DigiNews

Tech Watch by Johan Denoyer

← Back to articles

Namecheap Gave My Account to an Unverified Third Party Just Because They Asked

Quality: 8/10 Relevance: 9/10

Summary

A Namecheap user recounts a security lapse where an unverified third party gained access to a domain-backed account after simply requesting access, leading to a password change and email alteration. The post underscores weak verification at registrars and social engineering risk, urging stronger authentication and access controls for DNS/domain accounts.

🚀 Service construit par Johan Denoyer