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Startup necromancy: Dead Google Apps domains can be compromised by new owners

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73% Informative

Tech startups often use Google 's OAuth , i.e. "Sign in with Google ," to log in with back-office services.

Many startups don't properly close their Google accounts before letting their domains expire.

With a defunct startup domain, you can re-activate the Google accounts for former employees if the site's Google account still exists.

With admin access to those accounts you can get into many of the services they used.

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semi-formal

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English

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55

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medium-lived

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