fuckyougoogle.zip đź–•
sundar@google:~$ mv /root/stable_products_that_people_rely_on/googledomains.zip /tmp/
sundar@google:~$ crontab -l
# TODO(someone else): make super duper sure this only deletes actual zip files and *NOT* the sketchy domains ending with file extensions released by us & purchased on our registrar (which i just yeeted btw cuz i'm & also my evil superpowers are fueled by my reckless disregard for the greater good of the internet). - xoxo sundar <3
@monthly    rm -f /tmp/*.zip
sundar@google:~$ reboot 0This reaction seems a little extreme?
A little-known monopolistic internet conglomorate simply unleashed multiple TLDs with coincidentally matching binary file extentions onto the web and then abruptly exited the consumer domain registrar business, what’s the big deal?
- Bobby Rauch: The Dangers of Google’s .zip TLD
- Fortinet: Threat Actors Add .zip Domains to Their Phishing Arsenals
- Cisco Talos: .Zip top-level domains draw potential for information leaks
- Ars Technica: Google pushes .zip and .mov domains onto the Internet, and the Internet pushes back
- Malwarebytes: Zip domains, a bad idea nobody asked for
- Wired: The Real Risks in Google’s New .Zip and .Mov Domains
- Netcraft: Phishing attacks already using the .zip TLD
- Bleeping Computer: New ZIP domains spark debate among cybersecurity experts
- Red Canary: Broken zippers: Detecting deception with Google’s new ZIP domains
- Kaspersky: Beware the .zip and .mov domains!
- Palo Alto Networks: New Top Level Domains .zip and .mov open the door for new attacks
- Google, twenty years ago: “Don’t be evil”