Mastodawn

blocklist.site, the former website of the Blocklist Project, appears to now be owned by scammers.

According to public reporting, which I have independently confirmed, blocklist.site redirects to malicious websites when visited. During my testing, I encountered notification scams, a fake "virus detected" screen, and a purported chocolate bar giveaway.

https://github.com/blocklistproject/Lists/issues/1586

When accessed via Tor, a VPN, or when using a known online sandbox, the website redirects to a page claiming the site is for sale.

https://tria.ge/260205-ec9v5sev8c/behavioral1

Over the last few years, the lists have seen intermittent periods of activity, but have been largely abandoned.
While I have not independently confirmed this, I suspect the domain registration for blocklist.site expired, and it was purchased by threat actors.

#BlocklistProject #FilterlistUpdate #Cybersecurity

[Add] https://blocklist.site/ as it redirects to ad campains · Issue #1586 · blocklistproject/Lists

Domain to add blocklist.site Target blocklist redirect Category Advertising / Tracking Evidence / Reason The site redirects to random other sites which either are trying to convice users that they ...

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tork7 Jan 31

So,
Ich mach dann auch mal mit bei der digtalen Unabhängigkeit. Ich bin schon recht weit mit Linux und Co, daher dann über die letzten Tage den Technitium DNS Server zuhause aufgesetzt. Damit werden Domainnamen nun komplett lokal rekursiv aufgelöst. Noch ein paar Wochen Testbetrieb, bis ich auch den Rest der Familie darauf umstelle. Werbung und Tracking werden natürlich geblockt. Danke an das Blocklistproject. #dutgemacht #diday #technitium #dns #homelab #BlocklistProject

Amgine Aug 15, 2024

Bytes Europe, and apparently everything at pubeurope.com, appears to be foreign state influencer.

Such sites are attempts to meddle in foreign elections, usually by selective news coverage.

Rather than trying to remember which sites trying to influence me which way, I simply block domains which host them - even where the site is not aware they are enabling. But I hope #BlocklistProject addresses these kinds of issues less bluntly than I do.