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heal3r

@th3heal3r.bsky.social
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Player of games, solver of puzzles, avid sci-fi/fantasy reader, hobbyist hacker/maker, S.T.E.M. geek, egregious coder, security nerd, part time seasonal bug bounty hunter. (he/him)

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Christopher Parsons (he/him/his) @christopher-parsons.com · 11/10/2023
“Each prediction we analyzed from the company’s algorithm indicated that one type of crime was likely to occur in a location not patrolled … In the end, the success rate was less than half a percent” This showcases why agencies should demonstrate that AI works + its use is necessary & proportionate
wired.com
Predictive Policing Software Terrible at Predicting Crimes
A software company sold a New Jersey police department an algorithm that was right less than 1 percent of the time.
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Darcy Shapiro @darcyshapiro.bsky.social · 10/10/2023
The sundew made a couple of cute flowers and I was like, oh wow! It bloomed! 🌿 And now it has a whole weird flower tentacle going and like…what is going on here. 🧪
Sundew with three white flowers on a long stalkOne lone white sundew flower at the end of a looooong stalk of dead ones, against a background of other houseplants
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JAZ @monmatch.bsky.social · 07/10/2023
So uhhh I just started Discworld for the first time... Who could have ever guessed that I'd imprint on the weedy anxiety wizard LOL #rincewind #twoflower #discworld #discworlddeath #art
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William @whirringsoftly.bsky.social · 07/10/2023
Discworld may have started as a parody of fantasy tropes, but soon evolved into a parable of "this is how to be a good person"
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heal3r @th3heal3r.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
High severity vulnerability found in libcurl and curl (October 2023) snyk.io/blog/curl-hi...
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InfoSec @infosec.skyfleet.blue · 03/10/2023
US Executives Get Phished By Open Redirect In Indeed Job Platform
securityweek.com
US Executives Targeted in Phishing Attacks Exploiting Flaw in Indeed Job Platform
An open redirection vulnerability in the popular job search platform Indeed has been exploited in a series of phishing attacks.
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heal3r @th3heal3r.bsky.social · 28/09/2023
Kashmir Hill's report on Clearview AI from the Telegraph this week! ... rather creepy if you ask me .. www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fi...
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Kevin Murray (He/Him) @claystorm.bsky.social · 26/09/2023
This is a fascinating article on the technology that was used to run Netflix’s DVD service. And if you’re a techie or automation nerd like me, you’ll definitely enjoy this. www.theverge.com/23883662/net...
theverge.com
The high tech behind Netflix’s old-school DVD service
One last red envelope for the road.
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Rudy @roedeltje.bsky.social · 26/09/2023
Ubuntu 23.10: Release Date and New Features
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Ubuntu 23.10: Release Date and New Features
Ubuntu's next latest and greatest. Here's what it is expected to pack in.
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FREE ŁINK @cristinatoms.bsky.social · 17/09/2023
I hit that reskeet button so fast!! I could be crazy, but I have a feeling that your love of Discworld and you constant skeeting of sense *might* be related! And, so, I’m just gonna attach a Discworld reading order chart to this comment on the off chance it encourages anyone to read them.
The Discworld reading order guide 3.0

Science novels-The Science of Discworld; TSoD2 The Globe; TSoD3 Darwin’s Watch; TSoD4 Judgement Day

Rincewind Novels-The Colour of Magic; the Light Fantastic; Sourcery; Faust Eric; Interesting Times; The Last Continent; The Last Hero; Unseen Academicals

Industrial Revolution- Moving Pictures; the Truth; Monstrous Regiment; (Moist novel order)

Watch novels- Guards! Guards!; Men at Arms; Feet of Clay; Jingo; The Fifth Elephant; Night Watch; Thud!; Snuff

Death novels- Mort; Reaper Man; Soul Music; Hogfather; The Thief of Time

Ancient civilizations- Pyramids; Small Gods; Death & What Comes Next/ (History Monks)

Witches Novels- Equal Rites; Wyrd Sisters; Witches Abroad; Lords & Ladies; Masquerade; Carpe Jugulum

