#expired-domains on Hacker News

2 stories tagged expired-domains, newest first.

Screenshot of kianbradley.com: Resurrecting a dead torrent tracker and finding 3M peers

Resurrecting a dead torrent tracker and finding 3M peers (kianbradley.com)

599 points by k-ian 1 year ago | 187 comments

Blog post describing how the author registered an expired torrent tracker domain, revived the tracker, and observed about 3 million peers connecting.

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Screenshot of labs.watchtowr.com: Backdooring Your Backdoors – Another $20 Domain, More Governments

Backdooring Your Backdoors – Another $20 Domain, More Governments (labs.watchtowr.com)

415 points by mooreds 1 year ago | 58 comments

watchTowr Labs blog post on registering abandoned domains referenced by backdoored webshells, gaining access to compromised systems including government servers.

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#expired-domains on Hacker News

Resurrecting a dead torrent tracker and finding 3M peers(kianbradley.com)

Backdooring Your Backdoors – Another $20 Domain, More Governments(labs.watchtowr.com)

Resurrecting a dead torrent tracker and finding 3M peers (kianbradley.com)

Backdooring Your Backdoors – Another $20 Domain, More Governments (labs.watchtowr.com)