Reposted by Allison NixonSoonerMedic @soonermedic72.bsky.social · 09/07/2026If they are focused on hiring junior engineers (cheap!) who are reclusive, I’d bet their whole HR process is just green lighting DPRK shadow IT professionals. 😂 0134
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 09/07/2026a political fraudster decided to start an infosec company and he's going to get eaten alive krebsonsecurity.com/2026/07/felo... his tweet about the krebs article is very funny x.com/c2iris/statu...krebsonsecurity.comFelons, Fraudsters Flog Offensive Cybersecurity StartupA cybersecurity startup dangling millions of dollars to acquire zero-day security vulnerabilities in popular software is run by a pair of far-right conspiracy theorists and convicted felons whose most... 117022
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 27/06/2026happy pride month to all those who are in a state of homeostasis 0131
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 22/04/2026may the "I TOLD YOU SO"'s ring at maximum volume. they fired a guy in CISA who singlehandedly prevented $9bil in damage, to "save money" www.youtube.com/live/58UVfeH...youtube.comOnline Scams, Crypto Fraud & Digital Extortion: How Transnational Criminal Networks Target AmericansYouTube video by Homeland Security Committee Events 2329
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 14/04/2026I hate security and i love this video youtu.be/M1si1y5lvkk?...youtu.beNo one can force me to have a secure website!!!YouTube video by suckerpinch 1154
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Afroman, the "because I got high" guy, is actually a good witness and his testimony is worth watching youtu.be/rE8mtNCsihE?...youtu.be 292
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Someone holding a phone in one hand and a gun in the other is school shooter behavior 1255
Reposted by Allison NixonKristen Radtke @kristenradtke.bsky.social · 27/01/2026I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.comtheverge.comI grew up with Alex PrettiThe kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend. 496171886828
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 25/01/2026This used to be one of the coolest and craziest things that was happening in the government for cybersecurity, and they killed it. The story is crazy about what this one guy used to do, but its all true. And they fired him for no reason energycurated.com/infrastructu...energycurated.comDid CISA Cripple Its Own Ransomware Defense Program? | Energy CuratedThe United States government’s premier defense against crippling ransomware attacks is now facing an unprecedented internal crisis sparked by the sudden and contentious departure of a pivotal official... 2124
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 31/12/2025A cool person we worked with to sue a shithead is in the hospital for pneumonia. On Linkedin I posted a Gofundme and an advertisement that we are up for suing more shitheads if you want to pay us to do that. www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...linkedin.comSign Up | LinkedIn500 million+ members | Manage your professional identity. Build and engage with your professional network. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities. 1145
Reposted by Allison NixonMick Baccio @nohackme.thruntcon.com · 30/12/2025127.0.0.1 is the IP the government is using to spy on you 4134
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 29/12/2025The OG independent cybersecurity journalism blog is 16 years old. It's still driven by one guy, who is ad supported on his website. He's an absolute machine krebsonsecurity.com/2025/12/happ...krebsonsecurity.comHappy 16th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity.com!KrebsOnSecurity.com celebrates its 16th anniversary today! A huge "thank you" to all of our readers -- newcomers, long-timers and drive-by critics alike. Your engagement this past year here has been t... 0264
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Random experiment to see if cheating in school could be stopped by designing math problems for children that AI will refuse to handle. Results are mixed. 512536
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 20/11/2025I was on Dina Temple-Raston's podcast talking about violent online youth street gangs. They compared this phenomenon to ISIS recruitment and... jesus christ they have a good point about that. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...podcasts.apple.comViolence for the sake of violencePodcast Episode · Click Here · 11/18/2025 · 24m 094
Reposted by Allison NixonErin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Extremely important pupdate from the NYC dog costume competition. 8817232
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 19/08/2025The most entertaining federal criminal charges I have ever read www.courtlistener.com/docket/71145... 58022
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 05/08/2025My BSidesLV keynote is here. It touches on several difficult topics in our industry. Topics best discussed in person. As our industry spends this week in Vegas, please share this talk with your peers and discuss in person. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CD9...youtube.comBsidesLV 2025 - Breaking Ground - MondayYouTube video by BSidesLV 0215
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 05/08/2025whacked an immovable object with an irresistible force today just to see what would happen 3140
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 03/08/2025Today I learned that the feds made a tierlist of prison sentences and that kiberphant0m is D-tier www.ussc.gov/sites/defaul...ussc.gov 070
