Duplicated Website

  • Resolved paulsdigitalservices

    (@paulsdigitalservices)


    1 year, 4 months ago

    Hi, my website is

    I have just discovered that someone has duplicated my website, pages and content and has created a website using the URL estateagency.xyz

    What can I do about this? I’ve obviously been hacked somehow.

    • This topic was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by Steven Stern (sterndata).
    • This topic was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by James Huff. Reason: wrapped the clone site so it doesn't get SEO juice

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • Moderator Steven Stern (sterndata)

    (@sterndata)

    Volunteer Forum Moderator

    1 year, 4 months ago

    Interesting… the .xyz site says, in it’s source, “<!– Mirrored from estateagency.marketing/ by HTTrack Website Copier/3.x [XR&CO’2014], Sat, 26 Oct 2024 05:54:36 GMT –>”

    That site is hosted at namecheap.com, so you should contact them to ask to have it taken down. Note that wordpress.org is not responsible for the content of that site (or yours, for that matter).

    Thread Starter paulsdigitalservices

    (@paulsdigitalservices)

    1 year, 4 months ago

    Thank you and I shall email namecheap.com

    Nuhman Nathly

    (@ahnuhmannathly)

    1 year, 4 months ago

    Hi @paulsdigitalservices

    Draft a formal complaint or takedown request addressing the hosting provider directly. Provide clear evidence of the cloning and explain why it violates your intellectual property rights.

    Here the some useful information about both Domain

    Domain: estateagency.marketing
    Registrar: Automattic Inc.
    Registered On: 2021-06-11
    Expires On: 2025-06-11

    Domain: estateagency.xyz
    Registrar: Namecheap
    Registered On: 2024-10-26
    Expires On: 2025-10-26

    Details of the Violation

    1. Original Website: [URL of your website]
    2. Cloned Website: [URL of the cloned website]
    3. Description of the Infringement: The cloned website replicates the content, design, structure, and functionality of my original site without permission. This includes but is not limited to copyrighted text, images, branding elements, and code.

    Evidence Supporting the Complaint

    Date of Ownership: [State when your website was published/registered and provide documentation, e.g., domain registration or copyright details.]

    Supporting Documents

    Proof of ownership of the original website (e.g., domain registration certificate, copyright certificate, etc.).

    Thanks

    Thread Starter paulsdigitalservices

    (@paulsdigitalservices)

    1 year, 4 months ago

    Thank you. This is really helpful!

Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)

The topic ‘Duplicated Website’ is closed to new replies.