import PageTitle from "../../components/PageTitle"; import Link from "../../components/Link"; import { H3 } from "../../components/Heading"; import HorizontalRule from "../../components/HorizontalRule"; import UnorderedList, { ListItem } from "../../components/List"; import Comments from "../../components/Comments"; import { createMetadata } from "../../lib/helpers/metadata"; import backgroundImg from "./sundar.jpg"; export const metadata = createMetadata({ title: "fuckyougoogle.zip 🖕", description: "This is a horrible idea.", canonical: "/zip", }); const Page = () => { return ( <> fuckyougoogle.zip 🖕
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 0

This 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” ); }; export default Page;