NYU.edu Defaced

  $ dig www.nyu.edu +noall +answer -t A

  ; > DiG 9.10.6 > www.nyu.edu +noall +answer -t A
  ;; global options: +cmd
  www.nyu.edu.            1       IN      CNAME   dsvdfvx64.github.io.
  dsvdfvx64.github.io.    2995    IN      A       185.199.109.153
  dsvdfvx64.github.io.    2995    IN      A       185.199.110.153
  dsvdfvx64.github.io.    2995    IN      A       185.199.111.153
  dsvdfvx64.github.io.    2995    IN      A       185.199.108.153

Looks like someone added a CNAME record pointing https://www.nyu.edu to https://dsvdfvx64.github.io, but https://github.com/dsvdfvx64 is 404. I wonder how one can use GitHub Pages while the corresponding username doesn't exist.

Re: NYU.edu Defaced

#8

Post by remram » Sat, Mar 22, 2025, 5:23 PM UTC

nalzok wrote: post #7

$ dig www.nyu.edu +noall +answer -t A ; > DiG 9.10.6 > www.nyu.edu +noall +answer -t A ;; global options: +cmd www.nyu.edu. 1 IN CNAME dsvdfvx64.github.io. dsvdfvx64.github.io. 2995 IN A 185.199.109.153 dsvdfvx64.github.io. 2995 IN A 185.199.110.153 dsvdfvx64.github.io. 2995 IN A 185.199.111.153 dsvdfvx64.github.io. 2995 IN A 185.199.108.153 Looks like someone added a CNAME record pointing https://www.nyu.edu to http…

It wasn't 404 before. It has probably been reported to GitHub and banned by them. The user only had that one repository though.

Re: NYU.edu Defaced

#9

Post by remram » Sat, Mar 22, 2025, 8:21 PM UTC

Posted later, more comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43447308

Re: NYU.edu Defaced

#10

Post by steveBK123 » Sat, Mar 22, 2025, 9:40 PM UTC

ndegruchy wrote: post #6

This is awful. Who does this? Racist screeds and divisiveness seem to be growing unchecked and it's really worrying.

And if you point it out on HN you get downvoted by "red pilled shape rotators" these days.