Reposted by Jim MahonyJake Williams @malwarejake.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We need this on a campaign ad. 1275
Reposted by Jim MahonySami Laiho @samilaiho.com · 06/09/2026Attackers Exploit PaperCut Flaws to Steal Credentials From Schools and Universities thehackernews.com/2026/09/atta...thehackernews.comAttackers Exploit PaperCut Flaws to Steal Credentials From Schools and UniversitiesAttackers exploit two PaperCut flaws to steal credentials from U.S. and European education organizations. 123
Reposted by Jim MahonyLibrary of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️ 194335147163
Reposted by Jim MahonyThe Phantom Judge You Harshly 🎃💀🦇🧛♂️ @judgeyouharshly.bsky.social · 26/08/2026A selection of Dolly murals 🥹 735611939
Reposted by Jim MahonyNinja Owl @ninjaowl.ai · 26/08/2026Popular school apps may be sharing student data with advertisers #cybersecurity #hacking #news #infosec #security #technology #privacymalwarebytes.comPopular school apps may be sharing student data with advertisersA Utah investigation found educational apps collecting unauthorized student data and sharing information with third parties and advertisers. 011
Reposted by Jim MahonyCynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 12/08/20267.3M chess dot com records leaked, and the data is real ransomnews.com/chess-com-le...ransomnews.com7.3M chess.com records leaked, and the data is realA 15.5 GB file of 7.3 million chess.com user records is circulating free on two leak forums. We verified it: the data is genuine and days old, but the shape points to scraping, not a breach. 023
Reposted by Jim MahonyJon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I don't want a "Smart Fridge" that orders milk for me. I want a fridge that lasts 25 years and doesn't have a privacy policy that allows it to share my late-night snacking habits with my health insurance provider. 42130182199
Reposted by Jim MahonyDanny Palmer @dannypalmer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026A side note to this, especially as I went to uni 20 years ago, but it's still weird to remember how internet was so locked down in student halls, I, to that point a competitive CS/TFC player* couldn't play online games. At all. *No money in it then www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/univers...infosecurity-magazine.comRansomware Attacks Targeting Universities on the RiseComparitech’s analysis of incidents in the first half of 2026 finds that the emergence of The Gentlemen ransomware has resulted in surge in attacks against higher education 141
Reposted by Jim MahonyBleepingComputer @bleepingcomputer.com · 13/06/2026Chinese hackers took control of a target organization's authentication stack and maintained persistence for 10 years, with full visibility into the administrative activity.bleepingcomputer.comChinese hackers hijack auth flow, spy on isolated network for a decadeChinese hackers took control of a target organization's authentication stack and maintained persistence for 10 years, with full visibility into the administrative activity. 0103
Reposted by Jim MahonyThe Register @theregister.com · 29/05/2026ChatGPT blindly trusts browser content, turning the page into a payloadtheregister.comChatGPT blindly trusts browser content, turning the page into a payloadYou and me go ChatGPhish-ing in the dark 1145
Reposted by Jim MahonyAngeliki T. 💎 in NYC @ellinidata.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Chinese newspaper cartoon (Today... 😂 ) 736232207616
Reposted by Jim MahonyWhitney Merrill @wbm312.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Them: why is AI so unpopular with people? Also them: 25413
Reposted by Jim MahonyRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/05/2026The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction. 776224277185
Reposted by Jim MahonyInfoSec @infosec.skyfleet.blue · 05/05/2026Microsoft Edge Stores Passwords in Process Memory, Posing Enterprise Riskdarkreading.comMicrosoft Edge Stores Passwords in Process Memory, Posing Enterprise RiskA proof-of-concept exploit (PoC) shows how someone with admin privileges can exploit the issue to steal passwords, and thus use them to engage in further malicious activity. 073
Reposted by Jim Mahonysam³⁰⁰⁰ @samgavin.com · 29/03/2026A remarkable photo from #NoKings in DTLA from Connor Sheets of @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/l... 163135325008
Jim Mahony @jpmahony.bsky.social · 27/03/2026another from gregorysmith-art.com #pittsburgh #art Pittsburgh Evening Storm, 1993, oil on canvas, 28" x 46" 060
Jim Mahony @jpmahony.bsky.social · 27/03/2026I discovered that a neighborhood friend is a retired artist, and that his house is full of magnificent works of art that he created. He is Gregory Smith, 85 and very talented. This piece is: Courthouse Towers, Arches National Park, 2025, oil on canvas, 48 x 80 gregorysmith-art.com #art 2130
Reposted by Jim MahonyDeth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · 24/03/2026My money's on it being a really big wooden horse. 1233
