Don't just shorten your URL, make it suspicious and frightening (2010)
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HN comment orderPrevious discussion: - http://www.5z8.info/backyard-fireworks-disasters_w0v6qb_hitl... - http://www.5z8.info/foreign-brides_a7s2us_begin-bank-account... - http://www.5z8.info/stoleniphones_w7e4ro_whitepower - http://www.5z8.info/gruesome-gunshot-wounds_f1u0dv_usb-hijac...
https://news.ycombinator.com/ is now http://www.5z8.info/horse-slaughter_o2z4pp_heroin-od.avi :D :D
Pointless and bizarre, and therefore cool.
This is highly useful for adhoc internal phishing campaigns! I know who is going to click on spear phishing links, anyone not paying 100% attention, but this helps in building internal phishing campaigns that mimick the mass produced ones. I can train my users to watch for this type of suspicious url.
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- Breakout years
- 3
- Total points
- 590
- Total comments
- 149
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-02-18 | Shady URL: Don't just shorten your URL, make it suspicious and frightening.First breakout | _pius | 156 | 21 |
| 2016-04-26 | ShadyURL | tribe | 3 | 2 |
| 2018-04-09 | Don't just shorten your URL, make it suspicious and frightening (2010) | handpickednames | 180 | 68 |
| 2020-09-24 | ShadyURL | leephillips | 12 | 5 |
| 2020-09-28 | Shady URL – make your URLs look suspicious | softwaredoug | 3 | 0 |
| 2021-12-18 | URL Lengthener that makes a URL look sketchy | freeqaz | 2 | 1 |
| 2022-05-14 | ShadyURL: Make your URL suspicious and frightening | memorable | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-05-15 | Don't just shorten your URL, make it suspicious and frightening (2010)Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | memorable | 232 | 52 |