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NameCheap's email hacked to send Metamask, DHL phishing emails

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Re: NameCheap's email hacked to send Metamask, DHL phishing emails

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God damn it, my main business email account is namecheap. I am so sick of them, they let so much spam in to my inboxes as well. If I have a domain from namecheap, and an email address with that domain, can I transfer it to something solid like outlook or gmail? My idea of how email works is really fuzzy.

It's a guided process for Google apps for business and very simple.

Re: NameCheap's email hacked to send Metamask, DHL phishing emails

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God damn it, my main business email account is namecheap. I am so sick of them, they let so much spam in to my inboxes as well. If I have a domain from namecheap, and an email address with that domain, can I transfer it to something solid like outlook or gmail? My idea of how email works is really fuzzy.

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Re: NameCheap's email hacked to send Metamask, DHL phishing emails

#13

Just received a bunch of cryptocurrency phising spam from their domain. Definitely pretty interesting, and they were actually fairly well done with a proper link text, but an incorrect link.

Huh, I wonder what the logic was. I own several domains through Namecheap over several years and I haven’t received any spam

I can corroborate the same, no spam

As of now I haven't yet received spam/phishing from this breach either

Re: NameCheap's email hacked to send Metamask, DHL phishing emails

#14

God damn it, my main business email account is namecheap. I am so sick of them, they let so much spam in to my inboxes as well. If I have a domain from namecheap, and an email address with that domain, can I transfer it to something solid like outlook or gmail? My idea of how email works is really fuzzy.

yes that is entirely possible, don't know if it will actually prevent this though, as the issue is that they have the domain.

Re: NameCheap's email hacked to send Metamask, DHL phishing emails

#15

God damn it, my main business email account is namecheap. I am so sick of them, they let so much spam in to my inboxes as well. If I have a domain from namecheap, and an email address with that domain, can I transfer it to something solid like outlook or gmail? My idea of how email works is really fuzzy.

> If I have a domain from namecheap, and an email address with that domain, can I transfer it to something solid like outlook or gmail? My idea of how email works is really fuzzy.

Yes you can. You'll need to:

- Setup the account with the new provider (note: that most providers including I believe outlook and gmail will charge a monthly fee for using a custom domain). I recommend Fastmail.

- "Add the domain" with the provider (which will mean they're expecting mail from it on their end

- Update a bunch of DNS records to point to your new provider. This will include MX records as well as things like DKIM and SPF. The provider will likely tell you what you need to set in as part of the previous step.

Re: NameCheap's email hacked to send Metamask, DHL phishing emails

#16

God damn it, my main business email account is namecheap. I am so sick of them, they let so much spam in to my inboxes as well. If I have a domain from namecheap, and an email address with that domain, can I transfer it to something solid like outlook or gmail? My idea of how email works is really fuzzy.

Ultimately a DNS record tells other email servers how to send email to your domain. So you just need to get an email service at another provide, and update your DNS records. Most providers have instructions on how to do this.

I'd recommend having a look at Fastmail as well.

Re: NameCheap's email hacked to send Metamask, DHL phishing emails

#18
To be clear, the issue was with a 3rd party provider that we use to send our newsletter. None of our own systems or customer accounts where breached. I sent a follow up email to all users that were affected. The domains linked in the original phishing emails were also disabled. I apologize for this issue and to anyone it may have affected. We have also taken immediate steps to insure it will not happen again.

Re: NameCheap's email hacked to send Metamask, DHL phishing emails

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Huh, I wonder what the logic was. I own several domains through Namecheap over several years and I haven’t received any spam

I can corroborate the same, no spam As of now I haven't yet received spam/phishing from this breach either

me too - I haven't received anything from namecheap despite being a customer for 10 years or so
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