Please be sure you don’t take your eye off the big node.js/brotli vulnerability while php2shell was sucking all the air from the room. https://www.aikido.dev/blog/python-packages-vulnerable-node2shell-brotli-cve-2026-111497

SANS class and CyberCon down :) Everything went pretty well. So cool to teach in Melbourne and my students were amazing.

Full day Toastmasters competition in Docklands to MC tomorrow and then I get my first day off in over a month!

Got some unwelcome news first thing today: Someone I've known for many years recently took their own life. Feeling angry and sad and like a shit friend because we lost touch at some point, and I had no idea of their struggles. But I definitely could have been more curious. My response so far since hearing this news has been to reach out to a few people I've not checked in w/ for a while.

This video tells the story of Malone Lam, a 20-year-old from Singapore who helped steal over $230 million worth of Bitcoin through an elaborate social engineering scam. No sophisticated hacking tools or complex code, just deception, impersonation, and a convincing scheme.

From scamming Minecraft players to tricking a wealthy cryptocurrency investor into handing over access to his Bitcoin, Lam's activities escalated into one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in history. The stolen fortune funded an extravagant lifestyle filled with luxury cars, lavish mansions, private jets, and nightclub bills reaching hundreds of thousands of dollars.

But the spending spree eventually attracted the attention of federal investigators, leading to arrests and a sprawling investigation into where the stolen Bitcoin went, much of which remains unaccounted for.

Video Credit: youtube.com/@InVoyceYT

having used llms before for work, i have first hand experience of the effects they have on your mind, especially if you use them for creation (like writing code)

they're addictive gambling machines, even if you know they are. they can't be used responsibly. after stopping with their use for work, i noticed myself reaching for them. it took me months to fully recover. there was also very noticeable skill atrophy

i knew of the many issues, but these things work on your monkey brain, they're very hazardous

if you use them and you're not forced to use them, stop using them. they are not worth it in any way. if you can't stop using them for work, try to avoid them outside of work as much as possible. harm reduction is a valid strategy

this technology needs to be eliminated, there is no way to salvage it

and this is me focusing on the psychological issues, there are way more severe social and ethical issues with it

#FotoVorschlag ‚Von unten nach oben‘

Blick von unten nach oben in einer Wendeltreppe im Bory-vár in Székesfehérvár, Ungarn. Bory-vár ist ein vom ungarischen Künstler Jenő Bory erbautes schloss-artiges Haus.

#Treppe #Wendeltreppe #szekesfehervar #Boryvar