OnlyFans Copyright Takedowns Expose Compromised Websites

UpGuard researcher Greg Pollock discovered a surprising source of threat intelligence: copyright takedown requests filed by OnlyFans and adult content creators. While not a real-time detection tool, this historical archive of DMCA notices offers a broad view of past vulnerabilities across vendors and third parties, highlighting the attractiveness of high-authority domains like .edu and .gov to attackers seeking to manipulate search results. This data reveals that government and university websites are frequently targeted due to their high domain authority and extensive digital footprints.