Tiffany Aching-The Wee Free Men; A Hat Full of Sky; Wintersmith; I Shall Wear Midnight; The Shepherd’s Crown

Moist Von Lipwig-Going Postal; Making Money; Raising Steam

History Monks-Small Gods; Thief of Time; Night Watch
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InfoSecSherpa 🏔️ Lake Ontario 🚣‍♀️ @infosecsherpa.bsky.social · 18/09/2023
InfoSecSherpa's Data Privacy and Info Sec News Roundup for Sunday, September 17, 2023 Features the TVPWorld article, "Poland's digital army declared sixth in the world." infosecsherpa.medium.com/infosecsherp...
Krakow, Poland main square
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LivingLinux @livinglinux.bsky.social · 17/09/2023
Too late. www.pcmag.com/news/linux-i...
pcmag.com
Linux Is Now on Mars, Thanks to NASA's Perseverance Rover
Previous NASA Mars rovers mostly used an operating system from Wind River Systems. But this time, the space agency chose Linux for Perseverance's Ingenuity helicopter drone.
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Zeb Larson @zeblarson.bsky.social · 17/09/2023
Today, I published an op-ed with Wired about ChatGPT. Looking at the history of technological developments and innovations for engineers, we can see a long pattern where management and capital see opportunities to get rid of engineers but never succeed.
wired.com
ChatGPT Isn't Coming for Your Coding Job
New technologies have long promised to make human software engineers redundant. But developers have only gotten more important over time.
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 16/09/2023
Astronomy Photographer of the Year winner announced: “Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner and Yann Sainty discovered and photographed a never-before-seen oxygen arc next to our nearest spiral galaxy, the Andromeda Galaxy. ” The full exhibition opens today: www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/ast... 🧪
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Deviant Ollam ツ @deviantollam.bsky.social · 08/09/2023
Wow, so... this "Backdoor Codes Exist In Electronic Safes" news story is getting more attention than I thought it would. I'm happy with this final video which summarizes pretty much everything we all know to this point, and offers advice to folk Enjoy! 👍😁👍 www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5Cz...
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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 03/09/2023
Library sign saying that the shelf contains books on unexplained phenomena, software programming
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 31/08/2023
In case you've missed it, I've been breaking news all week about the Blount County, Tenn., prosecutor, who's threatening Blount Pride with enforcement of the anti-drag law declared unconstitutional by a federal judge in June. 1. www.lawdork.com/p/tennessee-...
lawdork.com
Tennessee prosecutor threatens pride event, warning he'll enforce anti-drag law
Law Dork was provided a memo Blount County prosecutor Ryan Desmond sent to law enforcement, Blount Pride, and other officials. A lawsuit is expected.
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InfoSec @infosec.skyfleet.blue · 31/08/2023
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Offered Up to the Hacking Masses
darkreading.com
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Offered Up to the Hacking Masses
Since launching in 2019, the Security Device Research Program has discovered 130 critical vulnerabilities; applications are now open for Apple's 2024 iteration.
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heal3r @th3heal3r.bsky.social · 25/08/2023
Jupiter X Core WordPress plugin could let hackers hijack sites www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
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InfoSec @infosec.skyfleet.blue · 24/08/2023
S3 Ep149: How many cryptographers does it take to change a light bulb?
nakedsecurity.sophos.com
S3 Ep149: How many cryptographers does it take to change a light bulb?
Latest episode – listen now! Full transcript inside…
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InfoSecSherpa 🏔️ Lake Ontario 🚣‍♀️ @infosecsherpa.bsky.social · 25/08/2023
infosecsherpa.medium.com/infosecsherp...
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Deth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · 16/08/2023
www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/science/… That's some mad scientist shit right there.
nytimes.com
Scientists Recreate Pink Floyd Song by Reading Brain Signals of Listeners
The audio sounds like it’s being played underwater. Still, it’s a first step toward creating more expressive devices to assist people who can’t speak.
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InfoSec @infosec.skyfleet.blue · 16/08/2023
