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Security · 2h ago

Namecheap Gave Account Access to Unverified Caller

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Hacker News ·

A 13-year Namecheap customer reports that a third party gained full account access by simply calling support and claiming ownership of a domain. Namecheap changed the password and email without verifying identity, despite having previously called the account owner. The incident highlights a severe security flaw in Namecheap's account recovery process.

Meridian48 take
Namecheap's lax verification undermines trust, but the real story is how easily social engineering bypasses even basic security protocols at a major domain registrar.
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