Lesley Carhart
@hacks4pancakes.com
I am eminently qualified to speak from experience about a variety of dumpster fires.
ICS DFIR at Dragos, martial artist, marksman, humanist, level 14 Neutral Good rogue, USAF retired. I post *very serious* things about infosec. Thoughts my own. Enby. 🏳️🌈
ICS DFIR at Dragos, martial artist, marksman, humanist, level 14 Neutral Good rogue, USAF retired. I post *very serious* things about infosec. Thoughts my own. Enby. 🏳️🌈
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Lesley Carhart
@hacks4pancakes.com
· Mar 25
I have a Short Stack on BlueSky as well as Mastodon and you can use it to get some news n stuff about the ongoing cybersecurity apocalypse if you want bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Waymo would not say how many of its SF Bay Area robotaxis stalled out and contributed to or caused gridlock during the massive PG&E blackouts recently because their lawyer claimed that...is considered a trade secret www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/w... <-- by SF Chronicle's Rachel Swan
Waymo scolded by judge after robotaxi company refuses to discuss details from power outage
A judge scolded Waymo during an administrative rules proceeding after the company refused to disclose how many of its robotaxis had stalled during a power outage in San Francisco.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Waymo would not say how many of its SF Bay Area robotaxis stalled out and contributed to or caused gridlock during the massive PG&E blackouts recently because their lawyer claimed that...is considered a trade secret www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/w... <-- by SF Chronicle's Rachel Swan
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UK government exempting itself from flagship cyber law inspires little confidence www.theregister.com/2026/01/10/c...
Should the UK cyber resilience bill cover the public sector?
ANALYSIS: Ministers promise equivalent standards just without the legal obligation
www.theregister.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:42 PM
UK government exempting itself from flagship cyber law inspires little confidence www.theregister.com/2026/01/10/c...
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"One of ours, all of yours" is a combat mentality.
It has no place in ANY law enforcement operation/agency. Period.
It has no place in ANY law enforcement operation/agency. Period.
DHS launched a new policy: "One of ours, all of yours."
Do they want VBIEDs? Because this is how you get VBIEDs on American streets. They're literally trying to create an insurgency.
Do they want VBIEDs? Because this is how you get VBIEDs on American streets. They're literally trying to create an insurgency.
January 11, 2026 at 3:25 AM
"One of ours, all of yours" is a combat mentality.
It has no place in ANY law enforcement operation/agency. Period.
It has no place in ANY law enforcement operation/agency. Period.
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Who in America is ready to start a shooting war with Europe over Greenland? Because that’s an option on the table in Trumpworld, which sadly has become everyone’s world.
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Who in America is ready to start a shooting war with Europe over Greenland? Because that’s an option on the table in Trumpworld, which sadly has become everyone’s world.
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The fed helicopter is flying off the tracker and it’s so low it’s literally shaking my house. I’m going insane
January 11, 2026 at 6:12 AM
The fed helicopter is flying off the tracker and it’s so low it’s literally shaking my house. I’m going insane
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QR codes a powerful new phishing weapon in hands of Pyongyang cyberspies www.theregister.com/2026/01/09/p...
North Korea turns QR codes into phishing weapons
: State-backed attackers are using QR codes to slip past enterprise security and help themselves to cloud logins, the FBI says
www.theregister.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:12 AM
QR codes a powerful new phishing weapon in hands of Pyongyang cyberspies www.theregister.com/2026/01/09/p...
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The UK, Canada and Australia are considering banning X.
And yet, the progressive movement and Democratic Party still haven’t figured out how to boycott it.
And yet, the progressive movement and Democratic Party still haven’t figured out how to boycott it.
January 11, 2026 at 1:05 AM
The UK, Canada and Australia are considering banning X.
And yet, the progressive movement and Democratic Party still haven’t figured out how to boycott it.
And yet, the progressive movement and Democratic Party still haven’t figured out how to boycott it.
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Sometimes I read the threads that experienced activists write about how to behave at protests because it reminds me that the kinds of replies I get when I give digital privacy/security advice aren't just for me.
January 11, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Sometimes I read the threads that experienced activists write about how to behave at protests because it reminds me that the kinds of replies I get when I give digital privacy/security advice aren't just for me.
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I can't describe how bad Minneapolis feels right now. My neighbors are pulling kids out of school. The public schools are offering remote learning until 2/12. We are having conversations in our alleys about how to protect ourselves. It feels like a military occupation with a blockade.
