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September 15, 2022

September 15, 2022

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofbWe caught up with @k8em0 to talk about her tireless work to close the gender pay gap, and to create a more humane...

September 14, 2022

September 14, 2022

This project used an open camera to record weeks of footage of people in the street. Then scraped Instagram for pictures with the same geolocation. They used...

September 13, 2022

September 13, 2022

Ed Yong @edyong209🚨I wrote about “brain fog”—one of the most common & disabling symptoms of long COVID (and many other pre-pandemic conditions), and one of...

September 12, 2022

September 12, 2022

The latest Lazerpig video reveals some truly insane information about the Moskva. Quite frankly, it’s no surprise it sank, it’s more of a surprise that it...

PSeptember 11, 2022

September 11, 2022

New Perun video is out. - ‌Renwa @RenwaX23Akamai WAF bypass <A href="javascrip%09t&colon;eval.apply`${[jj.className+`(23)`]}`" id=jj class=alert>Click...

September 10, 2022

September 10, 2022

cje 🌻 @caseyjohnellishappy 30th birthday to the movie sneakers!!! this film played a massive role in prompting/shaping my interest in security as a career...

September 9, 2022

September 9, 2022

Joe Uchill @JoeUchillThere are a surprising number of fans of cryptocurrency who complain about not being taken seriously as a financial product, but scoff...

September 8, 2022

September 8, 2022

dunadan @udunadanOne can only guess why... "TAG assesses some members of UAC-0098 are former members of the Conti cybercrime group repurposing their...

Albanian cyber war

September 8, 2022

For all the disappointment over the lack of spectacular cyber warfare in Ukraine, there's very little interest in the "textbook cyberwar" scenarios unfolding...

September 7, 2022

September 7, 2022

Dan Black @DanWBlackA remarkable statement and response from Albania on the cyber attacks impacting the country from mid-July. According to Prime Minister...

September 6, 2022

September 7, 2022

[Substack doesn’t send emails unless you exit the editor. Even when scheduled. It doesn’t alert your either. I know this now.] I’ll point out that weather is...

Deviant Organisational Psychology

September 5, 2022

I recently learned about organisational psychology, and from there about deviant organisational behavior. It is quite cool. As I was reading it I immediately...

September 5, 2022

September 5, 2022

Never reveal information for free! Only trade it for something of equal or greater value. — extreme edition. When NOFORN is more important than bilateral...

September 4, 2022

September 4, 2022

A former DDoS for hire operator ponders why CloudFlare provides service to booter’s websites. The booters’ service actively makes the Internet a worse place...

September 3, 2022

September 3, 2022

NASA @NASAHear that? 🎧 These soothing sounds depict the "Cosmic Cliffs" of the Carina Nebula. By translating data to sound, we can experience @NASAWebb's...

September 2, 2022

September 2, 2022

Joseph Cox @josephfcoxWell, it happened: local cops have access to a tool called Fog Reveal that is based on location data harvested from ordinary smartphone...

September 1, 2022

September 1, 2022

Cicada Meth Orgy Fungus @RogueWPAThat's a first, got held up crossing Santa Monica Blvd by a jaywalking lunch delivery robot.8:27 PM ∙ Aug 30,...

August 31, 2022

August 31, 2022

Here it is, a ransomware group has claimed credit for Montenegro. Drum roll please… Cuba Ransomware Group! Notable for not being the Russian government. vx-...

August 30, 2022

August 30, 2022

Montenegro has been hit by “cyberattacks” targeting the “structures of the state.” These attacks did no permanent damage (I assume that means it wasn’t...

August 29, 2022

August 29, 2022

Remote Code Execution on a GameBoy Colour 22 Years Later Tetsuji: Remote Code Execution on a GameBoy Colour 22 Years Later :: TheXcellerator Introduction...

August 28, 2022

August 28, 2022

Computer-aided targeting systems are paradigm shifts in combat lethality. The B-29 gun sight uses an analogue computer which performs a load of calculations...

August 27, 2022

August 27, 2022

This seems very important. The Belarus cyber partisans provided Bellingcat with a database that led to the exposure of a GRU Illegal. Christo Grozev...

August 26, 2022

August 26, 2022

A look at the cyber weapons used in the Ukraine war. Overview of the Cyber Weapons Used in the Ukraine - Russia War | Trustwave Observing the ongoing...

