SimplrJS pointing to sketchy website

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Issue type
Documentation
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Clearly specified
Activity status
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Tech stack
typescript
Domain
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Start at websites/tsdoc.org/docs/index.md around the SimplrJS reference at line 96, then inspect pull request #319 before making changes. Done means the documentation no longer points to the reported domain and the rendered TSDoc page shows the corrected or removed reference.

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Description

I was looking at the documentation of the TSDoc package from Microsoft -- specifically at this page and section:

https://tsdoc.org/#whos-involved

That's where I noticed that the reference to SimplrJS link was pointing to "simplrjs.com" as you can see here:

https://github.com/microsoft/rushstack-websites/blob/232523c2956a0a7820b9cfdbbb58201e37b4da3f/websites/tsdoc.org/docs/index.md?plain=1#L96

I navigated to said url and then i was met a website displaying Vietnamese language (which i can't read). So I asked cloud to tell me more about the website what is and it origin.

This is what Claude told me:

## S8 Gaming Platform – Homepage Summary

**Platform Overview**
- Online gambling/gaming platform ("S8") with 10 years of industry experience
- Holds a license from a major international gambling regulatory authority
- Consistently rated 5 stars by customers

**Game Categories**
- Sports Betting, Casino, Slots (Nổ Hũ), Fish Shooting, Card Games, Cockfighting, E-Sports, Lottery

**Sports Betting Providers**
- SABA, IM, CMD, SBO, CROWN, ON, BBIN, BTI

**Current Promotions**
- Free 88K upon registration
- First deposit bonus up to 180%
- "Golden Days" (5th, 15th, 25th of month): up to 5% bonus
- Daily deposit bonus: 0.8%
- Daily cashback: up to 3.3%

**Key Platform Claims**
- **Security:** 128-bit encryption, anti-hack layers, 24/7 account protection
- **Payments:** Fast deposits/withdrawals, multiple methods, free auto-transfers
- **Performance:** Proprietary network optimization to minimize lag

**Contact & Support**
- Email: ADMIN@S8.COM
- Live customer support (CSKH)
- Mobile app available for download
- Agent/affiliate partnership program offered

I also Claude asked to do a WHOIS lookup to which I got this response:

The search didn't return direct WHOIS results. Let me try fetching it directly from a WHOIS lookup service.Here's what I was able to find — and where I hit a wall:

**What the lookup reveals about s8hn.com:**

- The domain is **relatively young** (recently registered, per ScamAdviser)
- It has a **valid SSL certificate**
- The **registrar has a high percentage of spam/fraud-associated domains** — a common trait with offshore gambling platforms that frequently cycle through domains
- ScamAdviser rates it as "likely safe" but with low traffic rank and a young domain age

**What I couldn't get:**

Direct WHOIS/owner data is **blocked or redacted**. This is very common for this type of site — gambling operators in Southeast Asia routinely use **privacy protection services** to hide registrant details, partly for legal reasons (online gambling is a grey-market activity in Vietnam), and partly because these platforms frequently swap domains when they get blocked by ISPs.

**Bottom line:**

The actual owner identity is almost certainly hidden behind a **domain privacy proxy**, and the network restrictions in this environment prevent me from querying WHOIS services directly. If you really wanted to dig deeper, tools like **DomainTools** or **ViewDNS.info** (paid tiers) can sometimes reveal historical registration data even when current records are redacted — but even those often come up empty for offshore gambling domains.

This looks nothing like the anything from SimplrJS (but I could be wrong here). Also it's safe to assume this is a fraudulent website.

I already send an email to simplr@quatrodev.com addressing this issue and create a pull request removing the URL.

pr: #319

email: it's generally the same as this issue but referring to SimplrJS as you(((')r(e)) (team))

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