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chrismerkel.bsky.social
Chris Merkel
@chrismerkel.bsky.social
570 followers 730 following 320 posts
Cybersecurity / Infosec Leader, Teller of Rambling, Pointless Stories, Provider of Dubious Career Advice. Professional alt, unprofessional posts. Masto: @[email protected]
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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 1d
Going to Starbucks for black coffee is like going to Chuck e Cheese for the pizza.
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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 1d
Colbalt Strike out there like
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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 1d
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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 1d
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mom! dad! bart's dead!
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 1d
Lisa wheeling in a lifeless Bart saying MOM, DAD, BART’S DEAD! BART popping to life and saying DEAD SERIOUS ABOUT GOING TO ITCHY AND SCRATCHYLAND
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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 2d
yep, sometimes when you ask it to make scrambled eggs it does, other times it sets your house on fire because the heat will cook the eggs in their current place.
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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 2d
Yes, but no. CISA has nothing to do with this. Massie is still a prick.
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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 2d
Like every promise, it's always just around the corner. Like his healthcare plan.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 2d
New from 404 Media: the Discord hack is every users' worst nightmare. Yesterday the hackers started posting Discord users' selfies, identity documents, email addresses, phone numbers, more. I watched in real time. This is risk of tech storing ID for age verification
www.404media.co/the-discord-...
The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare
A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...
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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 4d
Bari Weiss, CBS News, 1965

- New art in @jewishcurrents.bsky.social
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LJ Slater @slatergurl.bsky.social · 4d
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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 5d
look at that inconsistent pattern. good chemtrail help is hard to find.
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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 5d
If the MPAA or RIAA wanted to be relevant in the 21st century, they would go after AI.
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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 5d
WTF is so funny to this guy about this?
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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 5d
When your company name is just a little too on the nose.
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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 5d
Remember kids, October is always Cybersecurity Awareness Month, NEVER Cyber Security Awareness Month.
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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 6d
kermit the frog is sitting at a desk with his feet up and using a cell phone .
ALT: kermit the frog is sitting at a desk with his feet up and using a cell phone .
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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 6d
For those who don't know him, he's certified legit badass.

The Confessions of Marcus Hutchins, the Hacker Who Saved the Internet | WIRED www.wired.com/story/confes...
The Confessions of the Hacker Who Saved the Internet
At 22, Marcus Hutchins put a stop to the worst cyberattack the world had ever seen. Then he was arrested by the FBI. This is his untold story.
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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 7d
as an old phone phreak, i’m always down for some dual-tone multi-frequency
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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 7d
when all engagement, positive or negative is valued, our best weapon is indifference
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 7d
Discord said late on Friday that hackers stole users' government-issued IDs (passports and driver's licenses) from one of its customer support databases.

I wrote a few words about the risks of age verification laws, and why collecting people's government IDs is bad for security and privacy.
Discord says users' government IDs used for age checks stolen by hackers
Thanks to age verification laws, expect more data breaches of users' government-issued passports and driver's licenses.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 9d
It's a good question.

thebwstimes.substack.com/p/why-was-a-...
Why Was a Black Neighborhood Targeted Under the Guise of a Venezuelan Gang?
ICE’s justification collapses under demographics, data, and the lived reality of Black residents.
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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 9d
Also speak like Yoda did the SS?
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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 9d
Well, now that slipping bags of cash to government officials is now allowable, it's the right time to outsource government services.
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Chris Merkel @chrismerkel.bsky.social · 10d
He was a fucking Nazi. This account is absolute ass.