{
  "id": 13073538,
  "title": "en-html.org is a Scam Site",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/en-html-org-is-a-scam-site",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-09T07:37:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Lobsters",
    "slug": "lobsters",
    "url": "https://etbe.coker.com.au/2026/10/09/en-html-org-scam-site/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "According to reports, a scam group is targeting web site administrators by sending fraudulent emails. These emails impersonate legitimate operators of dead domains and request that the links be changed to mirrors of the sites under en-html.org. The goal appears to be manipulating search engine rankings by accumulating links from old web pages, then exploiting the high ranking for SEO optimization purposes.\n\nThe source advises that anyone who has linked to something under en-html.org should change the link to the original content on archive.org. If one receives an email from the en-html.org domain, it is recommended to ignore it or configure the mail server to reject such emails. The source even considers configuring DNS servers to return no valid data for any requests under that domain. Furthermore, the source will reject all future requests to update links in old blog posts, with the caveat that those who wish to view the original links in old posts can use archive.org instead.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}