Brian Royce takes over the helm at Epik. Rob Monster is no longer CEO of domain name registrar Epik. The company announced today that Brian Royce will succeed Monster in the CEO role. Monster will be Chairman of the Board. The executive ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Epik helps patterns.com owner recover domain in UDRP
· Policy & LawDomain was allegedly stolen in 2020. The general counsel of domain name registrar Epik has helped the previous owner of patterns.com win the domain back through a UDRP. According to the dispute, Cosmic Patterns Software, Inc. used the domain for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
An Epik hack – 2021 top stories
· Domain RegistrarsHackers stole data from Epik this year, connecting the dots between extremist websites and their owners. This year, the domain name industry received unwelcome attention when hackers stole data from Epik. Epik is a domain name registrar known ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Top domain name stories from September (no surprise!)
· UncategorizedEpik was the top news story last month after the registrar was hacked. Guess what the top story on Domain Name Wire was last month? And the second? Third? Fourth... Yes, they were all about Epik. Here are the top stories on Domain Name Wire last ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Takeaways from the Epik hack call
· Domain RegistrarsA call that starts with a discussion about the Epik hack covers lots of ground and sometimes goes off the rails. Here are some of my takeaways. On Thursday, September 16, Epik CEO Rob Monster held a live meeting on his platform PrayerMeeting.com in ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Epik breach: credit card woes, Whois data
· Domain RegistrarsCredit card exposure from breach could have a major impact on customers. I've been writing a lot about the Epik security breach, and you can expect to hear a lot more in the coming weeks as more details come out. Yesterday, I published an email ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Epik sends hack notice, warns on credit cards
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar says payment card information may have been compromised. Late Saturday night, domain name registrar Epik sent an email to customers confirming the hack that was widely reported last week. This comes after one official email communication ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Epik hack: what we know & what you should do
· Domain RegistrarsWhat customers and other registrars should do to protect themselves until we know more. Domain name registrar Epik was hacked this week, and the hackers published reams of data online. A group saying it's aligned with the hacker collective ... Continue Reading18 Comments
Hackers claim significant Epik breach
· Domain RegistrarsA group claims that it has hacked Epik and downloaded significant data. A group says it has hacked domain name registrar Epik and released a trove of data online. A posting (see PDF version) claims that the hackers gained access to data about ... Continue Reading58 Comments
Mike Lindell, Rob Monster, and one crazy cybersquatting dispute
· Policy & LawYou might need a flow chart to track what happened in this weird dispute. Creatd, Inc., which runs a site called Vocal, has won a cybersquatting dispute against Epik owner Rob Monster over the domain name Vocl.com. It's one of the zaniest UDRP ... Continue Reading7 Comments
