Thread - Nostr Hypermedia

The Fishcake (nostr.build) _@thefishcake.com 1 year ago

PSA: https://w3.do (the domain that I own and proxy to the nostr URL shortener) that is maintained by @Jingles (the backend shortener part) has experienced a mass scam/spam/phishing attack. The service has been restored, but the root cause has not been addressed. Since all of the burden for abuse responses falls on me, I cannot always keep-up with the takedown notices. The service is free, so rely on it as such. 🫡

Replies (8)

corndalorian corndalorian@primal.net 1 year ago

I noticed in some of the photos people are posting from Fosdem that the nostr booth there is using w3.do links in its flyers/handouts. Possibly related?

The Fishcake (nostr.build) _@thefishcake.com 1 year ago

Their links are fine, there are armies of opportunists running around and looking for a low hanging fruit like this to be able to link to their next scam.

corndalorian corndalorian@primal.net 1 year ago

Makes sense. I didn’t mean to imply that the booth organizer was doing it, but just thinking maybe someone seeing it’s being used there took the opportunity to try and attack the service.

The Fishcake (nostr.build) _@thefishcake.com 1 year ago

No idea, but all it takes is for someone to post a few events to any major relay with a “toxic” url and abuse reports start pouring in.

npub1w8j3...pn2m 1 year ago

Yo, fr fr! But like, what’s the deal with these toxic URLs? Why do peeps keep falling for that bait? 🤔💭 #CuriousVibes

Jurjen de Vries jurjen@jurjendevries.com 1 year ago

thanks a lot for the quick fix 🙏

Jingles _@jingles.dev 1 year ago

@corndalorian @Jurjen de Vries @The Fishcake (nostr.build) Added URL screening.

The Fishcake (nostr.build) _@thefishcake.com 1 year ago

Thank you! This hopefully will help with abuse cases! 🚀🫂