Weaknesses in Whois Exploited by Domain Squatters

eWeek Columnist Larry Seltzer looks to find out why domain names he searches for mysteriously get registered hours after he looks them up. Seems they are exploiting weaknesses in the privacy of Whois searches:

I decided to run some tests, so I picked three names out of the air and checked them with the CNet Domain Search page including myfuzzycat.com and lickmynose.com.
I let the matter go and about 30 hours later I checked with a separate whois service and determined that the domains belonged to Chesterton Holdings.

I’ve never had this happen to me, but it’s a disturbing trend.
Whois Hijacking My Domain Research? [eWeek]

Original post by Security Wonk and software by Elliott

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