We Spent $20 To Achieve RCE And Accidentally Became The Admins Of .MOBI (1.Viewing)

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• Sep 11, 2024

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They discovered that the WHOIS server for the .MOBI TLD had migrated from whois.dotmobiregistry.net to whois.nic.mobi, and the old domain had expired. The researchers purchased the expired domain for $20

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We Spent $20 To Achieve RCE And Accidentally Became The Admins Of .MOBI

 

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Insane!

 

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Wow

 

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• Sep 12, 2024

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Another case of an expired domain sunset by a registry that was used as their whois server. Crazy, but way too familiar An expired domain becomes a potential security risk, as it was used in unexpected ways.