1. Yes, I have had 3 potential clients mention this to me and initially I was a bit caught off guard. I am also concerned that it could be more and some decided to just not move forward because they believed outright that it was a "Scam".

2. I agree, I think I was a bit too worried because I do not know how to navigate this space "Gov Tech" very well.

Thankyou very much for your response; developing a product in a silo can cause tunnel vision which leads to blowing things out of proportion, your comment has really helped me to put things into perspective.

My biggest concern by far is that they seem to have put codify.inc on a registry so ISP's are blocking or showing the red "this is a scam - go back to safety" page. I really liked and invested a lot into that "branding".

It's worth getting ahead of because you don't want it to escalate vis-a-vis other gov agencies. Outreach to editors @ various outlets is going to be important. If you want to go the extra mile, maybe it makes sense to try to talk to and work with HI SOC? (But I'd want to know more about your situation.)

This is something that's good to catch early so you know that it's an ongoing thing you'll have to deal with. Investing in your branding means it's an ongoing investment (esp. in B2G, which places a premium on trust).

Also, if you're losing business because of this, it -may- actually make sense to talk to a lawyer at some point. You can't blame HI SOC for flagging (at least, that's what I suspect), but the news reports seem to vary in terms of how responsible their reporting is.

But that's maybe an issue for another day.