August 25, 2022

August 25, 2022

visi @invisig0thThe "Mobile Advertising IDs" in this disclosure are used by most mobile telemetry providers to geolocate phones. Combined with a mobtel API...

August 24, 2022

August 24, 2022

The very rare case of an assassination that worked to achieve exactly its objectives with no blowback. Killing Abe exposed a deep corruption at the heart of...

August 23, 2022

August 23, 2022

Seems like .mudge has gone whistleblower on Twitter. Part of the Twitter defense seems to be trying to imply that mudge is incompetent. Kevin Beaumont has a...

August 22, 2022

August 22, 2022

The Offensive Cyber Working Group has released a new journal issue. I have opinions on some of these papers. Offensive Cyber Working Group @Offensive_Cyber🚨...

August 21, 2022

August 21, 2022

Steve Stewart-Williams @SteveStuWillPeace was never an option 7:16 PM ∙ Aug 18, 2022100,489Likes10,836Retweets - The Info Op is a reader-supported...

August 20, 2022

August 20, 2022

Felix Krause @KrauseFxContinuing to analyse the Instagram iOS app, I found something new: Besides injecting pcm.js (as covered last week), Instagram also...

August 19, 2022

August 19, 2022

I highly recommend this write up of a cool bug. Zero Day Initiative @thezdiAt #Pwn2Own Vancouver, @_manfp won $100K exploiting #Firefox. Now that these bugs...

August 18, 2022

August 18, 2022

weird medieval guys @WeirdMedievaljesus (and a cat), germany, 15th century 12:14 PM ∙ Aug 17, 202212,362Likes1,365Retweets - Ryan Naraine @ryanaraineZDI is...

August 17, 2022

August 17, 2022

Dmitri Alperovitch @DAlperovitchFascinating story from @washingtonpost on the prewar intel. Might be one of the greatest intel coups ever “US intel community...

August 16, 2022

August 16, 2022

The hackers who generously decided not to ransomware a UK water treatment company are missing a trick. But, before we look at that, it is worth mentioning...

August 15, 2022

August 15, 2022

Another analysis on Russian military operations as they are, and why they aren’t what the West expected. This war on the rocks article covers the air war, in...

August 14, 2022

August 14, 2022

The new Perun video is out. Covering the Ukraine military this time. - The Info Op is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my...

August 13, 2022

August 13, 2022

Lestje B. Juddged @JuddgyOneIt’s only “espionage” if it comes from the Espionage region of France. Otherwise, it’s “sparkling treason.”12:33 AM ∙ Aug 12,...

August 12, 2022

August 12, 2022

There are some cool projects these days to provide more private access to mobile phone networks. The pretty good phone privacy project has just entered...

August 11, 2022

August 11, 2022

A really excellent look at the air war in Ukraine. The Ukrainians are developing a sort of guerrilla air warfare. - The Info Op is a reader-supported...

August 10, 2022

August 10, 2022

Hacked and leaked data provides some fascinating insights into the state of the war. I've argued in the past that television camera crews in Vietnam provided...

Hacker News Bot @newsycombinatorTo uncover a deepfake video call, ask the caller to turn sideways metaphysic.aiTo Uncover a Deepfake Video Call, Ask the...

Administrivia This week is the start of “Hacker Summer Camp” when many infosec people go to Vegas rather than post interesting stuff on Twitter. It will be a...

𝚗𝚘𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛 @rellortnoconnot my horny ass 1:06 PM ∙ Aug 6, 20224,792Likes434Retweets - The Info Op is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts...

I agree with this. Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 @NoahpinionThe awesome thing about the internet is that it has infinite "space" -- we're not limited by the scarcity of...

John Lambert @JohnLaTwCICYMI, if graph visualization and investigation together pique your interest, watch this talk by Tom @AnduinSwim & Giulio @Blazef104...

Cyber Intelligence: Strategic Warning Is Possible https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08850607.2022.2095544 Here’s my problem with this, right off...

@mikko @mikkoChina is rising as an online superpower, a thread:1:00 PM ∙ Aug 3, 2022105Likes47Retweets - Filip Dragovic @filip_dragovicSpooler service...

Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome"Intel’s planned microchip plant outside Columbus, Ohio, is the administration’s poster child for reviving high-tech...

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Linux @IinuxYou were born too soon to have robots surreptitiously replace all your family members in a plot to hijack the assets in your living trust, but by...

Dave Aitel on cyber, highly recommended. - The Info Op is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free...