Is the DNS of nmap.org compromised somehow?

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I’m currently developing a Python library that fetches subdomains from some APIs and during testing I came to fetch the subdomains of “nmap.org” just so I can have sample data for my tests. The results returned from VirusTotal API included 100+ domains, many of which make no sense.

Here is a small sample of what it returned:

{‘scanme-baumschutz.nmap.org‘, ‘echoriseaboveyourlimits.nmap.org‘, ‘prestashoptuto.nmap.org‘, ‘ckeepingthechristmasspiritalive365.nmap.org‘, ‘the-blog-that-shareswww.nmap.org‘, ‘nrlwashdc-mil-tac-issues.nmap.org‘, ‘keralahoneymoonvactionpackage-echo.nmap.org‘, ‘wwwtradingdeportivo-domingodearmas.nmap.org‘, ‘ifashionvibe-blogfashionvibe-bloguefashionvibe-blog.nmap.org‘, ‘dgbridgedgbridgedgbridge.nmap.org‘}

Is this right? All you need is a free API key but you guys can check for yourselves on VirusTotal: https://developers.virustotal.com/reference/domains-relationships

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Royal Mail “cyber incident” is an ongoing cyberattack CEO admits to MPs

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By: Joe Fay Simon Thompson, CEO of the U.K.’s Royal Mail, has confirmed in a session with MPs that the crippling of its ability to send parcels and letters abroad was down to a “cyberattack” and that it was “ongoing”. Thompson said that investigations into the attack on the U.K. postal operator – one of the most high-profile attacks on the country’s critical infrastructure to date – were continuing, but so far there was no evidence that personal data of customers had been compromised. The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) and National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have been investigating the…

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