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I can't describe how bad Minneapolis feels right now. My neighbors are pulling kids out of school. The public schools are offering remote learning until 2/12. We are having conversations in our alleys about how to protect ourselves. It feels like a military occupation with a blockade.
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ICE just reported its fourth in-custody death of 2026. It’s only January 10.
January 11, 2026 at 12:39 AM
ICE just reported its fourth in-custody death of 2026. It’s only January 10.
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new SWer work name just dropped
Molotov milk jugs
January 11, 2026 at 12:51 AM
new SWer work name just dropped
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do we think the pope is watching this
January 11, 2026 at 1:30 AM
do we think the pope is watching this
I'm finally ✨warm enough✨
January 9, 2026 at 4:47 AM
I'm finally ✨warm enough✨
I don't know how Teramind managed to get two people's photos completely mixed up with somebody else, tag a dead person as the future of cybersecurity, and include someone under community legal action, but this is the most egregious case of LinkedIn lists I have ever had the luck to be included in.
January 8, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I don't know how Teramind managed to get two people's photos completely mixed up with somebody else, tag a dead person as the future of cybersecurity, and include someone under community legal action, but this is the most egregious case of LinkedIn lists I have ever had the luck to be included in.
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Huge thanks to @hacks4pancakes.com for joining us on our latest podcast, where we discuss a romance scammer's handbook for stealing dollars (and hearts), and chat about the cybersecurity career crisis.
Plus don't miss our featured interview with ThreatLocker founder Danny Jenkins!
Plus don't miss our featured interview with ThreatLocker founder Danny Jenkins!
January 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Huge thanks to @hacks4pancakes.com for joining us on our latest podcast, where we discuss a romance scammer's handbook for stealing dollars (and hearts), and chat about the cybersecurity career crisis.
Plus don't miss our featured interview with ThreatLocker founder Danny Jenkins!
Plus don't miss our featured interview with ThreatLocker founder Danny Jenkins!
I was on @smashingsecurity.com and it was extremely silly but educational. Come find out the correct star sign to catfish people. It is not Wars or Trek, sadly.
www.smashingsecurity.com/449-how-to-s...
www.smashingsecurity.com/449-how-to-s...
449: How to scam someone in seven days
Romance scammers have apparently discovered astrology... and Taurus is their secret weapon.
In episode 449 of "Smashing Security", we take a look inside an actual romance-fraud handbook - complete wit...
www.smashingsecurity.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:39 AM
I was on @smashingsecurity.com and it was extremely silly but educational. Come find out the correct star sign to catfish people. It is not Wars or Trek, sadly.
www.smashingsecurity.com/449-how-to-s...
www.smashingsecurity.com/449-how-to-s...
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I wonder if these people will ever figure out we weren't funded by USAID in the first place?
Jfc, didn't know if the Bellingcat crowd were still getting paid after the usaid cuts. Or just for the love of the game?
January 6, 2026 at 9:47 AM
I wonder if these people will ever figure out we weren't funded by USAID in the first place?
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Thanks for agreeing to come on @smashingsecurity.com Lesley! A fun conversation that I'm looking forward to sharing with our listeners. :)
January 6, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Thanks for agreeing to come on @smashingsecurity.com Lesley! A fun conversation that I'm looking forward to sharing with our listeners. :)
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Not a fan of Chucklefucks?
January 6, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Not a fan of Chucklefucks?
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We are gender affirming here
January 6, 2026 at 5:49 AM
We are gender affirming here
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Goes with chuckleheads and chuckletits
January 6, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Goes with chuckleheads and chuckletits
Peloton finally figured out how to extricate me from US billing and that's it, I'm finally free from US accounts
January 6, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Peloton finally figured out how to extricate me from US billing and that's it, I'm finally free from US accounts
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🚨BREAKING: DOJ admits it has only released 12,285 documents required by Epstein Files Transparency Act. More than 2 million documents still need to be reviewed/released. DOJ is in violation of federal law that required release by Dec. 19.
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 AM
🚨BREAKING: DOJ admits it has only released 12,285 documents required by Epstein Files Transparency Act. More than 2 million documents still need to be reviewed/released. DOJ is in violation of federal law that required release by Dec. 19.
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com
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This is the boast of a Risk-addicted poli sci major, talking shit in the dorm common room over a bottle of liquor someone else bought, the night before he bombs the foreign service written exam
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 AM
This is the boast of a Risk-addicted poli sci major, talking shit in the dorm common room over a bottle of liquor someone else bought, the night before he bombs the foreign service written exam