alert! The company's website domain name was not cancelled after expiration, and was 'hijacked' by criminals as a gambling website...

Jul 28, 2022

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Many people think that if the website domain name of their own website expires, they do not need to go through any formalities, and the website will automatically have nothing to do with them. Is this really the case?

Recently, Mr. Yang encountered troubles. After the domain name of his company's website expired, he did not cancel it. He was "hijacked" by criminals as a gambling website...

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In March of this year, Xi'an High-tech police found that Mr. Yang's company had not taken measures to prevent computer viruses and network attacks, resulting in the website being "hijacked" and redirecting to a gambling-related website. After investigation, the company failed to fulfill its obligations such as network security protection. The company's website domain name was not cancelled after expiration, so it was "hijacked" by criminals as a gambling website. Fortunately, the gambling website has not been put into use, and no serious consequences have been caused. Under the guidance of the police, Mr. Yang cancelled the domain name of the website.

In accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Network Security Law of the People's Republic of China" and "Administrative Measures for the Security Protection of Computer Information Network International Networking", the company was given a warning and punishment in accordance with the law, and ordered to rectify within a time limit.

Many people know that the establishment of a website needs to be filed, but when the domain name of the website expires or the website is terminated, it must also be cancelled and filed in time.

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According to Article 4 of the Measures for the Administration of Internet Information Services, the state implements a licensing system for commercial Internet information services; and a filing system for non-commercial Internet information services. Those who have not obtained a license or have not gone through the filing procedures shall not engage in Internet information services.

According to the relevant regulations of the "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Security Protection of Computer Information Systems" and the "Administrative Measures for the Security Protection of Computer Information Network International Networking", the website must go to the local public security organ's network security department to go through the recordation procedures, and after the network is officially connected If it is not fulfilled, the public security organ will give a warning or a penalty of not more than six months of suspension for rectification.

If the domain name or server fee expires, or the website decides to terminate the operation, if the relevant cancellation filing procedures are not carried out in time, the filing information of the website will not be automatically eliminated, and the original website filing party still needs to bear the relevant main responsibility for the website. Therefore, if the website To stop the operation, the website operator must promptly carry out the ICP cancellation record and the public security cancellation record, so as to avoid the illegal use of the website for illegal crimes because the website has not gone through the relevant cancellation procedures, which will lead to its own responsibility.

Handle website cancellation record

If you also encounter the problem of website cancellation and filing, how to solve it?

According to the regulations of the website filing mechanism, after the website stops using, it needs to go through the ICP cancellation and filing, and it needs to go online for the online deregistration and filing on the National Internet Security Management Service Platform of the Ministry of Public Security.

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Cancellation filing method

First, download the cancellation application form for offline processing.

Log in to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's domain name information recordation management system (, download the application form for ICP user cancellation and recordation in the province (autonomous region, municipality directly under the Central Government) on the notice board, fill in the cancellation recordation and other information as required, and mail it To the communications administration bureau of the province (autonomous region, municipality directly under the Central Government), and then the applicant can inquire about the cancellation through the "ICP record inquiry".

The second is to apply online through a domain name service access provider with cancellation qualifications. The specific method is to log in to the relevant website of the domain name access provider, submit an application for cancellation online to the provincial first-level communications administration, and inquire about the cancellation status through "ICP record inquiry" after the submission is complete.

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