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Sex.com hijacker arrested

Stephen Michael Cohen, who famously tricked Network Solutions into handing over the Sex.com domain name to him, was arrested by Mexican authorities and handed over the U.S. authorities Thursday. Cohen right now owes $82M to the rightful owner of Sex.com.

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