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Re:That company whose name used to contain HTML script tags Ltd by pushrax on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @01:16PM (#24921417)
It previously returned an XSS test payload https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ElAYZTcX0AEyFUY?format=jpg&name=...
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Re:That company whose name used to contain HTML script tags Ltd by Sephr on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @03:42PM (#24923263)
The character set used looks to be specifically authorized by law[1] so this doesn't appear to be unauthorized testing.

1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24921261

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Re:That company whose name used to contain HTML script tags Ltd by lopmotr on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @09:28PM (#24926120)
But not authorized by all the company register clone sites that would have triggered this. The service appears to be for testing your own site.
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