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Fossilized Government Subdomains

Governments often create subdomains for specific projects or initiatives, but these can become abandoned, causing confusion and security risks, yet there's no public tracking of these subdomains

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Fossilized Government Subdomains

Count of government entities with deep subdomains (3+ levels), often indicating temporary project sites.

36 observations · measured in count

3 count
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▬ 0.0% vs previous
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Fossilized Government Subdomains (count) — summary, last 30 days.
012315 Aug25 Aug03 Sepgovernment_entity: 3 count — 15 Aug 2026 14:00government_entity: 3 count — 16 Aug 2026 02:15government_entity: 3 count — 16 Aug 2026 14:30government_entity: 3 count — 17 Aug 2026 02:45government_entity: 3 count — 17 Aug 2026 15:00government_entity: 3 count — 18 Aug 2026 03:15government_entity: 3 count — 18 Aug 2026 15:30government_entity: 3 count — 19 Aug 2026 03:45government_entity: 3 count — 19 Aug 2026 16:00government_entity: 3 count — 20 Aug 2026 04:15government_entity: 3 count — 20 Aug 2026 16:30government_entity: 3 count — 21 Aug 2026 04:45government_entity: 3 count — 21 Aug 2026 17:00government_entity: 3 count — 22 Aug 2026 05:15government_entity: 3 count — 22 Aug 2026 17:30government_entity: 3 count — 24 Aug 2026 06:00government_entity: 3 count — 24 Aug 2026 18:15government_entity: 3 count — 25 Aug 2026 06:30government_entity: 3 count — 25 Aug 2026 18:45government_entity: 3 count — 26 Aug 2026 07:00government_entity: 3 count — 26 Aug 2026 19:15government_entity: 3 count — 27 Aug 2026 07:30government_entity: 3 count — 27 Aug 2026 19:45government_entity: 3 count — 28 Aug 2026 08:00government_entity: 3 count — 28 Aug 2026 20:15government_entity: 3 count — 29 Aug 2026 08:30government_entity: 3 count — 29 Aug 2026 20:45government_entity: 3 count — 30 Aug 2026 09:00government_entity: 3 count — 30 Aug 2026 21:15government_entity: 3 count — 31 Aug 2026 09:30government_entity: 3 count — 31 Aug 2026 21:45government_entity: 3 count — 01 Sep 2026 10:00government_entity: 3 count — 01 Sep 2026 22:15government_entity: 3 count — 02 Sep 2026 10:30government_entity: 3 count — 02 Sep 2026 22:45government_entity: 3 count — 03 Sep 2026 11:00
Fossilized Government Subdomains (count) — line, last 30 days.
012315 Aug25 Aug03 Sepgovernment_entity: 3 count — 15 Aug 2026 14:00government_entity: 3 count — 16 Aug 2026 02:15government_entity: 3 count — 16 Aug 2026 14:30government_entity: 3 count — 17 Aug 2026 02:45government_entity: 3 count — 17 Aug 2026 15:00government_entity: 3 count — 18 Aug 2026 03:15government_entity: 3 count — 18 Aug 2026 15:30government_entity: 3 count — 19 Aug 2026 03:45government_entity: 3 count — 19 Aug 2026 16:00government_entity: 3 count — 20 Aug 2026 04:15government_entity: 3 count — 20 Aug 2026 16:30government_entity: 3 count — 21 Aug 2026 04:45government_entity: 3 count — 21 Aug 2026 17:00government_entity: 3 count — 22 Aug 2026 05:15government_entity: 3 count — 22 Aug 2026 17:30government_entity: 3 count — 24 Aug 2026 06:00government_entity: 3 count — 24 Aug 2026 18:15government_entity: 3 count — 25 Aug 2026 06:30government_entity: 3 count — 25 Aug 2026 18:45government_entity: 3 count — 26 Aug 2026 07:00government_entity: 3 count — 26 Aug 2026 19:15government_entity: 3 count — 27 Aug 2026 07:30government_entity: 3 count — 27 Aug 2026 19:45government_entity: 3 count — 28 Aug 2026 08:00government_entity: 3 count — 28 Aug 2026 20:15government_entity: 3 count — 29 Aug 2026 08:30government_entity: 3 count — 29 Aug 2026 20:45government_entity: 3 count — 30 Aug 2026 09:00government_entity: 3 count — 30 Aug 2026 21:15government_entity: 3 count — 31 Aug 2026 09:30government_entity: 3 count — 31 Aug 2026 21:45government_entity: 3 count — 01 Sep 2026 10:00government_entity: 3 count — 01 Sep 2026 22:15government_entity: 3 count — 02 Sep 2026 10:30government_entity: 3 count — 02 Sep 2026 22:45government_entity: 3 count — 03 Sep 2026 11:00
Fossilized Government Subdomains (count) — area, last 30 days.
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Fossilized Government Subdomains (count) — bar, last 30 days.
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Fossilized Government Subdomains (count) — dot plot, last 30 days.
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Darker = higher fossilized government subdomains. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Fossilized Government Subdomains (count) — heatmap, last 30 days.
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Fossilized Government Subdomains (count) — table, last 30 days.

Sources

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Why this isn't published anywhere else

While there are existing sources that track .gov domains, there is no live dashboard or public dataset specifically focused on tracking abandoned government subdomains, although related data may be partially available.

Uniqueness score 0.80 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.