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Cybersquatter storms the Bastille (Linux)

Bastille Linux was forced to switch domain this week after a cybersquatter took control of the Bastille-Linux.org website. Downloads of Bastille Linux have always been offered through SourceForge, with Bastille-linux.org serving more as a store-front than as a primary download location. The change of ownership of the site came …

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Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward

This Happened to a Friend of Mine

His domain was stolen by a Russian.

He was able to get it back, but it took a while, and I don't think the thief was penalized at all.

Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward

How?

How can people Steal your domains ?

is it because it was due for renew and jay didn't renew it in time ?

oh well a quick who is and you have the Domain Squatters email address, might be worth emailing him telling him to give it, after 1000's of emails filling up his inbox he might change his mind and give it back ;)

http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?domain=Bastille-linux.org

Andrii Degeler

Ukrainian sqatter.

Mykhailo Perebiynis is ukrainian last name for sure.

Jon Green

A telling name, perchance?

I suspect the Reg capitalised the name incorrectly. It should be "MYkhailo PErebiyNIS". 'Nuff said.

Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward

Signing

>>He includes his PGP fingerprint in a posting on the incident. This cryptographic key will be used to sign any Bastille Unix downloads...<<

No it won't. He'll sign them with the other key of the pair - the private one

Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward

shame he did'nt ....

register www.BastilleUnix.com and www.BastilleUnix.org at same time, lol.

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