Reboot Kid
@rebootkid.bsky.social
I love ham radio, camping, fishing, offroading, and coffee. I will occasionally talk about computer security stuff. DF/IR professional. Everything here is personal, not reflective of my employer(s) past/present/future.
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Also @[email protected]
Anyone who uses "Reserve California" to book campsites, etc.
Odds are your password has been compromised. Go through a reset process and choose a unique new password.
Odds are your password has been compromised. Go through a reset process and choose a unique new password.
October 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Anyone who uses "Reserve California" to book campsites, etc.
Odds are your password has been compromised. Go through a reset process and choose a unique new password.
Odds are your password has been compromised. Go through a reset process and choose a unique new password.
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Is this what I predicted would happen? Yes.
Do I enjoy being right about this? No.
Do I enjoy being right about this? No.
BREAKING: Donald Trump is planning to hand over major shares of TikTok to his billionaire pals.
Understand this: Trump-friendly billionaires could control even MORE of what you watch — all while lining their own pockets.
Understand this: Trump-friendly billionaires could control even MORE of what you watch — all while lining their own pockets.
September 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Is this what I predicted would happen? Yes.
Do I enjoy being right about this? No.
Do I enjoy being right about this? No.
“The rules are simple: they lie to us, we know they're lying, they know we know they're lying, but they keep lying to us, and we keep pretending to believe them.”
― Elena Gorokhova, A Mountain of Crumbs
― Elena Gorokhova, A Mountain of Crumbs
September 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“The rules are simple: they lie to us, we know they're lying, they know we know they're lying, but they keep lying to us, and we keep pretending to believe them.”
― Elena Gorokhova, A Mountain of Crumbs
― Elena Gorokhova, A Mountain of Crumbs
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Cell-site simulators (CSS, also known as Stingrays or IMSI catchers) are devices that masquerade as legitimate cell-phone towers, tricking phones within a certain radius into connecting to the device rather than a tower. Our tool, Rayhunter, can help you find them. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Meet Rayhunter: A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular
Rayhunter is a new open source tool we’ve created that runs off an affordable mobile hotspot that we hope empowers everyone, regardless of technical skill, to help search out cell-site simulators
www.eff.org
August 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Cell-site simulators (CSS, also known as Stingrays or IMSI catchers) are devices that masquerade as legitimate cell-phone towers, tricking phones within a certain radius into connecting to the device rather than a tower. Our tool, Rayhunter, can help you find them. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Everything you do online is tracked, saved, and shared for what feels like a lifetime. But there are some steps you can take to minimize what data is out there. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
How to: Manage Your Digital Footprint
Search for your name in any search engine and you’ll likely encounter dozens of results, some of which might include personal information like addresses, email accounts, usernames, or family members. Each piece of information is often public and not typically seen as harmful. But together these parts of your identity...
ssd.eff.org
August 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Everything you do online is tracked, saved, and shared for what feels like a lifetime. But there are some steps you can take to minimize what data is out there. ssd.eff.org/module/how-...
after my #defcon33 talk, many folks approached me asking a bunch of questions, and that was fantastic.
What was unexpected to me was how utterly emotionally drained I was after the talk.
What was unexpected to me was how utterly emotionally drained I was after the talk.
August 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
after my #defcon33 talk, many folks approached me asking a bunch of questions, and that was fantastic.
What was unexpected to me was how utterly emotionally drained I was after the talk.
What was unexpected to me was how utterly emotionally drained I was after the talk.
If you saw my talk @defcon and have feedback, I'd really love it. even if it's not great.
August 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
If you saw my talk @defcon and have feedback, I'd really love it. even if it's not great.
AST is trying to ruin the 70cm band. FCC comment period ends TODAY (July 21). Note you have to submit your name and address to enter your comment into record. You don't need to be a ham, but you do have to be in the US.
www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...
More info here:
amsat-uk.org/2025/06/26/u...
www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...
More info here:
amsat-uk.org/2025/06/26/u...
Use of 430-440 MHz by AST SpaceMobile constellation
AST & Science LLC (AST SpaceMobile) currently have five Bluebird commercial satellites that use the amateur radio 430-440 MHz band. They were launched into Low Earth Orbit on September 12, 2024…
amsat-uk.org
July 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
AST is trying to ruin the 70cm band. FCC comment period ends TODAY (July 21). Note you have to submit your name and address to enter your comment into record. You don't need to be a ham, but you do have to be in the US.
www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...
