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@grommoss.bsky.social

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Pretending to be a responsible adult in the cyber community BSidesLeeds organiser. Provider of reliable goonage to cybersec community events. https://linktr.ee/grommoss

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grom @grommoss.bsky.social · 3d

Dan(naclgoat) preaching at church of vibe coding at @dc151.org tonight

Dan @Naclgoat talking at the Leeds (not)Defcon group dc151

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DC151 @dc151.org · 3d

Ready for another amazing talk from Dan

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DC151 @dc151.org · 8d

Whoop - it's October and we're back. This time with our very own Dan giving a talk on manipulating our AI overlords to do naughty things.

Meeting at the usual time. Deets in the link:

dc151.org/october-2025...

October 2025 Meetup - Dan Houghton

If you were with us in March, we know you'll have thoroughly enjoyed Dan's previous talk on browser automation shenanigans, and he's very kindly given me an excuse to use a goat as our banner image ag...

dc151.org

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BSides London @bsideslondon.bsky.social · 24d

Many thanks to Keith lee for designing this years #BSidesLDN2025 logo!

We're going retro!

#Security #BSides #London #Logo #BSidesLondon

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Tib3rius @tib3rius.bsky.social · 24d

There's a new supply chain attack in town, and this one propagates using a worm...inside npm.

Charlie Eriksen joins me in this video to discuss how this happened, how bad it is, and what we can do to prevent it in the future.

youtu.be/d0CryTPuCjk

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Hack Glasgow @hackglasgow.bsky.social · 25d

Just 3 days to go until #HackGlasgow2026 tickets are available (Friday 19th at 09:00 BST). Are you excited yet? tickets.hackglasgow.live

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grom @grommoss.bsky.social · Sep 10

Absolutely rammed house tonight for Donnan's talk on infostealerz @dc151.org

Dc151 - donnan talking about info stealers

grom @grommoss.bsky.social · Sep 4

BRB. Just off to test this theory

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 4

Calling your boss a dickhead is not a sackable offence, tribunal rules

Woman who was immediately sacked when she insulted her manager during a row wins unfair dismissal case Managers and supervisors brace yourselves: calling the boss a dickhead is not a sackable offence, a tribunal has ruled. The ruling came in the case of an office manager who was sacked on the spot when – during a row – she called her manager and another director dickheads. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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SteelCon @steelcon.info · Sep 2

A litle bit later than planned, but our tenth birthday video playlist is finally available.

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Thanks to @ministraitor.bsky.social for all his hard work in getting them online.

SteelCon 2025 - YouTube

All the recordings of the 2025 edition of SteelCon

www.youtube.com

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DC151 @dc151.org · Sep 1

Update for this months #DC151. We're really happy to have Dónnan joining us to present his talk: "Infostealerz: The Phantom Menace"

Wednesday 10th September at the usual place and time.

dc151.org/september-20...

September 2025 Meetup - Dónnan

September has come round quickly, and it's time to announce our speaker for this months meetup. Dónnan was voluntold to come and give a talk after attending BSides Leeds by our trusty mascott, Grom. A...

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SteelCon @steelcon.info · Aug 31

Double good stuff coming in the morning, be ready for it.

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Tib3rius @tib3rius.bsky.social · Aug 31

Revealing the #TRUTH behind the JWT abbreviation.

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grom @grommoss.bsky.social · Aug 30

I rather like the covert instruments "Not a Fluke" one
covertinstruments.com/products/not...
But think I've got a few others I can dig out for you (but you're not getting my @bsidesbsk.bsky.social patch!