6 things you may have missed at Hacker Summer Camp - Security Boulevard
securityboulevard.com
6 things you may have missed at Hacker Summer Camp
Tens of thousands of the world’s top cybersecurity pros descended on Las Vegas last week for the annual Hacker Summer Camp, with hundreds of sessions spread over three events. Taking it all in is an impossible task.
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Deth Veggie @dethveggie.bsky.social · 16/08/2023
The American Taliban have discovered ChatGPT, and it's going about as well as you might imagine.
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InfoSec @infosec.skyfleet.blue · 16/08/2023
Dig Security State of Cloud Data Security 2023 Report Finds Exposed Sensitive Data in More Than 30% of Cloud Assets
darkreading.com
Dig Security State of Cloud Data Security 2023 Report Finds Exposed Sensitive Data in More Than 30% of Cloud Assets
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InfoSecSherpa 🏔️ Lake Ontario 🚣‍♀️ @infosecsherpa.bsky.social · 16/08/2023
InfoSecSherpa's InfoSec & Data Privacy News Roundup for Tuesday, August 15, 2023 "Five cybersecurity success stories in Asia-Pacific: How APAC-based companies have overcome cyberattacks." infosecsherpa.medium.com/infosecshe…
Countryside of Laos.
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InfoSec @infosec.skyfleet.blue · 15/08/2023
Personal information of victims, suspects, witnesses leaked in Norfolk and Suffolk Police data breach
beyondmachines.net
Personal information of victims, suspects, witnesses leaked in Norfolk and Suffolk Police data breach
Sensitive information of over 1,000 victims in various crimes was inadvertently exposed in a data breach affecting Norfolk and Suffolk police constabularies due to a Freedom of Information responses for crime statistics which included personal details of victims, witnesses, and suspects, in the statistics Excel spreadsheet.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 15/08/2023
Tomorrow Bellingcat Live is back, packed full of open-source tips and Geoguessr! Join @gianfiorella.bsky.social with special guest @colborne.bsky.social as they discuss Bellingcat's latest research into the Tate's 'War Room' network. Be a part of the action on Twitch:
twitch.tv
Twitch
Twitch is the world's leading video platform and community for gamers.
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InfoSec @infosec.skyfleet.blue · 15/08/2023
Securing the casino floor from cybersecurity threats
securitymagazine.com
Securing the casino floor from cybersecurity threats
Kevin Kealy, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Light & Wonder, shares insights on casino cybersecurity defense.
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InfoSec @infosec.skyfleet.blue · 14/08/2023
Iagona ScrutisWeb Vulnerabilities Could Expose ATMs To Remote Hacking
securityweek.com
Iagona ScrutisWeb Vulnerabilities Could Expose ATMs to Remote Hacking
Several vulnerabilities discovered in Iagona ScrutisWeb ATM fleet monitoring software could be exploited to remotely hack ATMs.
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InfoSec @infosec.skyfleet.blue · 14/08/2023
How to Choose a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Solution
darkreading.com
How to Choose a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Solution
MDR empowers organizations with enhanced security. Look for these four capabilities when selecting an MDR product.
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 13/08/2023
Even after more than a decade of Uber, people don’t seem to get that the venture capitalists only subsidize the “disruptive” tech long enough to throw the displaced workers into permanent precarity, then they raise prices after destroying the overall market. Cab driver suicides are the strategy.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 12/08/2023
It would be great if absolutely everybody can help this story go viral, and get higher-level media attention, to contribute to the social and legal utter annihilation of every cop, judge, and politician involved.
kansasreflector.com
Police stage 'chilling' raid on Marion County newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphones -...
In an unprecedented raid Friday, local law enforcement seized computers, cellphones and reporting materials from the Marion County Record office, the newspaper's reporters, and the publisher's home.
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ricardo @governa.lol · 13/08/2023
Legions of #DEFCON hackers will attack generative #Ai models venturebeat.com/ai/legions-of-defco…
venturebeat.com
Legions of DEF CON hackers will attack generative AI models
At the 31st annual DEF CON this weekend, thousands of hackers will join the largest red-teaming exercise ever for generative AI models.
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