Parasite SEO on steroids

[vsigsiehvdidod]

I actually created a script that looks for expired Shopify domains on high-authority websites. I scanned 500 domains yesterday and found a .edu domain with an old Shopify subdomain linked to Shopify with dns. The Shopify store had been removed, but when I added that domain in my account, I had to verify ownership using a DNS TXT record.

I think verification is only required for .edu domains, because I was able to add my old domain (.com) to Shopify without verification.

To be precise, DNS authentication is performed when you add a subdomain, but no authentication is required for the www main domain. However, I'm also curious whether they found some Shopify vulnerabilities that can be bypassed, or whether these domains were already available when the vulnerabilities existed.

 

[newshopify]

Hey guys,
I’ve been digging around and I noticed something strange that might be worth discussing.


I found a parasite method being used across several websites, and all of them have the exact same setup:

• They’re all using a Shopify blog
• The blog language is set to Dutch
• The structure, layout, and approach look almost identical
• The niches they target seem random but could realistically be run by a single person

I’ll drop 2–3 links as examples:

https://building.law.uchicago.edu/blogs/news
https://ampas-store.oscars.org/blogs/news
https://pt.store.tp-link.com/blogs/news/

What I’m trying to figure out is:


Is he buying access? Using some service? Something else?

many people do sell edu access.

 

[DozeX]

https://pt.store.tp-link.com/blogs/news/ is now removed

 

[0d1n]

Huh, people seems to not know or forget about doorways. It was a go-to method in 2010s, basically someone is hacking to these high-ish profile websites with a bunch of vulnerabilities (edu is prime example, great trust for domain, shitty software running on it), then selling access in a form of shell. Someone is buying 100 shells and put their shit there. Usually it's old/irrelevant subdomains, but domain still makes a huge difference.

Anyway, my point is that this is nothing new, black hat at it best.

 

[Tony Soprano]

Yeah. very hard to get a working dns domain. did the scraper / test for subdomains . check thier ip ..etc nothing major.
another one similar is related to azure. same kind of pattern. still didnt find time to dig and do some scraping for it.
with cpa / iptv offers. easy making 20k/30k a month. with iptv alone ranking some pages in good keywords they will make at least 10k if they have the payment gateways to process it. for cpa its easy. get as much as possible no problem with handling it.

 

[syslay288]

Symlink Hack*

 

[Penumbra]

Saw these too, they probably hire a hacker to find vulnerable sites and upload their stuff to it.

 

[Steptoe]

DNS mis-configurations are the gifts that keep on giving! https:// eu . gear . xbox . com/blogs/news/

 

[laur.laurix]

These look like symlinks attacks or subdomain highjacking....if done right it's insanely profitable with minimal risks...anyway this is the big boy league not content is king crap pushed by gurus on this forum.

It can be done with Kali Linux tools with minimal knowledge.

 

[antonio12]

Hey guys,
I’ve been digging around and I noticed something strange that might be worth discussing.


I found a parasite method being used across several websites, and all of them have the exact same setup:

• They’re all using a Shopify blog
• The blog language is set to Dutch
• The structure, layout, and approach look almost identical
• The niches they target seem random but could realistically be run by a single person

I’ll drop 2–3 links as examples:

https://building.law.uchicago.edu/blogs/news
https://ampas-store.oscars.org/blogs/news
https://pt.store.tp-link.com/blogs/news/

What I’m trying to figure out is:


Is he buying access? Using some service? Something else?

This setup has been popping up a lot. It’s usually not random access. Most of the time it’s exploiting Shopify’s default blog paths on subdomains that were poorly locked down, or using third party store builders tied to big brands. Same language and structure points to a single template and automation. It’s less about Shopify itself and more about reused access or misconfigured storefronts.

 

[affiliate08]

Hey guys,
I’ve been digging around and I noticed something strange that might be worth discussing.


I found a parasite method being used across several websites, and all of them have the exact same setup:

• They’re all using a Shopify blog
• The blog language is set to Dutch
• The structure, layout, and approach look almost identical
• The niches they target seem random but could realistically be run by a single person

I’ll drop 2–3 links as examples:

https://building.law.uchicago.edu/blogs/news
https://ampas-store.oscars.org/blogs/news
https://pt.store.tp-link.com/blogs/news/

What I’m trying to figure out is:


Is he buying access? Using some service? Something else?

This setup isn’t uncommon lately.
A lot of Shopify installs leave the blog section fairly open, and many site owners don’t actively monitor it because it’s not core to the store. That makes it an easy target for automation or bulk placement if someone finds a repeatable entry point.


The identical structure and language usually point to a templated workflow, not manual posting. It could be a single operator using the same script or process across many sites rather than buying access individually.


I don’t think it’s a special “service” so much as exploiting the same weak configuration repeatedly. Once those patterns get noticed, they usually stop working.

 

[Beacan12]

Any Way to get this type of content live on following blogs ?

 

[G03]

DNS mis-configurations are the gifts that keep on giving! https:// eu . gear . xbox . com/blogs/news/

Just goes to show that parasite + automation is live and kicking. The traffic is crazy and the group will make a nice $$$.

 

[moonshine7000]

Just goes to show that parasite + automation is live and kicking. The traffic is crazy and the group will make a nice $$$.

The posts are still ranking they haven't been taken down.

 

[lazra]

Google updates really work Black hat methods are getting easier every day.

 

[Steptoe]

Just goes to show that parasite + automation is live and kicking. The traffic is crazy and the group will make a nice $$$.

The posts are still ranking they haven't been taken down.

Yep, still live, still churning out posts (the formats they use are some good styles to emulate btw), still indexing quickly. Even the Backstreet Boys want to get in on the action https:// vday .backstreetboys .com/blogs/news/

 

[Tony Soprano]

I was playing around a bit with AI and Brave MCP… and this happened.
All the fing results are Blogspot posts using this exact same method.
I told it to try again and search other sources… and I got another batch of the same links.
Yeah, I’m fed.

Full list : https://pastebin.com/Cz5VwrBZ

Tonight Ill be dreaming about /blogs/news for sure...

 

[moonshine7000]

I was playing around a bit with AI and Brave MCP… and this happened.
All the fing results are Blogspot posts using this exact same method.
I told it to try again and search other sources… and I got another batch of the same links.
Yeah, I’m fed.
View attachment 499017
Full list : https://pastebin.com/Cz5VwrBZ

Tonight Ill be dreaming about /blogs/news for sure...

That subdomain in that post got taken over and it's ranking for free psn codes

 

[houn_digital]

Yeah. very hard to get a working dns domain. did the scraper / test for subdomains . check thier ip ..etc nothing major.
another one similar is related to azure. same kind of pattern. still didnt find time to dig and do some scraping for it.
with cpa / iptv offers. easy making 20k/30k a month. with iptv alone ranking some pages in good keywords they will make at least 10k if they have the payment gateways to process it. for cpa its easy. get as much as possible no problem with handling it.

how to do you post your content if you found those domains with mis configured dns

 

[moonshine7000]

how to do you post your content if you found those domains with mis configured dns

Their are videos on YouTube about it can't show them here