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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 07/10/2026

One amazing care package from the equally amazing @caffeineislife.bsky.social ! Thank you 🙏

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 06/10/2026

I LOVED the McD.L.T. Even if it was an illusion it made you feel like your burger was an elevated experience.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 17/09/2026

Possibly controversial take: It’s weird to me that a truffle can be both a delicious chocolate and a gross mushroom (I know, I am being redundant).

A picture of the good kinds of truffles.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 15/09/2026

One thing AI generated banners do: Bottom Left. The AI poster insists on offering unlimited cocktails. The AI generated poster for a local taco place insists on “free tacos.” I guess a tool that was trained that everything it wants is free wants to offer free stuff.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 12/09/2026

We added a new add-on to this campaign just for infosec people here on @bsky.app A hacking Bigfoot! If we hit our goal, we'll also turn this into a sticker. So, if you like hacking (of course you do) and cryptids (who doesn't). Back the campaign! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...

The Cryptid Hacker Force Bigfoot wearing a CHF shirt with "Hacking Bigfoot" written under him.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 09/09/2026

Quick update…not horrible, but probably wouldn’t buy again.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 08/09/2026

Did you ever buy something that you know is either going to be shockingly good or terrible.

Totino’s Ramen Noodles 🍜, Buffalo Style Chicken Flavor.

Apparently this is General Mills first foray into ramen. I was surprised they didn’t own a ramen company, but they know everyone loves these ramen cups (me too). They’re also doing this with Old El Paso, but no.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 05/09/2026

One of my favorite pages from The Cryptid Hacker Force #2 is the Cryptid Hacker Force having to do incident response. I specifically made it as boring as possible, with the energy drink cans slowly collecting around them as they work. I wanted this to feel the way it felt when I used to do IR...

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 29/08/2026

I was just thinking that the only way to make my fantasy draft MORE stressful would be to do it from the middle seat on a plane to Kansas City.

This past week alone, we rolled out the largest international expansion in our history (10 NEW cities!), partnered with ESPN on a first-of-its-kind, fantasy. football draft in the sky, and unveiled our newest aircraft, the A321XLR, with a row of Economy Plus® seats with extra elbow room.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 24/08/2026

Name your fave Disney princess. (Wrong answers only.)

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 20/08/2026

I don't think I've ever seen this from ransomware before: GOLDEN WOOLF is using an automated Telegram bot to collect ransom payment in TON (Telegram's blockchain coin). 20 TON is only about $28, so they aren't making that much, but if its automated... h/t PCrisk www.pcrisk.com/removal-guid...

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 19/08/2026

to stand out and Clop seems to be the odd man out, in that no one covers their campaigns or cares about them. Look at the Google Trends report for previous Clop campaigns. There is usually a noticable spike in searches during a campaign, but we aren't really seeing it with this campaign.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 15/08/2026

scattered spider and their copycats ramp up activity I’ve been re-reading @joetidy.bsky.social’s excellent book Ctrl+ Alt+ Chaos and I forgot how angry it made me.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 09/08/2026

I know I am not flying as much this year as in years past…but when did IAD go all concrete in their C Gates?

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 08/08/2026

I think I am going to upload to Wikifeet to see how I’m rated 😂😂😂

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 01/08/2026

Jack Kirby *LOVED* em dashes and if it was good enough for him it’s good enough for our little comic company. We even had these stickers made to hand out at cons.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 28/07/2026

Okay, North Carolina frenz, is Raleigh known for its corn dogs?

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 28/07/2026

If you are in Melbourne today, I guess watch out for your sheep…

A weather alert for Melbourne, Australia with a “Sheep Grazier Warning”

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 20/07/2026

Today’s interesting newly registered ransomware-themed domain name is. hospitalransomware[.]com Which someone is trying to sell for $50k. That’s right, for about the 1/2 the cost of the average ransom paid by a healthcare provider you can own this domain!

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 12/07/2026

And the Nats will be trading James Wood away in 3…2… It’s hard to root for a team that the ownership clearly doesn’t want to win.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 06/07/2026

What kind of sociopath has EVER looked at a PDF document and said to themselves, "This could be a podcast?"

A screenshot from Adobe Acrobat showing the toolbar which includes the following options:
Edit a PDF
Generated Podcast [New]
Create PDF Space
Export a PDF
Create a PDF

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 06/07/2026

Well, the good news is the article is excepted from @katherinedunn.bsky.social’s book, Little Blue Dot: How GPS Shaped the Modern World, which you can order or possibly check out from the library. www.bloomsbury.com/us/little-bl...

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 02/07/2026

Ummm…no thank you LinkedIn. Also, is it really thought leadership (🤮) if I have to buy an ad to sell it?

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 02/07/2026

I gotta say, @jwarminsky.bsky.social, my favorite part of the indictment is STOKES going all Karen with Dragon Force ransomware because he didn't want to pay the $500. EVERY retail employee knows the "do you know much I spend here" customer. Also, keep "Hackers" out your mouth you little punk.

screen shot from the indictment that reads:
Subject Server 1 contained chats in a window titled
“DragonForce,” a known form of ransomware that operates as a ransomware-as-a-
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service (Raas) model. In the chats, one user asks “Brother are you going to charge us
500$E [ ] to make a new login after we made you over 1 million? seriously”. Based on
my role in the investigation, training, and experience, I believe that this message
indicates a user of Subject Server 1 complaining about being required to purchase
new credentials in order to log into ransomware infrastructure even after a successful
ransomware attack.

