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Łukasz

@maldr0id.bsky.social

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Military-grade reverse engineer @ Google, working on Android malware Got mistaken for a member of Project Zero once. Everything here is my own opinion he/him ✨🌈🦄

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Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · Jul 24

I’m not doing the age verification thing so if you want to DM me for anything just use Mastodon

Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · 2d

Security by exhaustion - when you have so many insecure systems that it’s physically impossible to hack all of them

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Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · 5d

Fingers crossed!! :)

Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · 12d

but… but… it only works if it’s Signal… an attorney said so

Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · 14d

I’ve actually been to Almaty a few weeks ago, but April may sound doable. I’ll DM for details :)

Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · 15d

+1 to travel hacking being really fun

It really depends on the needs though (obviously). My approach is very much “I will go anywhere as long as I haven’t been there yet”. I don’t think I bought even one ticket for the full price in over a year. Lounges also make me save money on food.

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Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · 19d

The asbestos of cellular networks - SS7 - strikes again!

By @lighthousereports.com

www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...

Surveillance Secrets

Trove of surveillance data challenges what we thought we knew about location tracking tools, who they target and how far they have spread

www.lighthousereports.com

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Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · 19d

yes

Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · 20d

This malware is obfuscated

Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · 21d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

Visit Planner timed out.

barbylon @barbylon.bsky.social · 21d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

The valve stuck open.

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Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · 21d

Everyone expects the popes to say something very progressive and controversial and they always go “love thy neighbour” and people are all up in arms because they prefer to hate they neighbours

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Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · 22d

I love how “the Pope says a fairly basic Catholic thing and it offends Catholics” has been a thing ever since I can remember

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Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · 24d

Please tell me this is a joke

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tollatsch

Tollatsch - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · 24d

+1 (am not a portrait photographer)

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Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · 25d

It’s like people who watch “South Park” and root for Cartman because they think he’s the hero of the series

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 26d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · 26d

Sometimes I’m glad I grew up around narcissists because things like these are now extremely obvious to me.

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Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · 26d

I guess fighting propaganda is no longer DEI

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 26d

13) This isn't news to me, but the manosphere complaint that "you can't compliment anyone anymore!" is bullshit.

I compliment people constantly, all day, and get warm smiles and heartfelt thanks and watch people walk away in a better mood. The secret is not being a gross creep about it.

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Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · 27d

Have you seen this one?

youtu.be/whEWE6WC1Ew

Host Unknown presents: I'm a C I Double S P (CISSP Parody)

YouTube video by Host Unknown

youtu.be

Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · 27d

Some of you may get your personal data stolen, but

a cartoon character says it 's a sacrifice while standing next to two knights

ALT: a cartoon character says it 's a sacrifice while standing next to two knights

media.tenor.com

Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · 27d

Every government who contributed to this leak probably will have this song on repeat in their press room

youtu.be/9IG3zqvUqJY

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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 27d

Discord confirms that government IDs used for age-verification were compromised in a hack with a vendor.

Who could have predicted?

Oh, right.

Discord users suffer the first high-profile age-verification hack – and it's unlikely to be the last

Critics of age verification laws warned this was inevitable

www.tomsguide.com

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Robin Wilton 🇱🇧 @komadori.bsky.social · 28d

When a BBC reporter can do this, without privileged access to communications data, I find it hard to accept law enforcement's constant claim that they are "going dark" because of encrypted messaging. Encryption is not the main obstacle to effective law enforcement.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BBC tracks down sextortion scammer targeting teenage boys

The BBC challenges the scammers targeting teenagers like Evan Boettler, who took his own life just 90 minutes after being contacted.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · 29d

Have you considered that in the Nordic cultures the word “troll” may have a different meaning which is deeply connected to the ancestral beliefs and it may be offensive for you to say that?

You need to find liquorice and apologise to it.

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Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · Oct 3

I’ve read it in Archer’s voice

Łukasz @maldr0id.bsky.social · Oct 3

Go Poland! :)

Patrick Breyer @echo-pbreyer.digitalcourage.social.ap.brid.gy · Oct 3

🇪🇺🚨 HUGE NEWS: #chatcontrol vote reportedly to be postponed (unconfirmed)! 🎉 Our protests are working! https://x.com/SeppTyvaert/status/1973788987442803023

But it's just a delay. Many governments are still undecided. ⏰ Tell YOURS to join the resistance […]

[Original post on digitalcourage.social]

A map of Europe titled "Help Stop #ChatControl!" shows countries color-coded by their government's stance on Chat Control in 2025. The legend indicates: green for "Not in Favour," blue for "Undecided," and red for "In Favour."

Countries in favour (red) are: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Malta, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden.

Countries not in favour (green) are: Austria, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.

Countries undecided (blue) are: Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Romania.

The map includes the text "Is your government opposing it yet?" and a call to action at the bottom: "Act now! www.chatcontrol.eu".

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🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · Oct 3

It’s not hard to let people enjoy shit you don’t like!

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