An Abandoned CDN Domain Was Re-Registered. Thousands of Sites Still Call It.

A domain previously used by a content delivery network was re-registered in July 2025 after being abandoned for years. The CDN had been shut down, but many websites and other online resources still referenced the domain. Thousands of sites, code repositories, and documentation pages continue to have hard-coded links to hostnames under this domain. The new owner of the domain now has control over it, despite the original CDN being wound down. The domain's expiration and subsequent re-registration have resulted in the new owner holding significant influence. This situation affects a large number of websites that still rely on the domain.