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random-times.com

Observed Aug 2, 2026, 08:21 UTC (8d ago). Every field below was attested with an Ed25519 signature at scan time.

This reading of random-times.com was taken 8d ago

random-times.com is on the survey sweep, which works its way across the whole catalog rather than returning to one name on a schedule. Putting random-times.com under watch moves it to the fast lane, where DomainDrift re-checks it about every 5 minutes and signs each reading, so a change becomes a dated event within minutes instead of waiting for the sweep to come round.

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Secured byGoogle Trust Services
Also usesGoogle Search Console
1 subdomain · domcop
Every line above is a signed observation. Check the math at the bottom of the page.
EVIDENCE OF WILDCARD DNSobserved 2026-08-09 04:01 UTC

DomainDrift asked this domain for a TXT record at a name nobody registers, and got an answer back. A domain that answers a name that was never created is answering names in general, and that is wildcard DNS.

Wildcard DNS clusters around domain parking, dynamic DNS and catch-all hosting. It is also a real attack surface: if every invented hostname resolves, then a hostname an attacker invents resolves too, which is the ground state for subdomain takeover and for phishing hosted under a name that looks legitimate.

This is evidence of wildcard behaviour, not a proven fact. It rests on one control name: a domain could legitimately serve a TXT record at exactly that name for an unrelated reason, and a wildcard that answers address records but not TXT records would not be caught here at all. What this reading is and is not.

INFRASTRUCTURE MAPwhat random-times.com actually stands on - every host below is a signed observation
random-times.com
A / AAAA
192.0.78.238192.0.78.172
unattributedserves the site
NS
ns2.wordpress.comns1.wordpress.comns3.wordpress.com
wordpress.comanswers its DNS
MX
smtp-fwd.wordpress.com
wordpress.comreceives its email
TLS
tls.automattic.com
Google Trust Servicesissued its certificate

DNS Records

A 2

  • 192.0.78.238
  • 192.0.78.172

MX 1

  • 0smtp-fwd.wordpress.com

TXT 2

  • v=spf1 include:_spf.wpcloud.com ~all
  • google-site-verification=0N8l_IymnAmQ0ud65qE8sdxf8GdPbD93keGeyqiU858

NS 3

  • ns2.wordpress.com
  • ns1.wordpress.com
  • ns3.wordpress.com

SOA 1

  • ns1.wordpress.com hostmaster.wordpress.com

MCP_RECORDS 2

  • google-site-verification=0N8l_IymnAmQ0ud65qE8sdxf8GdPbD93keGeyqiU858
  • v=spf1 include:_spf.wpcloud.com ~all

DMARC_RECORDS 1

  • v=DMARC1;p=none;

BIMI_RECORDS 2

  • google-site-verification=0N8l_IymnAmQ0ud65qE8sdxf8GdPbD93keGeyqiU858
  • v=spf1 include:_spf.wpcloud.com ~all

MTA_STS_RECORDS 2

  • v=spf1 include:_spf.wpcloud.com ~all
  • google-site-verification=0N8l_IymnAmQ0ud65qE8sdxf8GdPbD93keGeyqiU858

TLS Certificates (3)

Common NameIssuerExpires
tls.automattic.com C=US, O=Google Trust Services, CN=WR1 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 04:16:19 +0000
WR1 C=US, O=Google Trust Services LLC, CN=GTS Root R1 Tue, 20 Feb 2029 14:00:00 +0000
GTS Root R1 C=BE, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, 2.5.4.11=Root CA, CN=GlobalSign Root CA Fri, 28 Jan 2028 00:00:42 +0000

Subdomains (1)

The proof

Signed at scan time. Check the math yourself. Every line above is part of one signed observation. Re-hash it and check the Ed25519 signature in your own browser; the only network request the check makes is for the published public keys.

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Ed25519 Receipt

Receipt ID
rcpt_a6b200d96b618841
Output Hash
e0f433008dc844a5d4dde194a2fbc276c4bd8043e41873ebb1a4735d7727b221
Signature
ed25519:f0e9eedb32a136af617778af1d1ea75d68708a90ebb466f670870ba56271e48ebeeba04d425e037398abe6dc1a51d1ee944707e6a4548a3cafe9866739b5e402
Public Key
ed25519:4859bb613d650e12dd7478cc307c73a8712fabc115a9dc59f65534ed3c09a8f9
Parent
(genesis)
Plane
fast
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