Jim Mahony @jpmahony.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Hackers attempt to extort parents after school refuses to pay ransom fee That's a new twist to the attack parents were told they could either pressure the school to pay or pay 50 euros per child themselves therecord.media/hackers-atte...therecord.mediaHackers attempt to extort parents after school refuses to pay ransom feeThe attackers are believed to have gained access to the internal networks of OLV Pulhof, a secondary school in the Berchem district of Antwerp, shortly after the Christmas break. 000
Jim Mahony @jpmahony.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Fancy Bear Exploits Microsoft Office Flaw in Ukraine, EU Cyber-Attacks When exploited it can enable an attacker to bypass object linking and embedding (OLE) CVE-2026-21509, a high-severity vulnerability (with a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8) #cybersecurity www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fancy-b...infosecurity-magazine.comFancy Bear Exploits Microsoft Office Flaw in Ukraine, EU Cyber-AttacksRussia-linked hacking group Fancy Bear is exploiting a brand-new vulnerability in Microsoft Office, CERT-UA says 030
Reposted by Jim MahonyMr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Whoever put this sign on London tabloid rag sheets gets a 🖖 from me. F**k the billionaires. 391948494
Reposted by Jim MahonyNPR @npr.org · 01/12/2025In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime." n.pr/4pFYounn.prDavid Byrne: Tiny Desk ConcertIn matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime." 19901198
Reposted by Jim MahonyHackmanac @hackmanac.com · 21/11/2025🚨Cyber Alert‼️ 🇺🇸USA - Crowdstrike CrowdStrike has identified and terminated a malicious insider who leaked internal screenshots to hackers. Status: Confirmed Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...bleepingcomputer.comCrowdStrike catches insider feeding information to hackersAmerican cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has confirmed that an insider shared screenshots taken on internal systems with hackers after they were leaked on Telegram by the Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters thre... 033
Reposted by Jim MahonyPatrick C Miller @patrickcmiller.bsky.social · 04/10/2025www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/02/1...technologyreview.comMicrosoft says AI can create “zero day” threats in biologyArtificial intelligence can design toxins that evade security controls. 133
Reposted by Jim MahonyRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Never forget this: Working people outnumber the billionaires and CEOs by a huge margin. If workers stand together, they will win. Solidarity. 15468381688
Reposted by Jim MahonyCynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 27/08/2025The DOGE team at SSA might have violated FISMA and other laws by not following security protocols as spelled out in NIST's SP 800-53, which are mandatory for all government agencies. 1/2 www.csoonline.com/article/4046...csoonline.comWhistleblower: DOGE put Social Security database covering 300 million Americans on insecure cloudThe complaint accuses DOGE of bypassing security protocols to move Americans’ sensitive personal data outside federal oversight and onto an insecure AWS cloud instance, potentially violating establish... 35023
Reposted by Jim MahonyLesley Carhart @hacks4pancakes.com · 16/08/2025You really should read this article on how criminal groups routinely bypass EDR. This isn’t state stuff. I see it all the time, and have for a while. The sad truth is EDR is one rung in defense in depth and it surviving tampering is a perpetual cat mouse game. www.theregister.com/2025/08/14/e...theregister.comRansomware crews don't care about your EDR: Some custom malware, some legit software tools 512434
Jim Mahony @jpmahony.bsky.social · 18/08/2025This mess needs to be taken care of. Roblox Corp responds to Louisiana lawsuit that claims it built 'the perfect place for pedophiles' #cybersecurity #infosec www.gamedeveloper.com/business/rob...gamedeveloper.comRoblox Corp responds to Louisiana lawsuit that claims it built 'the perfect place for pedophiles'A new lawsuit has accused Roblox of knowingly enabling the 'systemic sexual exploitation and abuse of children across the United States.' 010
Jim Mahony @jpmahony.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Oh WordPress, what are we going to do with you! #cybersecurity #vulnerability #infosec 020
Jim Mahony @jpmahony.bsky.social · 21/07/2025350M Cars, 1B Devices Exposed to 1-Click Bluetooth RCE Four vulnerabilities in a popular Bluetooth implementation can be chained together to enable remote code execution (RCE) in untold millions of vehicles and miscellaneous devices. #cybersecurity #infosec www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilit...darkreading.com350M Cars, 1B Devices Exposed to 1-Click Bluetooth RCEMercedes, Skoda, and Volkswagen vehicles, as well as untold industrial, medical, mobile, and consumer devices, may be vulnerable to an attack chain called "PerfektBlue." 010
Jim Mahony @jpmahony.bsky.social · 10/07/2025yup, this is what happens, and this is why we can't have nice things ... 010
Reposted by Jim MahonyPhil Hagen @philhagen.com · 01/07/2025This is utterly unethical. If you let the make-shit-up-machine be your lawyer, you deserve the pain brought on by your stupidity. 4184
