# Charity domain name hijacked

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2000/05/31/charity-domain-name-hijacked/
- Published: 2000-05-31T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The domain name Web.net, used to host Web sites for 700 charities, has been hijacked.

Read [Hackers steal charity site’s domain name](http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-1995485.html?tag=st.ne.1005.saslnk.saseml)
at News.com.

Read UK Fundraising’s coverage of [charity domain name issues](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/other_fr/domain_names.html)
and hacks against charities.

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