At Pastebin, we take security seriously. If you are an independent security researcher and would like to volunteer and collaborate with us, please feel free to reach out to security
@pastebin
.com.
#pastebin
#cti
#dfir
We’re excited to announce 2 great new features for
#Pastebin
, we think you’ll enjoy using them! In the interest of
#security
, the first is: Burn After Read, and the second is: Password Protected Pastes. Head on over to to check them out 🕵️
Pastebin seems to be unreachable for many visitors from Brazil who use the NET ISP. They have blocked Pastebin for unknown reasons. Please complain to your ISP, this will help get the block removed.
Attention
#Infosec
gurus & Infosec trolls! YARA rules syntax highlighting is now integrated. You can now share new rules with comfort.
#Pastebin
is now powered by
@EFF
#YAYA
to detect badness. Send your rules and receive good karma. More languages to be added soon, stay tuned! 👌
It's been 3 months since we launched our "Night Mode", and we are happy to report that 70% of ALL PRO users have enabled this mode now. We couldn't be happier with the feedback you guys have given! 🥰 To learn more about "Night Mode":
2017 was another record year for Pastebin! 107M unique visitors, 782K new members joined us & 14.7M new pastes were created. Big thank you to everybody & we wish you a happy 2018 🍾
Our team identified a DDoS attack on our infrastructure. We’re investigating together with our Partners. Our servers as well as our API are now back to normal.
#security
#ddos
#dfir
#investigation
@MrJamesHemmings
API access is still available - . The Scraping API has been discontinued due to active abuse by third parties for commercial purposes, such activity is prohibited by our current T&C’s, please see Section C, P.4.
The scraping API has been discontinued due to active abuse by third parties for commercial purposes, such activity is prohibited by our current T&C’s, please see Section C, P.4.
You thought we finished at "Night Mode" being free for all, well... SURPRISE!
@pastebin
has granted access to our "Folders" feature too, previously only available for our PRO memebers. Come check it out!
#HappyDays
#Pastebin
#Coding
We experienced 1.5h downtime earlier today due to another massive DDOS attack. Sorry for the inconvenience the downtime may have caused. We are working hard on preventing further downtime.
The Scraping
#API
works as usual for PRO users who already bought it in the past, the only change made is to scrape pastes with correct syntax highlighting. More independent security researchers have been granted elevated access to API.
#pastebin
#Pastebin
is preventing illegal content & safeguarding our users. We're against Extremism, Crimes against Children, Racism, & other bad information. Pastebin will prevent such activity. We encourage our users to report such content to our abuse team for immediate action. Cheers!
Attention fellow
#coders
! We're introducing our new 'api_folder_key' parameter, now available to all. For information on how to use this new parameter, check:
Last night our hoster had a power outage, which caused all our machines to go offline. Total downtime was about 1h before everything was operating again. Normal service has resumed. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Did you know that Pastebin PRO members are allowed to create up to 250 pastes per 24 hours vs. the 20 pastes per 24 hours allowed for free members? Learn more about PRO options today:
@Pastebin
supports the efforts of the
@EFF
. The Electronic Frontier Foundation's work is invaluable, and we recommend supporting them in any way you’re able to. Free expression and innovation should be at the forefront of any developing soul. Donation success!
Today is
#MorseCodeDay
! Before the internet and other such technologies the world used Morse Code. It was originally developed to send encrypted messages to allies during war time events. 🕵️
Pastebin is closing in on the 100,000,000 pastes milestone, this is only made possible by our wonderful community. We highly recommend using syntax highlighting, and we currently support 253 languages!
Access to the Enterprise API is granted to Pastebin verified institutions and organizations only. If you wish to use the Enterprise API or want to know more, please contact our sales team (sales
@pastebin
.com) to apply.