Spam in Whois: How is it done and how do I protect my domain?

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Published on 2014-06-05T03:05:41Z Indexed on 2014/06/05 3:27 UTC
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Yes, there are answered questions regarding spam in Whois. But still unclear:

  • How do they do it?
  • How should I respond?
  • What precautions can I take?

For example: Whois for google.com

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Server Name: GOOGLE.COM.ZOMBIED.AND.HACKED.BY.WWW.WEB-HACK.COM
IP Address: 217.107.217.167
Registrar: DOMAINCONTEXT, INC.
Whois Server: whois.domaincontext.com
Referral URL: http://www.domaincontext.com

Server Name: GOOGLE.COM.ZZZZZ.GET.LAID.AT.WWW.SWINGINGCOMMUNITY.COM
IP Address: 69.41.185.195
Registrar: TUCOWS DOMAINS INC.
Whois Server: whois.tucows.com
Referral URL: http://domainhelp.opensrs.net

Server Name: GOOGLE.COM.ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.GET.ONE.MILLION.DOLLARS.AT.WWW.UNIMUNDI.COM
IP Address: 209.126.190.70
Registrar: PDR LTD. D/B/A PUBLICDOMAINREGISTRY.COM
Whois Server: whois.PublicDomainRegistry.com
Referral URL: http://www.PublicDomainRegistry.com

Server Name: GOOGLE.COM.ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.HAVENDATA.COM
IP Address: 50.23.75.44
Registrar: PDR LTD. D/B/A PUBLICDOMAINREGISTRY.COM
Whois Server: whois.PublicDomainRegistry.com
Referral URL: http://www.PublicDomainRegistry.com

Server Name: GOOGLE.COMMAS2CHAPTERS.COM
IP Address: 216.239.32.21
Registrar: CRAZY DOMAINS FZ-LLC
Whois Server: whois.crazydomains.com
Referral URL: http://www.crazydomains.com 

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>>> Last update of whois database: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 02:10:51 UTC <<<

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>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2014-06-04T19:04:53-0700 <<<

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