Only government and public sector organizations based in the United States are eligible to get a .gov domain, which is a sponsored top-level domain administered by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Citizens turn to government sites to find credible information on issues ranging from voting to stimulus checks, and it's safe to assume that the last thing one would expect to see on a government-affiliated webpage is a NSFW (not safe for work, explicit) advertisement for Viagra, or a link to an adult video site.
But that's exactly what's been happening for over a year.
NSFW Ads on Government Sites
As reported by Vice, NSFW ads and links have been spotted on 50 different government subdomains, and it will probably take a while before they are removed.
A simple Google search reveals that a site affiliated with Sandpoint, Idaho, was displaying ads for a supposed Robux generator (Robux is the in-game currency for the popular game platform Roblox).
Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan's official government website, meanwhile, featured spammy ads for supposed Fortnite skins and V-Bucks generators.
Laserfiche Software Vulnerability
According to cybersecurity researcher Zach Edwards, who first uncovered the issue, government and military sites are hosting NSFW content due to a vulnerability in software provider Laserfiche's content management systems.
The company has contracts with several government agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).
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