{"id":225613,"date":"2026-06-03T12:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/cybersecurity-company-says-former-employee-is-holding-domain-name-hostage-domain-name-wire\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T19:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T23:20:17","slug":"cybersecurity-company-says-former-employee-is-holding-domain-name-hostage-domain-name-wire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/cybersecurity-company-says-former-employee-is-holding-domain-name-hostage-domain-name-wire\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybersecurity company says former employee is holding domain name hostage – Domain Name Wire"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cybersecurity company says former employee is holding domain name hostage – Domain Name Wire<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/domainnamewire.com\/2026\/06\/03\/cybersecurity-company-says-former-employee-is-holding-domain-name-hostage\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-03 12:46:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: domainnamewire.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. San Francisco startup alleges terminated employee won\u2019t give it access to its domain name.<\/p>\n

System Two Security, a San Francisco-based cybersecurity company that raised a $7 million seed round in 2024, is suing (pdf) a former employee who it alleges is holding the company\u2019s domain name hostage.
\nThe company used the domain name detections.ai for its website and email addresses.
\nAccording to the company\u2019s lawsuit, its former Field Chief Information Security Officer, Andy Mog, registered the domain on the company\u2019s behalf while employed by the company.
\nSystem Two Security terminated Mog last month and requested that he provide credentials to access the domain.
\nThe lawsuit alleges that Mog refused to hand over the domain and sent a message to its CEO stating: \u201cYou should have known better, Robert [the company\u2019s CEO]. You know I like to buy domains.\u201d
\nAccording to System Two Security, Mog then offered to sell the domain to the company for escalating prices and sent an email to the company\u2019s advisors, investors, and potential customers with the subject \u201cEnd of detections.ai.\u201d
\nThe company originally asked the court for an injunction ordering the transfer of the domain to System Two Security.
\nIn response, Mog told the court (pdf) that an injunction wasn\u2019t necessary, because System Two has a workaround: detections.ai is now forwarding to SystemTwoSecurity.com.
\nThe website has a notice:
\nTemporary domain update: detections.ai is currently available at systemtwosecurity.com while we resolve a domain related issue. Your account, data, community access, and product experience remain unchanged.
\nMog also argued that the domain isn\u2019t registered to him personally but rather to MillionMonkeys LLC. He attached a screenshot from a GoDaddy account showing the domain is registered to that organization, with him as the contact. He argued that because the domain is registered to MillionMonkeys LLC, that entity should be a party to the dispute rather than him personally.
\nHe wrote:
\nWhile Defendant disputes Plaintiff\u2019s claims on the merits, Defendant has no intention of destroying or maliciously transferring the domain while this Court determines the proper legal procedure. However, because Plaintiff is actively operating its business without irreparable harm, and because the asset belongs to an unrepresented non-party, Defendant respectfully requests that the Court deny the Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and grant a short continuance so that MillionMonkeys, LLC may obtain licensed counsel.
\nThe parties reached a standstill agreement while they pursue arbitration or otherwise attempt to resolve the suit.
\nIt\u2019s another reminder to be mindful of who the registrant is for your company\u2019s domain names.<\/p>\n

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