Cognitive Dissonance: Materialism | Daniel Miessler
I really, really like stuff. Particularly high-quality stuff. I’m a pretty philosophical guy, and I fully understand that material things don’t ultimately matter, yet I…
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Malicious PyPI Package Targets E-commerce Sites with Automated Carding Script
Cybersecurity researchers from Socket have exposed a malicious Python package on PyPI, named disgrasya, designed to automate credit card fraud on WooCommerce-based e-commerce sites. Unlike…
Great vs. Better: The Eternal Quest For Enough
For most people of a materialistic nature, “better” is always superior to great. This is a problem because there’s always something better. If there isn’t…
DeepSeek-R1 Prompts Abused to Generate Advanced Malware and Phishing Sites
The release of DeepSeek-R1, a 671-billion-parameter large language model (LLM), has sparked significant interest due to its innovative use of Chain-of-Thought (CoT) reasoning. CoT reasoning…
Teachers and Sex: Yes, There IS A Double Standard
I’m not sure how many agree, but all things being equal I think a male teacher having sex with an underage female student is far…
‘Fix Now’ and ‘Bot Verification’ Lures Deliver and Execute Malware
A sophisticated browser-based malware delivery method, dubbed ClickFix, has emerged as a significant threat to cybersecurity. Leveraging deceptive prompts like “Fix Now” and “Bot Verification,”…
How to (Definitively) Pronounce Linux
There is a lot of debate about how to properly pronounce Linux. This will conclusively resolve the topic for anyone interested. Everyone has their own…
Hackers Use URL Shorteners and QR Codes in Tax-Themed Phishing Attacks
As the United States approaches Tax Day on April 15, cybersecurity experts have uncovered a series of sophisticated phishing campaigns leveraging tax-related themes to exploit…
Black Nannies Don’t Want To Work For Black Families?
From this NY Times article: It’s interesting that those middle class families that are complaining about unfair treatment don’t realize that they’re being judged according…
Ivanti Fully Patched Actively Exploited Connect Secure RCE Vulnerability
April 5, 2025 – Ivanti has issued an urgent security advisory for CVE-2025-22457, a critical vulnerability impacting Ivanti Connect Secure, Pulse Connect Secure, Ivanti Policy…
The Consultant Joke | Daniel Miessler
A shepherd was herding his flock in a remote pasture when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced out of a dust cloud towards him. The driver,…
State Bar of Texas Confirms Data Breach, Begins Notifying Affected Consumers
The State Bar of Texas has confirmed a data breach following the detection of unauthorized activity on its network earlier this year. According to an…