- Sources: HN 49028037
- Summary: A Tell HN post (440 points) reports that domain registrar Namecheap gave control of a long-held account to an unverified third party, and separately locked the poster's account pending profile-information updates. This is one unverified customer account, not a confirmed Namecheap policy statement.
- Comments: Several long-time customers corroborate declining Namecheap account handling and recommend moving registrars. One describes an identical takeover at a small registrar after a client's contractor requested access.
- Why it matters: Registrar account takeover and weak identity verification put domains, DNS, and every dependent service at risk for developers and businesses.
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