMask Sorry mate
This was the same issue i had with my metamask wallet until I wrote to their instant support team and it was rectified . I think you should write to them too .this is the link ..Goodluck
https://t.co/k1X1VMZzoS

Dallman Ross @spamless
Reported 2022-06-24 18:11:25
.@Namecheap, the screenshot is from your site. The problem is, you are infringing on an unrelated party's domain name. https://t.co/ikYX4A8oRQ is a real domain. Someone owns it. You shouldn't be using that name as an example address.
I suggest you use https://t.co/bTZpHMqGu1! https://t.co/NmcFh4Gedu

Lefteris Karapetsas | Hiring for @rotkiapp @LefterisJP
Reported 2022-06-24 16:45:54
@NamecheapCEO @itspublu @bneiluj @Alexintosh As a total aside, just wanna say it's cool to see you engage like this.
Imo the biggest problem here is also how long it took to detect this and why the reaction came only after a twitter thread, while the victims tried to contact you a day ago.

TheShake/ @DotTheShake
Reported 2022-06-24 16:03:03
@XpanderCrew @Namecheap The problem is custodial services.
Before Namecheap, it was GoDaddy, before them, other registrars.
And the same is true for custodial financial services. See the recent problems across BlockFi, Celsius, etc.

Steve @Bluesplinter
Reported 2022-06-24 15:03:19
@ChrisBlec @Namecheap This is a bigger issue than many folks understand. No whitelist or bookmark or any other client-side “best practice” will protect from this kind of hack.

Chris Blec @ChrisBlec
Reported 2022-06-24 14:44:15
A customer service agent at @Namecheap is responsible for the DNS hijacking of several DeFi app website domains.

Thomas Clowes @GUA
Reported 2022-06-24 14:02:56
@danfinlay @Namecheap Hmm. People are quick to blame Namecheap here. But Namecheap are also slow to provide a statement/evidence that it's not their issue. Following.

OnlyThan™ @thanr
Reported 2022-06-24 13:49:18
It's 1am into Saturday here and I have to rack my brain to see which domains I still have on Namecheap.
I know three for sure, and they are all for crypto projects I was involved with. Gotta have to call people with bad news on a Saturday morning.

esk🙂🙃.eth @escottkey1
Reported 2022-06-24 13:39:03
So @Namecheap confirmed to be the ingress point for the hacks? Oof.

DΞFi Fungi @0xwordcel
Reported 2022-06-24 13:20:59
A lot more rides on the opsec of Namecheap customer service agents than we could have ever imagined.

nikola_j (🛟,🛟) @_nikolajankovic
Reported 2022-06-24 13:14:07
@ps1dr3x @DeFiSaver @ConvexFinance @ribbonfinance @Namecheap The attack came through a compromised Namecheap support agent.
https://t.co/ayzVpv3aya

emiliano.eth 🦇 🔊 @NFTNYC @emilianobonassi
Reported 2022-06-24 13:07:13
@NamecheapCEO @LefterisJP @Alexintosh @DeFiSaver @ConvexFinance @ribbonfinance and yeah - maybe it’s not the best to link additional services during these public escalations 😉
my feeling is that despite the services the customer could have payed the issue rely on smth else

emiliano.eth 🦇 🔊 @NFTNYC @emilianobonassi
Reported 2022-06-24 13:04:34
@NamecheapCEO @LefterisJP @Alexintosh @DeFiSaver @ConvexFinance @ribbonfinance imo pretty important to have available a security contact on the website to escalate promptly in case of issues like this and to evaluate not locking down accounts
substitute to customer (and not acting on behalf) lead to bad experience - and potentially leaving customers

Curve Finance @CurveFinance
Reported 2022-06-24 12:50:29
@NamecheapCEO That's ok, we are using a different registrar anyway. Worrying about other DeFi projects.
Could be that it's really DNS issue: intermediaries are unnecessary. We need all to do better with ENS

Eddie | Fresh*Staking | 🇺🇦 @wholesum
Reported 2022-06-24 12:33:51
@NamecheapCEO @QUAEKR @gakonst @LefterisJP @Alexintosh Unless most employees can access the DB directly (bigger problem), how about implementing these to make changes?
a) asking for 2FA & email confirmation
b) for crypto-related biz (most likely target), ask that they sign with their private key
Decent improvement for min effort.

Jim ₿arrey 💎 @JimBarrey
Reported 2022-06-24 12:26:12
Namecheap got hacked and they swapped the DNS. Similar to what could have happened at @MadMeerkatNFT a while ago @mad_sequence @mad_canvas @MMFcrypto

Mikko Ohtamaa 🐮 @moo9000
Reported 2022-06-24 12:19:37
Namecheap compromised. Bad news for crypto projects that used it for domain services.

