When your domain, mailbox or website suddenly isn't yours anymore.

• Domain hijacked? What to do in the first hour

  Domain hijacked: secure the mailbox first, then the registrar account, document WHOIS data and request a transfer freeze. ICANN dispute steps for .com explained.

• Report a phishing site: who can take it down

  Report a phishing site to Google Safe Browsing, the registrar, the host, APWG and NCSC or CISA. Who can block what, plus a report template that gets read.

• How to spot a phishing domain in ten seconds

  Spot a phishing domain by reading the address right to left: the real domain sits just before the extension. Plus WHOIS age checks and the padlock myth.

• Website hacked? What to do, step by step

  Website hacked, what to do: isolate it, keep evidence, rotate credentials, restore clean, clear the Google warning. Includes WP-CLI checks and GDPR timing.

What to do in the first hours.

• DNS hijacking: how to detect it and where it happens
• Domain hijacked? What to do in the first hour
• Registrar account hacked: lock it down in this order
• Website hacked? What to do, step by step

Spotting and reporting fake domains.

• Homograph attack: when an a isn't an a
• Report a phishing site: who can take it down
• How to spot a phishing domain in ten seconds
• Typosquatting: lookalike domains and how to defend

Lock, 2FA, DNSSEC: so it never gets that far.

• 2FA for domain accounts: which method actually protects
• Enable DNSSEC: setup and checks with dig
• Prevent domain expiry: never lose a domain to a lapse
• Registrar lock vs registry lock: what each one stops

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