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:...
Yes, I got flash burns like that. It was brutal.
January 13, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Yes, I got flash burns like that. It was brutal.
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Don't wear goggles to a protest unless they're rated shatter resistant. You're better off with NO eye protection than eyewear that will send shards of plastic into your eye.
If you can't find shatterproof goggles, get lacrosse goggles. Cheap and effective eye protection from larger munitions.
If you can't find shatterproof goggles, get lacrosse goggles. Cheap and effective eye protection from larger munitions.
June 8, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Don't wear goggles to a protest unless they're rated shatter resistant. You're better off with NO eye protection than eyewear that will send shards of plastic into your eye.
If you can't find shatterproof goggles, get lacrosse goggles. Cheap and effective eye protection from larger munitions.
If you can't find shatterproof goggles, get lacrosse goggles. Cheap and effective eye protection from larger munitions.
I spoke to GirlsTalkCyber podcast about understanding and being aware of threats against critical infrastructure. We talked about things you should think about as geopolitical, economic, and climate instability increase, and how that relates to cyber threats. girlstalkcyber.com/24-what-happ...
24. What Happens If Hackers Poison the Water? Interview with Lesley Carhart - Girls Talk Cyber
We’ve seen the latest AFR headlines: “Spy chief warns hackers could cut power, poison water, crash banks.” But who do you call when those headlines become
girlstalkcyber.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I spoke to GirlsTalkCyber podcast about understanding and being aware of threats against critical infrastructure. We talked about things you should think about as geopolitical, economic, and climate instability increase, and how that relates to cyber threats. girlstalkcyber.com/24-what-happ...
It’s a very silly name
January 12, 2026 at 6:19 AM
It’s a very silly name
I wrote one of the most popular test prep guides for cybersecurity exams and it has been…, colloquially named???
January 12, 2026 at 12:38 AM
I wrote one of the most popular test prep guides for cybersecurity exams and it has been…, colloquially named???
S C R E A M I N G
I've become a cybersecurity fixture not a person
I've become a cybersecurity fixture not a person
January 12, 2026 at 12:33 AM
S C R E A M I N G
I've become a cybersecurity fixture not a person
I've become a cybersecurity fixture not a person
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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.
When I still could.
January 11, 2026 at 2:13 AM
When I still could.
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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✨
Oh almost certainly, with zero checking at all. Bordering on offensive; I’m considering having my lawyer send a note
January 8, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Oh almost certainly, with zero checking at all. Bordering on offensive; I’m considering having my lawyer send a note
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.