Crypto Maxi @cryptoMaxi420
Reported 2022-06-24 12:19:01
Namecheap found the employee responsible. Looks like he was compromised

alexintosh.eth | I’m hiring @Alexintosh
Reported 2022-06-24 12:19:00
Our suspects were right, it was an insider job within the Namecheap staff.

emiliano.eth 🦇 🔊 @NFTNYC @emilianobonassi
Reported 2022-06-24 12:18:48
@NamecheapCEO @LefterisJP @Alexintosh @DeFiSaver @ConvexFinance @ribbonfinance @NamecheapCEO thanks for the prompt feedback!
is the best customer experience to lock down accounts on an important thing like the DNS in this cases? it feels not so good

0xLlama @0xLlam4
Reported 2022-06-24 12:15:19
Namecheap confirmed

Lefteris Karapetsas | Hiring for @rotkiapp @LefterisJP
Reported 2022-06-24 12:13:01
So it seems like the @Namecheap issue with DNS hijacking is due to a compromised employee.

Lefteris Karapetsas | Hiring for @rotkiapp @LefterisJP
Reported 2022-06-24 10:05:37
@jaemin_eth @Namecheap It's not the hosting that was the problem but the DNS. DNS and hosting do not need to be from the same provider.

b4s @bee4sss
Reported 2022-06-24 09:48:46
@DeFiSaver @ConvexFinance @ribbonfinance @Namecheap Common denominator is that everyone used Lets Encrypt to issue certificates. Before we jump to any conclusion here can you verify/confirm the issuance of this certificate https://t.co/Vjxg0fl29h?

fuckyouandfuckoff.eth @buythedipagain
Reported 2022-06-24 09:18:23
@LefterisJP @stskeeps @ConvexFinance @ribbonfinance @DeFiSaver @Namecheap boils down again to basic opsec as @Mudit__Gupta pointed out in his recent thread about the harmony bridge "hack"

veKARO @elemoghenekaro
Reported 2022-06-24 08:27:12
@LefterisJP @Alexintosh This is not just a @Namecheap issue. @QuickswapDEX experienced the same with GoDaddy.
Maybe it's time to use a decentralized service for decentralized protocols. ****o, @HNS
https://t.co/xDkNAprdxU

🕳️ Mark 0d 🕳️ @mark_mkzo
Reported 2022-06-24 08:12:40
@LefterisJP @ConvexFinance @ribbonfinance @DeFiSaver @Namecheap Social engineering coincidence? Or wider Namecheap issue?

area51.👽/ @NetOpWibby
Reported 2022-06-23 14:57:06
@hopetomakeit @TheWalllstreet @NamecheapCEO @BrantlyMillegan He had the opportunity and doubled-down on his statements/beliefs. Second chances, benefits of the doubt, &c. No matter how you slice it, he still believes everything he’s stated.
The point of most businesses is to be approachable to the largest audience. Bigots are not it.

ape.c/ 𝙃 @apedotc
Reported 2022-06-23 12:58:39
@TheWalllstreet @NamecheapCEO @nole__tx @WhatADumbGT @Namecheap I had the same problem several times today. Fun is over for me after “P”.

Belghast ⚔️ Quaggan Friend 🇺🇦 @belghast
Reported 2022-06-23 11:31:36
@Pixel_One_ @pasmith namecheap is what I have heard folks using as a godaddy alternative. I have ten domains on godaddy though, so it is going to take a pretty m***ive issue for me to relocate all of that.

did.token/🤝 @NBdomains
Reported 2022-06-23 02:28:42
@apedotc @DotuseDomains @NamecheapCEO @Namecheap Yes .Token also has this problem🤔

Andrew Northern @ex_raritas
Reported 2022-06-22 19:42:53
@Namecheap I just got an email with an update to the ticket saying you investigated and can’t find any abuse.
I’ve provided details on how to detect the injection.
I just checked once again and the injections are still there.
How can we fix this @Namecheap ?

Gregg Press @greggpress
Reported 2022-06-22 17:35:54
@Namecheap but you could shut down the crook who keeps registering more domains with you. The two redirects are part of his larger arsenal and you are surely aware of this. What is the policy in terms of turning him in to law enforcement?

London Local Business Directory @LondonLocalBus1
Reported 2022-06-22 16:42:58
Once again @namecheap have seized the site with no warning...A temporary high CPU spike, and they shut down the hosting...with no warning.
If you want a 'special cyber operation' launched on your internet property...go to @Namecheap!

The Andrew formerly known as Prince. @marcdraco63
Reported 2022-06-22 13:17:52
Well sheet! Guess what @Namecheap you've been busted (sorry) USED again by the same set of scam artists who are now camping on MirrorTechFx DOT com.
I can't keep chasing these down - you have their details so PULL every account they have.
@DailyMirror this means you too.

Sune Gabelgård @paranoiapusher
Reported 2022-06-22 09:57:31
@Namecheap @NamecheapPR please initiate take down of this site that contains phishing and also violations of our intellectual property rights #IP in @MobilePayDK
Mobile-nulstil[.]com https://t.co/WDqdU9IZiT

Will May 🇺🇦 @williamcmay
Reported 2022-06-21 14:15:17
@Namecheap, this website https://t.co/riznhSobXB pretends to be a legitimate financial service in order to steal people's money. It's part of a pig butchering scam. Hope you can shut it down

Lucas Gates @LucasGates92
Reported 2022-06-21 14:06:09
@Namecheap Thanks! All I need now is to fix up some Google Workspace suite stuff and we're ready to go!
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