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Johnathan Norman @spoofy.bsky.social · 1d

I'm shocked.. thehackernews.com/2025/10/micr...

Microsoft Locks Down IE Mode After Hackers Turned Legacy Feature Into Backdoor

Microsoft restricts IE Mode in Edge after threat actors exploited Chakra engine flaws for remote access.

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 4d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 12d

Apple removes ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE official sightings, from the App Store; AG Pam Bondi says the DOJ requested its removal (Ashley Oliver/Fox Business)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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Johnathan Norman @spoofy.bsky.social · 17d

If you know anything about Portland you know sending troops will have predictable effects. Get ready for pics of burning cars

Johnathan Norman @spoofy.bsky.social · 19d

Meta is hiring sec folks with AI skills www.metacareers.com/jobs/1127770...

Product Security Engineer, Technical Lead - AI

Meta's mission is to build the future of human connection and the technology that makes it possible.

www.metacareers.com

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · Sep 14

I feel this is probably quite important information. You wouldn't want to get it wrong.

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Johnathan Norman @spoofy.bsky.social · Sep 13

Love this

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Johnathan Norman @spoofy.bsky.social · Sep 10

pour one out for managers of security teams getting frantic demands for iphone test devices

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Johnathan Norman @spoofy.bsky.social · Sep 9

Microsoft is bringing people back to the office because their data shows "when people work together in person more often, they thrive — they are more energized, empowered.." anyone know how Microsoft measures empowerment?
blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09...

Flexible work update - The Official Microsoft Blog

Amy Coleman, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, shared the below communication with Microsoft employees this morning. How we work has forever changed. I remember starting at Microsoft ...

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Mikael Thalen @mikaelthalen.bsky.social · Sep 5

I decided to test whether EXIF data is removed from images sent over X's new encrypted chat feature like Signal and other messengers do.

I can confirm it is not. I was able to extract information including GPS coordinates from a test image sent to me.

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The Onion @theonion.com · Sep 1

Microsoft Employees Protest Company’s Ties To Israel https://theonion.com/microsoft-employees-protest-companys-ties-to-israel/

“Good luck getting hired elsewhere without any genocide experience.”

Joe Woodward, Systems Analyst

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Johnathan Norman @spoofy.bsky.social · Sep 1

Pixel phones have had this for many years now.

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Johnathan Norman @spoofy.bsky.social · Aug 29

Busy times at WhatsApp. Users have been notified and bugs patched. techcrunch.com/2025/08/29/w...

WhatsApp fixes 'zero-click' bug used to hack Apple users with spyware | TechCrunch

A spyware vendor was behind a recent campaign that abused a vulnerability in WhatsApp to deliver an exploit capable of hacking into iPhones and Macs.

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Johnathan Norman @spoofy.bsky.social · Aug 22

This is an old classic but worth viewing if you manage a security team. I've rewatched this a few times over the years. youtu.be/AukR16ARmfs?...

Security Team 2.1, Google - Security @ Scale 2014

YouTube video by Meta Developers

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Johnathan Norman @spoofy.bsky.social · Aug 5

Switched back to a MacBook after leaving Microsoft. The battery life difference is just insane compared to any
Surface I've had. I'm really enjoying not dragging a charger around.

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Johnathan Norman @spoofy.bsky.social · Aug 5

Whatever it takes to get kids interested in math

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Johnathan Norman @spoofy.bsky.social · Jul 31

How about 1 million dollars to pop WhatsApp? www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2025/7/...

Zero Day Initiative — Pwn2Own Returns to Ireland with a One Million Dollar WhatsApp Target

If you just want to read the rules, you can find them here . Last year, we moved our consumer-focused Pwn2Own event to our offices in Cork, Ireland, and the event could not have gone better. Despite some dreary Irish skies, much fun was had as researchers from around the world demonstrated

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Johnathan Norman @spoofy.bsky.social · Jul 28

"free for a limited time".. I really don't see users paying for AI browser features. I guess we will see. blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/20...

Introducing Copilot Mode in Edge: A new way to browse the web

For decades, the way we’ve used browsers has remained linear: open a tab (or 20), search for something, read a page, repeat. It’s a model that’s worked well, but it hasn’t fundamentally changed. Until...

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Johnathan Norman @spoofy.bsky.social · Jul 16

strange thing about working at Meta is nobody uses email. I can go the entire day without opening my mail client which is just strange.

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Johnathan Norman @spoofy.bsky.social · Jul 15

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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · Jul 14

InformNapalm has a list of all the mysterious deaths of high-ranking Russian officials and businessmen

informnapalm.org/en/the-suici...

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Johnathan Norman @spoofy.bsky.social · Jul 15

Welp its official, I'll be working on security for WhatsApp at Meta. A nice uninteresting target for attackers.. should be a breeze right?

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Lukasz Olejnik @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · Jul 10

Perplexity’s CEO said the company’s web browser is designed to track users across the web to build detailed profiles and sell hyper-personalized ads. The browser is to monitor browsing habits, shopping activity, travel and dining interests, and time spent on sites, etc.

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Johnathan Norman @spoofy.bsky.social · Jul 3

Today is my last day at Microsoft. 10 years of browser and OS security work. I will certainly miss the people and the work. I'd like to think I improved things a little.

Next up.. a nice long nap.

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your #3 source for absurdist true crime 🔨 @davidgerard.co.uk · Jun 18

Salesforce: AI agents don’t work — but we’re charging 6% more for AI anyway

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Salesforce: AI agents don’t work — but we’re charging 6% more for AI anyway

Salesforce is still hyped for AI everywhere! Especially its chatbot Agentforce, introduced in December! Agentforce didn’t work so well in outside tests. The reviewer said: “I can’t help but questio…

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