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Don't forget about the guy whose twitter account was stolen because a hacker got access to his email _because_ the weak link was a custom domain and poor securi
by hellofunk 10y ago
Don't forget about the guy whose twitter account was stolen because a hacker got access to his email _because_ the weak link was a custom domain and poor security at Godaddy. The domain was hacked, giving the attacker full access to email, and therefore ability to change passwords, transfer ownership of a prized twitter account and more. It has been discussed here quite a bit. The folks that answer phones at domain registrars don't usually have adequate training and social engineering is common.
- kuschku 10y agoThen don't trust a registrar. Get a domain directly through a NIC that offers that directly.
- hellofunk 10y agoCan you recommend one? I've never heard of this.
- hellweaver666 10y agoMany NIC's support this but they aren't really setup to handle individuals (they prefer resellers do that) expect to pay a lot more for the privilege. You can usually find the Registrar by just going to nic.tld (e.g. http://nic.io/ http://nic.io/)
- nilved 10y agoYour email is always the keys to the kingdom, but I trust Gandi a lot more than I trust Google. GoDaddy is probably the worst choice someone could make. 2FA is mandatory for email and domains.