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Originally posted by pradaboy
NatNet was so kind to finally clear it up for the paranoia webmasters
With regard to the rumors that this new policy will make domain slamming / hijacking / stealing easier, this is simply not true. As the owner of the domain, you must still confirm a transfer with the gaining registrar in order for the transfer to take place.
stop the paranoia people 
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I think NatNet and many of the "not to worry" people may not be that familiar with attempted and successful hijackings in the last couple years. It's true, you're *supposed* to need to confirm approval with the gaining registrar, but that doesn't mean there's nothing to worry about. There are hundreds (thousands? ICANN's list seems very outdated) of ICANN-accredited registrars now, most are okay, but some are shady, and others are just careless. With so much money to be made fraudulantly, you can count on some of the careless or shady registrars facillitating hijack attempts. Some registrars have had security flaws in transfer request approval for a long time, which will only now be exploited.