Press Kit — Quotable Statistics & Verified Facts
Everything you need to write about UltaHost: headline numbers ready to quote, pull quotes with attribution, verified facts with source documents, and the primary URLs for independent verification.
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Headline statistics
Pull quotes
“Ultahost is off to a rocky start with ICANN. One of ICANN's newest domain name registrars is already in breach of its accreditation agreement, just months after signing it... As of the end of October, it had no .com registrations.”
— DomainNameWire — domain industry trade publication link
“Bulletproof hosting: DNS, web, mail or other services provided with either explicit or tacit actions not to disconnect customers who spam or engage in cybercrime.”
— Spamhaus — SBL listing criteria definition (UltaHost matches behaviorally)
“Ultahost are more lenient with abuse complaints of a certain nature and Hostinger are very aggressive with accepting complaints and actioning them.”
— BlackHatWorld forum user comparing UltaHost vs Hostinger (criminal community confirmation)
“Kick rocks since you used a Gmail account.”
— UltaHost response to an abuse report from a Gmail user (Trustpilot reviewer testimony)
“We do not investigate abuse unless I submit a trademark or court order.”
— UltaHost LinkedIn rep to a brand-impersonation victim (Trustpilot, 2026)
“DMCA-ignored servers allow you to stream or share content that lawyers and governments believe violates copyright law.”
— UltaHost's own blog (their own admission of the bulletproof hosting model) link
“Be warned this company are a bunch of Turkish people with scam companies pretend names in the UK and US stealing money.”
— HostScore reviewer actively suing UltaHost in Singapore, UK, and USA
“It has backdoors, and creates automatic accounts on the site to publish ads after you purchase it for a period of time.”
— Trustpilot reviewer of WoWonder — Doughouz family's other product (CodeCanyon, 9,982 purchases)
Verified facts ready to cite
- 1.UltaHost, Inc. (IANA #4331) received an official ICANN Notice of Breach on 5 February 2025 — one of only a small number of registrars to do so that year. (Source: ICANN compliance notice PDF)
- 2.The cure period of 21 days was missed; the breach was not officially cured until March 2026 — over a year past deadline.
- 3.ULTAHOST LTD UK (Companies House 14567126, incorporated 3 January 2023) is a £10,000 one-person shell company. Sole director and sole secretary Elin Doughous is Turkish-nationality, resident in Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey.
- 4.UltaHost's own Terms of Service admit operations across four jurisdictions: USA, UK, Dubai, Istanbul.
- 5.The Doughouz family operates additional brands under 'Doughouz Group': ScriptSun, WoWonder, PlayTube, DeepSound, PixelPhoto, and Wolvor Global ('Military technology providers' per Crunchbase).
- 6.UltaHost's autonomous system AS214036 holds 49,239 domains across 5,553 IP addresses. BGP.HE.net flags it as 'announces bogons' — invalid IP ranges associated with abuse-friendly infrastructure.
- 7.Four independent industry directories classify UltaHost as bulletproof hosting: Bolster AI, HostAdvice, WebsitePlanet, OnlyLoudest.
- 8.UltaHost's own affiliate FAQ offers up to 70% commission per sale (industry standard 20-40%) or $100-$300 flat, paid in cryptocurrency.
- 9.Trustpilot has publicly flagged UltaHost: 'We've removed a number of fake reviews for this company.' Sitejabber: 'Ultahost has been reported to offer discounts, coupons, or other compensation in exchange for reviews.'
- 10.UltaHost operates two Trustpilot profiles (ultahost.com and ultahost.io) showing a bimodal review distribution: 67% five-star + 24% one-star with almost nothing in between — the mathematical signature of paid reviews mixed with genuine angry customers.
Primary source documents
Every claim on this site links back to one of these. None are behind a paywall.
- ICANN Notice of Breach (PDF, 5 Feb 2025)https://www.icann.org/uploads/compliance_notice/attachment/1257/hedlund-to-doughous-5feb25.pdf
- DomainNameWire — first-reported breach coveragehttps://domainnamewire.com/2025/02/05/new-domain-registrar-already-in-breach-of-accreditation-agreement/
- PhishDestroy registrar stats (#3 worst)https://phishdestroy.io/registrar-stats/
- PhishDestroy UltaHost domain list (728 flagged)https://phishdestroy.io/domain/?registrar=Ultahost,+Inc.
- PhishDestroy GitHub destroylist (timestamped public record)https://github.com/phishdestroy/destroylist
- UK Companies House — ULTAHOST LTD (14567126)https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14567126
- BGP.HE.net AS214036 (bogon announcement)https://bgp.he.net/AS214036
- Scamalytics fraud score (40/100 medium risk)https://scamalytics.com/ip/isp/ultahost-inc
- BBB UltaHost profile (D rating)https://www.bbb.org
- Crunchbase Doughouz Group (military tech, 3rd brother)https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/doughouz-group
- UltaHost's own affiliate FAQ (70% commissions)https://ultahost.com/affiliates
- UltaHost's own refund policy ('criminal fraud chargebacks')https://ultahost.com/refund
- Bolster AI bulletproof hosting researchhttps://bolster.ai/blog/bulletproof-hosting
Mainstream press already citing this investigation
These are publications that have independently covered facts also documented on this site. Free to cross-cite.
Cybernews (May 2026)
Mainstream cybersecurity publication's 2026 UltaHost review cites the April 11 forced-reboot incident (our case study #7) and concludes: “promotional pricing, product-specific refund exclusions, and mixed external customer feedback mean cautious buyers should start small and test support quality first.” cybernews.com
DomainNameWire (February 2025)
The domain industry trade publication first reported the ICANN breach with the “zero .com registrations” detail. Full article
Cloudflare community (May 2026)
A public Cloudflare community thread documents a Ledger-impersonation phishing site that remained operational despite reports to BOTH Cloudflare AND UltaHost — independent confirmation of the abuse-ignore pattern from a venue unrelated to PhishDestroy / Trustpilot / HostDean. Thread
Wikipedia — reputation laundering subject
The Wikipedia article on UltaHost mentions only positive developments and buries the ICANN breach in citations without article-body discussion. A useful example of how the dual-Trustpilot / paid-affiliate / Sitejabber-compensation reputation machine extends to the encyclopedia layer. Wikipedia entry
Branding for use in articles
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