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Re:Hacking law firms with abandoned domain names by bkor on Monday August 27, 2018 @04:23AM (#17850155)
Isn't the name of a bank usually trademarked? And often trademarked domains are much easier disputed? A bank could way easier take back the domain, no?
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Re:Hacking law firms with abandoned domain names by dazc on Monday August 27, 2018 @07:28AM (#17850747)
Since he mentioned it was a 4-letter domain, it could be the bank had a mark for a longer name but used the LLLL for customer convenience? The fact they failed to renew suggests it wasn't an acronym in common use - like HSBC, for example.
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Re:Hacking law firms with abandoned domain names by godzillabrennus on Monday August 27, 2018 @03:56PM (#17853962)
Yes. It was an abbreviation for the bank and it was a small regional bank in a rural area that eventually folded into another company.
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Re:Hacking law firms with abandoned domain names by tomhoward on Monday August 27, 2018 @04:52AM (#17850245)
Probably yes, but that commenter can still have their fun in the meantime.
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