The Current State of Domain Hijacking, and a specific look at the ongoing issues at GoDaddy

The report details GoDaddy domain hijackings in late 2018–early 2019 where approximately 4,000 domains were stolen and abused to send ransom bomb threats and distribute GandCrab ransomware; the activity is attributed to a Russian group dubbed 'Spammy Bear', and GoDaddy's remediation efforts are criticized.