Reposted by Jim MahonyBryce Kunz @tweekfawkes.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Think your Smart TV is just showing you movies? It's also a data goldmine for advertisers, learning your habits. A good reminder that *you* often have some control in the settings! 🕵️♂️📺 #Cybersecurity #AI archive.is/FIJx0 011
Reposted by Jim MahonyInfoSec @infosec.skyfleet.blue · 22/06/2025WordPress Motors theme flaw mass-exploited to hijack admin accountsbleepingcomputer.comWordPress Motors theme flaw mass-exploited to hijack admin accountsHackers are exploiting a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in the WordPress theme "Motors" to hijack administrator accounts and gain complete control of a targeted site. 011
Reposted by Jim MahonyAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/05/2025Holy shit. www.wired.com/story/cbp-dn...wired.comThe US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal DatabaseCustoms and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future. 51660073129
Reposted by Jim MahonyDane Pavitt 🦕🌍 @danepavitt.bsky.social · 22/05/2025*pretends to be surprised*newscientist.comColossal scientist now admits they haven’t really made dire wolvesDespite a huge media fanfare in which Colossal Biosciences claimed to have resurrected the extinct dire wolf, the company's chief scientist now concedes that the animals are merely modified grey wolve... 0347
Reposted by Jim MahonyBleepingComputer @bleepingcomputer.com · 20/05/2025A critical privilege escalation vulnerability has been discovered in the premium WordPress theme Motors, which allows unauthenticated attackers to hijack administrator accounts and take complete control of websites.bleepingcomputer.comPremium WordPress 'Motors' theme vulnerable to admin takeover attacksA critical privilege escalation vulnerability has been discovered in the premium WordPress theme Motors, which allows unauthenticated attackers to hijack administrator accounts and take complete control of websites. 033
Reposted by Jim MahonyMark Johnson @markjohnsonit.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Just read this very real supply chain risk story: rogue comms devices found inside Chinese solar inverters. If hardware can be compromised at this level, what are we missing in software? Especially in open source and gov procurement. The implications are bigger than solar. #SupplyChain #ZeroTrustreuters.comwww.reuters.comU.S. energy officials are reassessing the risk posed by Chinese-made devices that play a critical role in renewable energy infrastructure after unexplained communication equipment was found inside some of them, two people familiar with the matter said. 2176
Reposted by Jim MahonyInfoSec @infosec.skyfleet.blue · 14/05/2025Windows Remote Desktop Gateway Vulnerability Let Attackers Trigger Dos Conditioncybersecuritynews.comWindows Remote Desktop Gateway Vulnerability Let Attackers Trigger Dos Condition 031
Reposted by Jim MahonyCharlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Song of the day: Life During War Time "This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around." My nomination for the soundtrack song of 2025. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8al5...youtube.comTalking Heads - Life During Wartime (live)YouTube video by forcedcoitus 33164161081
Reposted by Jim MahonySaganism @sagan.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Another day of reminding everyone of Carl Sagan’s eerily accurate warning about the dangers of not being able to ask skeptical scientific questions to those in power or authority. 214146694257
Jim Mahony @jpmahony.bsky.social · 05/05/2025At least 500 e-commerce sites hacked in Supply-Chain Attack Supply-chain security is important, very important Companies need to hold themselves accountable, too Monitoring of sites and due diligence pre-contract is super important #cybersecurity #vulnerability arstechnica.com/security/202...arstechnica.comHundreds of e-commerce sites hacked in supply-chain attackAttack that started in April and remains ongoing runs malicious code on visitors’ devices. 010
Reposted by Jim MahonyMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Proof this guy is full of SITH. 2735451758178
Reposted by Jim MahonyRoyans Tharakan @royans.bsky.social · 01/05/2025FBI releases list of 42,000 phishing domains linked to dismantled LabHost platform. #Cybersecurity #Phishing #FBI bleepingcomputer.comFBI Shares List of 42,000 LabHost Phishing DomainsFBI releases list of 42,000 phishing domains linked to dismantled LabHost platform. #Cybersecurity #Phishing #FBI 001
Reposted by Jim MahonyZoey Selman (V3rbaal) @v3rbaal.bsky.social · 28/04/2025I've finally made my way over here! 👋 6214
Reposted by Jim MahonySaganism @sagan.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Neil degrees Tyson Explaining the "God of the Gaps". 30971301592
Reposted by Jim MahonyThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/04/2025WATCH: “You’re saying you revere a time when their ancestors were in bondage.” In NC, @davidjoy.bsky.social powerfully explains why it’s wrong to remove a “compromise plaque” without public input, and why revering the confederacy is offensive. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DI9vdzA... 429109533810