The accused, STOKES, wearing a diamond encrusted chain that says "Hack the Planet" a quote from the movie Hackers which he is obviously way way too stupid to understand the true meaning of because he is a punk-assed bitch.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 28/06/2026

Because I subscribe to 2600, I am ALWAYS on the lookout when I travel. Here are some I’ve found in the last couple of years Charleston, WV New York, NY Saint Lucia Arlington, VA

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 21/06/2026

Ohhhh…this is fun. But, I’m concerned that I might think a little *too* much like Hank Green since I scored so well on the first one.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 17/06/2026

Dr Fasel’s book arrived today. Can’t wait to dive in. allan

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 03/06/2026

Oh hey…it me! I should probably make some slides or something.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 20/05/2026

My hotel room has a Murphy Bed, now I wish I had a friend who could come use it!

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 15/05/2026

I joked with someone that sometimes when I talk to the press my inner Johnny Dollar comes out. www.greenarcher.io/category/you...

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 14/05/2026

KnowBe4 out there teaching kids how to spell fish incorrectly.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 05/05/2026

What would a META advanced personal assistant be like? 1. A calendar filled with other people’s meetings. 2. Spends the day alerting you about things you don’t care about. 3. Will remind you of some dude you knew in the 3rd grade’s birthday. 4. Soooo many ads. 5. Lots of Nazi stuff. What else?

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 01/05/2026

Damned hacker squirrels breaking into my bird feeders. Fortunately my HEY!-DR keeps them at bay 🤣

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 26/04/2026

The screen on my plane has a little tracker…I can now post second-by-second updates on my trip 😂

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 24/04/2026

I love Denver. You never know when an old house you walk up to is going to turn out to be a cool museum.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 25/03/2026

The #RSAC bookstore is about 1/2 sold out of our @greenarcher.io graphic novels. So, if you are looking honking about picking one up do it today. Then come find me and I’ll sign it for you!

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar; The Green Archer and The Press Guardian graphic novels at the RSAC bookstore

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 24/03/2026

Brilliant and insightful talk by @joemenn.bsky.social at the @runzero.com lounge. Looking forward to get his book signed.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 24/03/2026

If Tower Records were still a thing there would be all sorts of lawsuits over this booth 🤣

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 24/03/2026

This is a ridiculous and unserious rule that does nothing to address the very real problem of security vulnerabilities in hone routers. docs.fcc.gov/public/attac...

NEWS FROM THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
FACT SHEET: FCC Updates Covered List to Include Foreign-Made
Consumer Routers, Prohibiting Approval of New Models
Update Follows Determination by Executive Branch Agencies that Consumer-Grade
Routers Produced in Foreign Countries Threaten National Security
WASHINGTON, March 23, 2026—Today, the Federal Communications Commission updated its Covered List to include all consumer-grade routers produced in foreign countries. Routers are the boxes in every home that connect computers, phones, and smart devices to the internet. This followed a determination by a White House-convened Executive Branch interagency body with appropriate national security expertise that such routers "pose unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States or the safety and security of United States persons."
The Executive Branch determination noted that foreign-produced routers (1) introduce "a supply chain vulnerability that could disrupt the U.S. economy, critical infrastructure, and national defense" and (2) pose "a severe cybersecurity risk that could be leveraged to immediately and severely disrupt U.S. critical infrastructure and directly harm U.S. persons."
President Trump's 2025 National Security Strategy stated: "the United States must never be dependent on any outside power for core components—
from raw materials to parts to finished
products-
-necessary to the nation's defense or economy. We must re-secure our own independent and reliable access to the goods we need to defend ourselves and preserve our way of life."
Malicious actors have exploited security gaps in foreign-made routers to attack American households, disrupt networks, enable espionage, and facilitate intellectual property theft. Foreign-made routers were also involved in the Volt, Flax, and Salt Typhoon cyberattacks targeting vital
U.S. infrastructure.
The determination included an exemption for routers that the Department of War (DoW) or the Department of Ho…

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 23/03/2026

runZero has some great book signings set up this year, which is exactly the kind of thing I love to do at #RSAC. Also, hit me up @runzero.com if you want me to do some comic book signings next year.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 23/03/2026

Yesterday, I went from TPA -> IAD -> SFO to get to RSAC And I feel that’s enough acronyms to last me for the week.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 20/03/2026

It took a minute for my local bookshop to get this book from @unlawfulentries.bsky.social in but, totally worth it. Absolutely fascinated by Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 19/03/2026

Just in time! I just added my @sleuthcon.bsky.social badge to my backpack! Get your talk submitted to @sleuthcon.bsky.social today! It is, by far, my favorite cybercrime con and I’d love to see you there!

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 11/03/2026

I did an NFL meme...look at me, I'm cool now. Also, I'd rather go up against Trey Hendrickson twice a year than Maxx Crosby, so good good job Baltimore.

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