{"id":28546,"date":"2026-04-09T11:53:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=28546"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:43:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:43:23","slug":"us-based-website-okripeti-org-suspended-after-dubawa-exposed-malicious-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/us-based-website-okripeti-org-suspended-after-dubawa-exposed-malicious-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"US-based website, Okripeti.org, suspended after DUBAWA exposed malicious activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Okripeti.org, a website based in the United States, has been suspended by its domain host, NameCheap Incorporation, after a DUBAWA report exposing the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report, published<\/a> on March 13, 2026, revealed that okripeti.org<\/a>, was harvesting the personal data of Africans. The website, registered with Namecheap Inc., enabled 18 scam paths<\/a> that imitated the electoral umpire in Nigeria and personalities in Malawi, Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The investigation also accused the web-hosting platform of shielding the perpetrator(s) under the General Data Protection Regulation<\/a> (GDPR) to design paths targeting unsuspecting citizens of the aforesaid countries.
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The suspension<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barely a week after the investigation, NameCheap Inc.\u2019s legal department informed DUBAWA via email that the website, okripeti.org<\/a>, had been suspended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPlease be informed that the domain associated with the reported activity has already been suspended as part of our investigation,\u201d the e-mail reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following NameCheap’s response, DUBAWA attempted to verify the suspension claim by accessing the domain, but was unsuccessful. The error message indicated that the website is no longer accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A screenshot of the error page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further analyses on the domain name using website scanning tools such as Urlscan.io<\/a>, DNSchecker<\/a>, and DNS Lookup<\/a>, returned search errors, indicating that the domain\u2019s records are no longer available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A screenshot of the error page on the Urlscan.io tool.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changes to the domain history and expiry date<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA discovered that the domain history has been publicly updated by NameCheap Incorporation using open-source tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rechecking the domain name on WhoIs, DNS Toolbox, and ICANN Lookup, we found a new date: March 16, 2026. This new domain history shows a third-day impact of our publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the domain name maintains Aug. 16, 2026, as its expiry date, meaning that Okripeti.org is \u201ctemporarily suspended.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Screenshots of domain history on WhoIs and DNS Toolbox tools.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ramatullahi Musliudeen, a cybersecurity expert, said the expiry and history dates cannot be changed despite the domain’s suspension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said the registrar has “pulled the plug” on its functionality without deleting it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe registrar owns the domain, but it has been removed from the global domain name system (DNS), meaning the website won’t load, and emails will bounce,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added that the domain history remains because anyone may refer to it in the future.<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Okripeti.org, a website based in the United States, has been suspended by its domain host, NameCheap Incorporation, after a DUBAWA report exposing the website. The report, published on March 13, 2026, revealed that okripeti.org, was harvesting the personal data of Africans. The website, registered with Namecheap Inc., enabled 18 scam paths that imitated the electoral umpire in Nigeria and personalities in Malawi, Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda. The investigation also accused the web-hosting platform of shielding the perpetrator(s) under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to design paths targeting unsuspecting citizens of the aforesaid countries. The suspension Barely a week after the investigation, NameCheap Inc.\u2019s legal department informed DUBAWA via email that the website, okripeti.org, had been suspended. \u201cPlease be informed that the domain associated with the reported activity has already been suspended as part of our investigation,\u201d the e-mail reads. Following NameCheap’s response, DUBAWA attempted to verify the suspension claim by accessing the domain, but was unsuccessful. The error message indicated that the website is no longer accessible. Further analyses on the domain name using website scanning tools such as Urlscan.io, DNSchecker, and DNS Lookup, returned search errors, indicating that the domain\u2019s records are no longer available. Changes to the domain history and expiry date DUBAWA discovered that the domain history has been publicly updated by NameCheap Incorporation using open-source tools. Rechecking the domain name on WhoIs, DNS Toolbox, and ICANN Lookup, we found a new date: March 16, 2026. This new domain history shows a third-day impact of our publication. However, the domain name maintains Aug. 16, 2026, as its expiry date, meaning that Okripeti.org is \u201ctemporarily suspended.\u201d Ramatullahi Musliudeen, a cybersecurity expert, said the expiry and history dates cannot be changed despite the domain’s suspension. She said the registrar has “pulled the plug” on its functionality without deleting it.  \u201cThe registrar owns the domain, but it has been removed from the global domain name system (DNS), meaning the website won’t load, and emails will bounce,\u201d she said. 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