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Crazy that governments impose website age restrictions on their citizens before they provide Internet compatible government ID for their citizens, and everyone's stuck providing selfies that get hacked and recycled for fraud. 4388
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Unit 221B thanked by DOJ in 1st guilty plea of the Snowflake hacker gang. Last year they threatened me for no reason, so we broke their opsec. The Army member, "Cameron Wagenius", leaked Trump call logs from AT&T and faces 27 years. He was easy to find. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/forme...justice.govFormer U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Hacking and Extortion Scheme Involving Telecommunications CompaniesA former Army soldier, who was most recently stationed in Texas, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to hack into telecommunications companies’ databases, access sensitive records, and extort the telec... 3243
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 22/06/2025They put the "AI Mode" button in that exact spot in the hopes you accidentally click it and inflate some executive's usage report. 3405
Reposted by Allison NixonSLEUTHCON @sleuthcon.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Recent press highlights from SLEUTHCON: Covering Allison Nixon's talk on "The Com": cyberscoop.com/the-com-subc... Highlights from Thibault Seret's talk: www.wired.com/story/cyberc... #Cybercrime #Cybercriminals #cybersecurity #SLEUTHCONcyberscoop.comInternet infamy drives The Com's crime spreesUnit 221B’s Allison Nixon said crackdowns have effectively shown the group that their actions carry real consequences. 071
Reposted by Allison NixonMatt Kapko @mattkapko.com · 09/06/2025The Com’s chaotic, sprawling network, composed of mostly teenagers and young adults, are committing their crimes primarily for notoriety amongst their peers on the internet, @nixonnixoff.bsky.social said during a presentation @sleuthcon.bsky.social. cyberscoop.com/the-com-subc...cyberscoop.comInternet infamy drives The Com's crime spreesUnit 221B’s Allison Nixon said crackdowns have effectively shown the group that their actions carry real consequences. 1810
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Maxar collected images of Russian aircraft feeling nervous 0134
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Nothing's computer! insideevs.com/news/757681/...insideevs.comThe Cheap Slate Truck EV Has No Screen, Uses Your Phone For UpdatesThe EV startup's first model is one of the most analog cars you can buy. Here's how it still gets software updates. 1354
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 06/05/2025There's a 2021 stealer log for a telemessage employee's hootsuite login. Other websites in the same stealer log (looks like websites the same machine visited) include readcomiconline[.]to and kissanime[.]ru. For national security reasons, Anime was a mistake 5445
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Politicians pushing around infosec people opens the door to companies that make insecure shit doing same. And then they wonder why China has all our secrets. No gov is going to tell us what to do, not the last one, not this one, not the next one if there's a next one www.eff.org/press/releas...eff.orgEFF Leads Prominent Security Experts in Urging Trump Administration to Leave Chris Krebs AloneSAN FRANCISCO – The Trump Administration must cease its politically motivated investigation of former U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs, the Electronic F... 183
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Does anyone remember this from the 90's? Can someone bring back this delivery style, but instead use it for cease & desists? 2160
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Do we need a new NSA Director now? I hope they accidentally invite a journalist it would be so funny 0261
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 30/03/2025I have been a fan of the "Stupid Hackathon" for years and it is honest to god better than CES futurism.com/vape-tamagot...futurism.comThere’s a Vape With a Tamagotchi Inside It That Dies If You Stop PuffingA participant in an NYU "Stupid Hackathon" says they created a Tamagotchi-integrated vape, where the pet dies if the user stops vaping. 1201
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Journalists should change their name on Signal to "Note to Self" and see what happens 331349
Allison Nixon @nixonnixoff.bsky.social · 24/03/2025The Snowflake hacker that was threatening researchers just consented to extradition. I don't know why he would consent, given that his group extorted and leaked the most vengeful President in American history (and worse, threatened me), but it's a win! cyberscoop.com/connor-mouck...cyberscoop.comCanadian citizen allegedly involved in Snowflake attacks consents to extradition to USConnor Moucka, a 26-year-old arrested at the behest of U.S. authorities in October in Kitchener, Ontario, faces 20 federal charges. 2246
Reposted by Allison NixonMatt Kapko @mattkapko.com · 27/02/2025A 21-year-old U.S. Army soldier linked to last year's Snowflake attack spree allegedly tried to sell stolen data to a foreign intelligence service after searching for information about how to defect to Russia. Hat tip to @nixonnixoff.bsky.social @austinlarsen.me cyberscoop.com/army-soldier...cyberscoop.comArmy soldier linked to Snowflake attack spree allegedly tried to sell data to foreign spiesFederal prosecutors accuse Cameron Wagenius of searching how to defect to Russia days after he tried to sell stolen data to a foreign intelligence service. 22711