More info here:
amsat-uk.org/2025/06/26/u...
www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...
More info here:
amsat-uk.org/2025/06/26/u...
Always carry a knife with you. Just in case there's cheesecake (Gen Mattis)
July 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Always carry a knife with you. Just in case there's cheesecake (Gen Mattis)
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Today’s ruling on U.S. vs. Skrmetti clearly demonstrates that trans people are under attack. Don’t let technology make things worse. Here are some recommendations to keep you and your community safe.
Strategies for Resisting Tech-Enabled Violence Facing Transgender People
Today's Supreme Court’s ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti upholding bans on gender-affirming care for youth makes it clear: trans people are under attack. Threats to trans rights and healthcare are coming fr...
www.eff.org
June 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Today’s ruling on U.S. vs. Skrmetti clearly demonstrates that trans people are under attack. Don’t let technology make things worse. Here are some recommendations to keep you and your community safe.
Reminder: It's APRS Thursday! Check in if you want by sending a message to ANSRVR with the message format CQ HOTG YOUR_MESSAGE_HERE
aprsph.net/aprsthursday/
aprsph.net/aprsthursday/
#APRSThursday Net
aprsph.net
June 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Reminder: It's APRS Thursday! Check in if you want by sending a message to ANSRVR with the message format CQ HOTG YOUR_MESSAGE_HERE
aprsph.net/aprsthursday/
aprsph.net/aprsthursday/
Let the freakout commence.
At least one of my #defcon talks has been accepted by the #hamradiovillage
The topic is on defying censorship via radio.
At least one of my #defcon talks has been accepted by the #hamradiovillage
The topic is on defying censorship via radio.
March 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Let the freakout commence.
At least one of my #defcon talks has been accepted by the #hamradiovillage
The topic is on defying censorship via radio.
At least one of my #defcon talks has been accepted by the #hamradiovillage
The topic is on defying censorship via radio.
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The #DEFCON33 Call Season is now almost complete! The Call for Papers is LIVE. We’re also ready to accept submissions for Demos, Workshops & Policy. Time to get busy proposing.
For the full list of open calls, visit defcon.org/html/defcon-... . Rules, guidance, deadlines – it’s all there.
For the full list of open calls, visit defcon.org/html/defcon-... . Rules, guidance, deadlines – it’s all there.
March 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The #DEFCON33 Call Season is now almost complete! The Call for Papers is LIVE. We’re also ready to accept submissions for Demos, Workshops & Policy. Time to get busy proposing.
For the full list of open calls, visit defcon.org/html/defcon-... . Rules, guidance, deadlines – it’s all there.
For the full list of open calls, visit defcon.org/html/defcon-... . Rules, guidance, deadlines – it’s all there.
March 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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The Trump administration has launched a portal where you can report DEI in schools, "ensuring all students have access to meaningful learning free of divisive ideologies and indoctrination."
You know what to do: enddei.ed.gov
You know what to do: enddei.ed.gov
Department of Education FormLock
enddei.ed.gov
February 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The Trump administration has launched a portal where you can report DEI in schools, "ensuring all students have access to meaningful learning free of divisive ideologies and indoctrination."
You know what to do: enddei.ed.gov
You know what to do: enddei.ed.gov
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“The U.S. government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history... the implications for national security are profound.”
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/11/d...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/11/d...
DOGE Is Hacking America
The U.S. government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history.
foreignpolicy.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“The U.S. government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history... the implications for national security are profound.”
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/11/d...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/11/d...
I gotta wonder if there's any interest in a #defcon or #blueteamvillage talk about what we can do, as hackers, in oppressive regimes, to help our fellow individuals.
Like, I got ideas, but is it worthy of a talk? Dunno.
Like, I got ideas, but is it worthy of a talk? Dunno.
February 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I gotta wonder if there's any interest in a #defcon or #blueteamvillage talk about what we can do, as hackers, in oppressive regimes, to help our fellow individuals.
Like, I got ideas, but is it worthy of a talk? Dunno.
Like, I got ideas, but is it worthy of a talk? Dunno.