New York's Oldest ISP Gets Domain-Jacked

Howard Roark writes "Panix, the oldest commercial Internet provider in New York, had its domain name 'panix.com' hijacked by persons unknown. The main effect on users is that mail sent to panix's customers is being routed to a bogus mail server run by the hijackers."

Comments

whois

[kyoko21]

Found crsnic referral to whois.melbourneit.com.

Domain Name.......... panix.com
Creation Date........ 1991-04-22
Registration Date.... 2005-01-15
Expiry Date.......... 2006-04-23
Organisation Name.... vanessa Miranda
Organisation Address. 1010 Grand Cerritos Ave
Organisation Address.
Organisation Address. Las Vegas
Organisation Address. 89123
Organisation Address. NV
Organisation Address. UNITED STATES

Admin Name........... na vanessa Miranda
Admin Address........ 1010 Grand Cerritos Ave
Admin Address........
Admin Address........ Las Vegas
Admin Address........ 89123
Admin Address........ NV
Admin Address........ UNITED STATES
Admin Email.......... jzoh@yahoo.com
Admin Phone.......... +44.702413697
Admin Fax............ +44.7026413697

Tech Name............ Domain Admin
Tech Address......... Burnhill Business Centre
Tech Address.........
Tech Address......... Beckenham
Tech Address......... BR3 3LA
Tech Address......... Kent
Tech Address......... GREAT BRITAIN (UK)
Tech Email........... admin@powerhost.co.uk
Tech Phone........... +44.2082496081
Tech Fax............. +44.2082496076
Name Server.......... ns1.ukdnsservers.co.uk
Name Server.......... ns2.ukdnsservers.co.uk

now that you know the email address...spam away!

Re:Man, I remember when trendy names were cool

[PornMaster]

Are you trying hard to be a fuckwit, or does it come naturally?

Re:Total Hypocrisy, Michael

[Anonymous Coward]

Slashdotters are malicious hypocrites. News at 11.

Re:Total Hypocrisy, Michael

[Anonymous Coward]

I understood you perfectly.

Of course, you can feel free to call me an "AC Troll" all you want (interesting that people berate people for being AC while they are posting from a psuedoname that is barely any less anonymous), it doesn't bother me.

If they forgot to renew the domain

[camcloud1]

Then what do they expect? While the article is vague as to how it happened, I certainly wouldn't be calling it "DOMAIN JACKING" if this is a case of bad administration and management. Simply, it should heed as a warning to website owners the world over. If you don't renew your domain someone could register it themselves. Even more so for high profile domains.

What is your opinion on Melbourne IT?

[MavEtJu]

Funny, got this email from them last week:

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How about: You suck?

Deal with the Devil

[mslinux]

Isn't panix known for allowing questionale activity ? IIRC, Kevin Mitnick had a shell account with them before he was busted by the Feds. Mitnick used the account in his online crimes.

Any ISP that allows people like this to have shell accounts and then turn away while they do wrong, deserves whatever they get.

They got a taste of their own medicene and now they're upset... too bad.