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1 of 2: Ukraine Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) and Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (CNPP) Complex
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Pretty much everyone can tell you the Chernobyl disaster happened in 1986 (26th April) with Top Gear (2014) and Chernobyl miniseries (2019 by HBO) increased its fame. Few people knew till recently that the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) is not just Ukraine but Belarus to the north. Belarus was done over thanks to the wind and in south Belarus forests are still radioactive along with plenty of warning signs.
Tourism to the Ukraine exclusion zone has been allowed for about 20 years and has turned into a “Disney Land” in recent years. As popularity increased so have the restrictions though luckily Ukraine is still a million miles away from the UK’s OTT health & safety rules. Visiting is not hard though in recent months that has changed, and it seems a lot of tour companies are no longer offering tours for the general public.
For those of you who know me, I am known for visiting odd places. Think: poor, underground, WW1/WW2/communist/Soviet, rough and less democratic. Ukraine and Chernobyl ticks some of those boxes. In 2015 I did a one-day group tour. 2020 a private tour to the other exclusion zone - think north of Ukraine. 2021 a two day very pricey tour including inside the powerplant complex. New Year’s Eve 2021 a group tour again. Yes, 4x!
Back in 2015 was somewhat the best since you could enter any building you fancied without cameras, trip alarms, guards or the tour guide moaning. These days in Ukraine CEZ you cannot enter most buildings due to “health & safety”. This is sad in some way and health & safety is still little compared to the boring UK. That said it is still very cool and the other exclusion zone had zero rules (and likely zero visitors) two years back.
Not again - please please please manage your sub-domains: General Mills offers cereal & free porn and Georgia State Government offers justice & naughty pictures
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When something funny happens, it is bound to happen again, so I have the tendency to check months or years later. Guess what? More private and public organisations have the same problem.
Perhaps it is not coincidence some large organisations all have the same problems: sub-domain and a Microsoft Azure address showing adult content. That said these organisations should be monitoring sub-domains to ensure none have gone awry.
Even searching for the organisation or sub-domain CISO’s embarrassing brings up the porn site.

DataSecurityExpert “Special” Exposé #2 - Please manage your sub-domains unlike the British Council who now offer free adult content on top of arts, English and British culture
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Personally, I do not go around hunting for funny things - they just find me, or I find them whilst looking for innocent content. Last weekend I was looking for SELT (Secure English Language Tests) which the British Council have information on, and I got more than I bargained for on a search result. It took a few looks to convince myself what I saw was actually related to The British Council’s main domain; britishcouncil.org.
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