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Woodway Texas Government...Comrades? Thoughts? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago by jefftist@lemmygrad.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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So...I stumbled across this while googling "crack streams" (which anyone who's a poor prole knows -- is a reputable place to watch sports for free.) So I google -- and this PDF URL pops up. I click on the LIVE image in the PDF and it takes me to antsports.tv. lol. Some government individual in a town between Austin and Dallas decided this would be a good idea to post on a GOVERNMENT server lol. I won't tattle, but -- funny no? Thoughts?

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[–] Majestic@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

That’s because they were hacked or exploited for an uncontrolled ability to upload searchable documents that get indexed. Very common with universities and gov sites. A real plague honestly.

And there’s a non-zero chance they tried hacking you by directing you to a malware payload.

I would never follow links found in a pdf. Heck I would never open a suspicious pdf like that given it could be the payload.

Use dbzero’s piracy wiki megathread of links to find reasonably safe sources for this stuff not random links.

[–] jefftist@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

I didn't follow the links. I just found it funny. I use SoulSeek for downloading. I just occasionally watch live sports on Crack Streams or Meth Streams. Me being hacked? They won't get much. lol.