Domain Registration 'deleteduser.com' Functions as Active PII Funnel for Deactivated Accounts
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The domain deleteduser.com is actively collecting PII from deactivated user accounts.
Multiple organizations are confirmed to send emails containing actual PII of 'deleted' individuals via this domain, as documented by @[email protected].
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The leakage was observed rapidly, with multiple sources implicating the domain.
Within one hour of monitoring, @[email protected] noted receiving signals from at least three different organizations.
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The situation is categorized as a high-risk privacy threat.
The issue was explicitly labeled a '$15 PII Magnet' by @[email protected], indicating significant security concerns.
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The issue is not a debate; it is a confirmed vulnerability.
There was no clear controversy; all posts focused solely on confirming and detailing the mechanism of the data leak.
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i was quite surprised to discover that no one had registered deleteduser [dot] com, and was curious to see how many emails i'd get if i registered it, assuming many orgs 'delete' logic probably just overwrote the email address with [email protected] or similar.
The answer, is at least 3 different orgs in the hour that I've owned that domain and been listening for email.
And yes, all of those emails contain the actual PII of the person who has been 'deleted' :-D
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5 boosts · 6 favs · 3 replies · Apr 14, 2026
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Deleteduser.com —a $15 PII Magnet
https://mike-sheward.medium.com/deleteduser-com-a-15-pii-magnet-c4396eb21061
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1 boosts · 1 favs · 0 replies · Apr 18, 2026
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I wrote up this cursed discovery with more details:
mike-sheward.medium.com/deleteduser-com-a-15-pii-magnet-c4396eb21061
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1 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 15, 2026
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