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July 10, 2022

July 10, 2022

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Dreg @therealdreg
ported idapython IDA-VMware-GDB by @d_olex to python3 + idapython 7.4. Helper script for Windows kernel debugging with IDA Pro on VMware + GDB stub (including PDB symbols): github.com/therealdreg/id…
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8:12 PM ∙ Jul 8, 2022
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Lilly Tao @girlhacker
My husband correctly guessed what caused today's Hacker News failure. He'd experienced it before.
news.ycombinator.comI once had a small fleet of SSDs fail because they had some uptime counters that... | Hacker News
5:49 AM ∙ Jul 9, 2022
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Jonah Edwards @jonahedwards
There's psychic debugging, and then there's this
screenshot of text reading:
I once had a small fleet of SSDs fail because they had some uptime counters that overflowed after 4.5 years, and that somehow persistently wrecked some internal data structures. It turned them into little, unrecoverable bricks.
It was not awesome seeing a bunch of servers go dark in just about the order we had originally powered them on. Not a fun day at all.

You are never going to guess how long the HN SSDs were in the servers... never ever... OK... I'll tell you: 4.5years. I am not even kidding.

Let me narrow my guess: They hit 4 years, 206 days and 16 hours . . . or 40,000 hours.
And that they were sold by HP or Dell, and manufactured by SanDisk.

Do I win a prize?

(None of us win prizes on this one).

These were made by SanDisk (SanDisk Optimus Lightning II) and the number of hours is between 39,984 and 40,032...
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Lilly Tao @girlhacker
My husband correctly guessed what caused today's Hacker News failure. He'd experienced it before. https://t.co/PbazUmALg8
5:57 AM ∙ Jul 9, 2022
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SwiftOnSecurity @SwiftOnSecurity
Every startup website wants you to think their datacenter is an underwater möbius strip off the Virginia seaboard named HyperSex1 where technicians control remote bodies like in Avatar because the atmosphere is a heavy water subzero refrigerant slurry impregnated with tetraoxygen
Liquid computer sex
5:56 PM ∙ Jul 9, 2022
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𝕯𝖒𝖎𝖙𝖗𝖞 𝕾𝖒𝖎𝖑𝖞𝖆𝖓𝖊𝖙𝖘 @ddd1ms
Danylo claims that he first gained access to computer systems used by what would become the #Conti syndicate in 2016.
cnn.com‘I can fight with a keyboard’: How one Ukrainian IT specialist exposed a notorious Russian ransomware gang | CNN PoliticsAs Russian artillery began raining down on his homeland last month, one Ukrainian computer researcher decided to fight back the best way he knew how -- by sabotaging one of the most formidable ransomware gangs in Russia.
5:18 PM ∙ Jul 9, 2022
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eli rose @unambivalence
the two dangers of writing: - someone will read it - no one will read it
8:08 PM ∙ Jul 8, 2022
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Drew Hackworth @drewhack
I will henceforth be referring to Active Directory as Azure Active Directory On Prem. Don’t @ me.
5:00 PM ∙ Jul 9, 2022
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Adriana Porter Felt @__apf__
travel teaches you a lot about the world. in my case, I've learned that humans are universally bad at designing shower controls
2:43 PM ∙ Jul 9, 2022
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EFF @EFF
Any person in need of an abortion now also needs to consider their digital privacy and security plan. Here are some tips:
eff.orgSecurity and Privacy Tips for People Seeking An AbortionGiven the shifting state of the law, people seeking an abortion, or any kind of reproductive healthcare that might end with the termination of a pregnancy, may need to pay close attention to their digital privacy and security. We’ve previously covered how those involved in the abortion access...
4:35 PM ∙ Jul 9, 2022
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Everything on modern AD attacks.

https://zer1t0.gitlab.io/posts/attacking_ad/#more-on-trusts https://github.com/Orange-Cyberdefense/arsenal/blob/master/mindmap/pentest_ad.png

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Homotopical Liv @Category_Fury
Obsessed with introverted dog meet up
10:23 PM ∙ Jul 9, 2022
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Kim Zetter @KimZetter
"Hudson's sticker has gathered about 51,300 votes, a whopping 94 percent of the total votes."
I smell a hacker.
mashable.comInternet enamored by a 14-year-old’s captivating ‘I Voted’ sticker in county contestUlster County in New York is asking for a public online vote — they’re getting a landslide.
1:59 AM ∙ Jul 10, 2022
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ۜۜۜۜۜۜۜۜۜۜۜۜۜۜۜۜۜۜۜۜۜۜۜۜەۖۗXKeyscore@enlacetpe.com @ov3rflow1
#ARM 64 #Assembly Series — Offset and Addressing modes.
valsamaras.medium.comARM 64 Assembly Series — Offset and Addressing modesLab Set up
3:42 AM ∙ Jul 10, 2022
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Jason Lang @curi0usJack
TIL 0x0. Seems useful. 0x0.st/oQCk.txt
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2:53 AM ∙ Jul 10, 2022
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Tom 🇺🇦 @TomHeartsTanks
Teens dunking on recruiters will always be hilarious
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4:31 PM ∙ Jul 9, 2022
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Jazz🐛 TEAM BLOOM @arttbreaker
@TomHeartsTanks I had my moment not long ago
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3:54 AM ∙ Jul 10, 2022
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