Domain Hijacking - Exploiting Expiration

Exploiting Expiration

While not technically domain hijacking, domain sniping is a related practice of a bad actor registering a domain name whose registration has lapsed. Although domain registrars often make multiple attempts to notify a registrant of a domain name's impending expiration, these may fail due to out of date contact information or confusion by unsophisticated domain holders. Registrars and ISP's now normally have measures such as a Redemption Grace Period to provides some protection, but unless the original registrant holds a trademark or other legal entitlement to the name, they are often left without any form of recourse in getting the domain name back.