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Mike Thompson

@appsecbloke.com
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Information security leader, vendor adversary, occasionally opinionated. Shitposts, memes, music and thoughts on the state of the place. linktr.ee/appsecbloke | soundcloud.com/michael-thompson-708…

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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 29/09/2026
Also, the $42B loss is a bit clickbaity. It isn't a cash loss, but still. But I just love the $518 billion in future cloud, compute and infrastructure commitments. Forget that PC upgrade, kids. Forever.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 29/09/2026
Anthropic is effectively telling investors: AI may transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialisation, electricity or the Internet... ... while simultaneously warning them that advanced AI could create “catastrophic or existential risks to humanity.” Jeeez, decisions, decisions!
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 24/09/2026
The OpenAI agent(s) exceeded an inadequately enforced authorisation boundary. Again. Thanks for reading.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 20/09/2026
nypost.com/2026/09/19/u...
nypost.com
OpenAI and Anthropic oversold AI security breaches to pressure feds into protecting turf: insiders
OpenAI and Anthropic hyped “rogue AI” security breaches to pressure Washington into a regulatory partnership that would cement their industry dominance, tech insiders told The Post &#82…
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 23/08/2026
Australia.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 17/08/2026
Not too bad. Quit 'the scene' a couple of years back. Still very much taking people's security seriously, but much more quietly these days.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 17/08/2026
Nice write up, mate. Long time since I was your unused sub at BSides Glasgow. Hope you're doing OK.🙂
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 31/07/2026
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Javvad Malik @j4vv4d.com · 30/06/2026
Thought-provoking post... does anyone know what a vulnerability even is anymore? research.empiricalsecurity.com/rese…
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 19/06/2026
He was, but in total there have been 45 individuals in the office, including Trump.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 18/06/2026
How can there be "the other 45", when there have only been 45, including Trump?
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 15/06/2026
Well, looks like Keir has just reinvented the cybercafe industry, except this time they'll be in vape shops.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 15/06/2026
Yeah, best of luck. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Starmer set to ban under-16s from major social media platforms
The prime minister promises "bold action" ahead of Monday's announcement on restrictions for children.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 14/06/2026
This concerns me above all else, to be honest. The dependency trap. As organisational reliance builds, so does the risk of critical tech being withdrawn (literally switched off), in this case seemingly on purely political grounds.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 14/06/2026
Only 'glints' of genius? Pft.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 12/06/2026
Common sense from @ciaranm.bsky.social. Problem is, where's all the common sense when you need it most? www.thetimes.com/article/e895...
thetimes.com
If ministers fear X fuels disorder, they should stop using it
The government voices concern about the social media platform spreading hate but has hundreds of accounts that help make it a success
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 21/05/2026
New Enid Blyton book sounds shite.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 13/05/2026
I may have lobbied for this long overdue update of archaic legislation. Now, lawmakers - make it so. therecord.media/uk-moves-to-...
therecord.media
UK moves to shield security researchers in cybercrime law overhaul
The proposed reforms, outlined in briefing documents published alongside the King’s Speech opening a new parliamentary session, would update the Computer Misuse Act 1990 as part of a broader national ...
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Ciaran Martin @ciaranm.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Stunningly good on Claude mythos and the long term technical debt of the internet finally being called in
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 18/04/2026
Blackbird.
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Ciaran Martin @ciaranm.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
This paper represents a small but deeply impressive and genuinely important achievement by the much maligned British state in what is probably the most important global issue of our era. Hear me out ( 🧵) 1/ www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/our-eva...
aisi.gov.uk
Our evaluation of Claude Mythos Preview’s cyber capabilities | AISI Work
We conducted cyber evaluations of Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview and found continued improvement in capture-the-flag (CTF) challenges and significant improvement on multi-step cyber-attack simulati...
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 05/04/2026
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 20/03/2026
😘
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 05/03/2026
He also, perhaps curiously, twice referred to speaking to "our allies, *and* the US" in his presser. Perhaps that's reading too much into it.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 22/02/2026
*Goose
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 18/02/2026
"You can just take a picture of your medical data or upload the file... and we'll hold onto it forever".
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 11/02/2026
About effin time.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 01/02/2026
Microfreak? Nice.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 31/01/2026
"joint operation". Love the punning.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 30/01/2026
Religious links aside, there is pancake day in Feb. All is not lost.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 29/01/2026
All social media tbf. You shove the word "password" in a post on Musk's shithouse platform and just watch those scammers swoop.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 26/01/2026
You mean blaming their depravity on a hitherto undiagnosed medical condition? Gotcha.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 26/01/2026
media.tenor.com
a man in a black shirt is making a funny face and says `` this '' .
ALT: a man in a black shirt is making a funny face and says `` this '' .
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Gabby HC @scriblit.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Liz Truss waiting patiently by her phone for Reform to ring, not realising it's actually a penguin biscuit
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 20/01/2026
He didn't choose his parents either, just for balance.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 18/01/2026
And fun fact, they used a pig as the logo, cos they took the name "Now that's what I call..." from Danish bacon ads. 😉
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 18/01/2026
When your song went out of the charts, it was still featuring at every party in the land, because people just shoved the whole album on and left it running. Very clever.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 18/01/2026
Yeah they went for two releases per year. Easy money though and labels lobbied the compilers for their acts to be on them. As they would, because at that time it was as effective as heavy airplay rotation, but without the radio!
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 18/01/2026
I've still got the original from 1983 knocking about somewhere, complete with Duran Duran, UB40 et Al on it. 👨‍🦳
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 16/01/2026
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 16/01/2026
Or there's a different definition of peace to the one the rest of us understands!
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 16/01/2026
The same Gorbachev that collected a Nobel Laureat for 'Peace'...
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 07/01/2026
So, is the site formerly known as Twitter now to be known as 12chan?
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 03/01/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Mind you, the USG didn't tell it's own people, either, so...
bbc.co.uk
Keir Starmer says UK 'not involved in any way' in US strike on Venezuela
The PM has not spoken to US President Donald Trump about the US seizure of President Nicolas Maduro.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 31/12/2025
A few token flurries seems to be all we see these days.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 28/12/2025
Hmmm, @wired.com here, taking my security seriously™. It would have been nice to hear about this from them, or at least Condé Nast. Alas...
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 27/12/2025
Give over!
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 24/12/2025
'New Order and The Light' eh? Can't see that ever being a thing. 🤣
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 24/12/2025
Santa here, just delivering a huge sack of IT jobs.
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Mike Thompson @appsecbloke.com · 23/12/2025
Twiki's helmet could never be unseen and I wondered whether it was deliberate.
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