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Here's a good one: https://susam.in/ https://susam.in/ Stumbled on this when his domain was hijacked accidentally due to an anti-botnet operation and his post
by yori 7y ago
Here's a good one: https://susam.in/ https://susam.in/
Stumbled on this when his domain was hijacked accidentally due to an anti-botnet operation and his post about it came on HN (check the "Sinkholed" post). Since then I've subscribed to his blog, read the older posts and enjoyed the newer posts too.
He mostly posts about technology and mathematics. The reason why I got hooked to this blog is that they are mostly about offbeat topics that I wouldn't normally come across on my own. So there is something new to learn from every post. And they are very well written with great attention to detail.
- polyphonicist 7y agoSinkhole incident: https://susam.in/blog/sinkholed/ https://susam.in/blog/sinkholed/ HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21700139 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21700139 Pretty scary stuff for domain buyers!
- peterapps 7y agoHow does a domain get hijacked accidentally? Don't domain transfers take a few days and require approval from current domain owner?
- OJFord 7y agoPresumably the approval was the accident. (Or not renewing yet, so perhaps no approval necessary.) Also, 'transfer locks' are a good idea, but not supported by all TLDs.
- Qub3d 7y agoThe blog post states that the domain was erroneously flagged as belonging to a botnet system by a German law enforcement org, which took control of the domain to "sinkhole" what they assumed was botnet traffic.