Researcher discovers companies sending secrets to noreply.net domain
A researcher purchased the noreply.net domain, which is commonly used by companies as a catch-all address for automated emails they don't want customers to reply to. He subsequently received sensitive corporate information and secrets because many organizations mistakenly sent confidential communications to this domain, treating it as a digital trash can without considering the security implications.
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A researcher bought noreply.net. Companies started sending him secrets.
A researcher purchased the noreply.net domain, which is commonly used by companies as a catch-all address for automated emails they don't want customers to reply to. He subsequently received sensitive corporate information and secrets because many organizations mistakenly sent confidential communications to this domain, treating it as a digital trash can without considering the security implications.
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