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It was online for 3 seconds before getting a 404 request for /.git/config


I am not exaggerating this: I created a new hostname in DNS, then added it to my existing webserver config. It was online for 3 seconds – 3! – before getting a 404 request for /.git/config. If you’re relying on obscurity to protect your services, get that right out your fool head today. You have about 3 seconds to get your act together. In the time it took me to type this, I got another 62 requests:

I created a new hostname in DNS, then added it to my existing webserver config. If you’re relying on obscurity to protect your services, get that right out your fool head today. In the time it took me to type this, I got another 62 requests:

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