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Super Mairio @supermairio.bsky.social · 8h

Tim Hortons have decided to make their toilet signs more Scottish by adding a tartan pattern to the skirt of one of the signs and to the top of the other
Accidentally making male only bathrooms 😂

Super Mairio @supermairio.bsky.social · 3d

As a massive Tron fan every new fact I learn about this latest film makes me want to watch it less and less
Jared Leto and now Grok? 🤢🤢
Hard pass

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💀 realhackhistory.org @bsky.realhackhistory.org · 5d

Tron was about a guy who had his livelihood and life’s work stolen from him by an evil corporation run by a man who is under the influence of a malicious artificial intelligence. No awkward parallels here at all.

Comrade Bullski @comradebullski.bsky.social · 5d

TRON: ARES having an official collaboration with Grok and having AI slop on display at he events is making me never want to watch that movie. Ugh

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CAMERON WILSON @cameronwilson.bsky.social · 4d

We're now finding out that as many as 70,000 people had their government IDs provided to prove their ages leaked by Discord. Like I wrote last week, this is an inherent risk (and made greater by a rushed process) of getting platforms to do age checks

Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach

The ID pics had been submitted as part of age-related appeals.

www.theverge.com

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Bitquark @bitquark.io · 4d

And it won't be the last time this happens.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d

Hack of age verification firm may have exposed Discord users’ ID photos

Names, email addresses and other contact details of about 70,000 global users could also have been taken Government ID photos of about 70,000 global users of Discord, a popular messaging and chat platform among video gamers, may have been exposed after hackers compromised a company contracted to carry out age verification checks. Some users’ names, email addresses and other contact details, IP addresses and messages with Discord’s customer service agents may also have been taken. The attacker has been trying to extort a ransom from the company. No full credit card details or passwords were seized. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Super Mairio @supermairio.bsky.social · 8d

Currently downloading kingdom hearts, I had to go to a reddit post to figure out what order to play these in which is always a great start

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BSides London @bsideslondon.bsky.social · 26d

Many thanks to Keith lee for designing this years #BSidesLDN2025 logo!

We're going retro!

#Security #BSides #London #Logo #BSidesLondon

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Nick Drage @sonofsuntzu.bsky.social · Sep 11

LNER ( East Coast mainline apparently ) compromised: yorkmix.com/lner-is-hack... ... from quickly reading precisely one article it doesn't look catastrophic for users, but good to be aware of if you're potentially affected.

( my cyber friends, how quickly do criminals act on this information now? )

LNER is hacked – York train company issues details on what customers should do now

yorkmix.com

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BSides London @bsideslondon.bsky.social · Aug 30

Our first ticket release is this Monday (1st Sept) at 1337hrs:
bit.ly/BSidesLDN202...

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Super Mairio @supermairio.bsky.social · Aug 19

Told a woman I loved her hat and it turned into a compliment back and forth in the middle of the street 😂
I hope she has a great day, honestly made my week

Super Mairio @supermairio.bsky.social · Aug 15

I forgot how to play my main so I made a spreadsheet and slides to ensure I don't forget again in the future

Super Mairio @supermairio.bsky.social · Aug 15

Got back into FF14 a few days ago and its already taking over my life

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Lisa Forte @lisaforte.bsky.social · Jul 31

My reflections on week 1 of the Online Safety Act. Some key observations for me and really how this always comes back to Govs simply not understanding technology. We mandate our boards must display a level of competency here but not our Governments. 🫡

www.linkedin.com/posts/lisa-f...

The Online Safety Act……. | Lisa Forte

The Online Safety Act……. Where to begin. It’s been an interesting week. In the cyber community at least it’s had a poor reception to say the least. I think what’s been interesting for me is observ...

www.linkedin.com

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BSides London @bsideslondon.bsky.social · Jul 30

The UK’s premier InfoSec community event #BSidesLDN2025 needs you!

Our Call for Papers, Rookies & Workshops opens this Friday (01/08) until 30/09.

This is for the community, by the community, so get involved!

Links go live Friday. Be ready!
#Security #BSides #London #CFP

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Super Mairio @supermairio.bsky.social · Jul 26

My skateboard sold for £100!! Thank you so much to everyone who showed interest and I'm glad the money is going to such a great cause 🐱🐶

BSides Basingstoke @bsidesbsk.bsky.social · Jul 26

Thank you to everyone who attended our event yesterday! We hope you had as much fun as we did 🪿💜

Some fun stats:
- Attendees: 134
- Speakers: 16
- Money raised: £1107 (thank you!!)
- Ducks: 170
- Bar tab: decimated

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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · Jul 21

New, by me: A newly discovered zero-day bug in Microsoft SharePoint is being used to mass-hack and steal data from companies and governments around the world.

🚨 Unit42 says if you have a SharePoint server exposed to the internet, "you should assume that you have been compromised at this point."

New zero-day bug in Microsoft SharePoint under widespread attack | TechCrunch

Security researchers say Microsoft customers should take immediate action to defend against the ongoing cyberattacks, and must assume they have already been compromised.

techcrunch.com

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Jake Williams @malwarejake.bsky.social · Jul 21

I keep reminding my clients that ALL LLMs have bias and that they typically reflect our societal biases.

For anyone who knows how these tools work, this is 100% expected.

Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · Jul 20

Study finds A.I. LLMs advise women to ask for lower salaries than men. When prompted w/ a user profile of same education, experience & job role, differing only by gender, ChatGPT advised the female applicant to request $280K salary; Male applicant=$400K.
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...

ChatGPT advises women to ask for lower salaries, study finds

A new study has found that large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT consistently advise women to ask for lower salaries than men.

thenextweb.com

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BSides Basingstoke @bsidesbsk.bsky.social · Jul 16

⚡️The CtrlAltCTF Pre-Event Challenge @ BSIDES Basingstoke 2025 is LIVE! ⚡️
Thank you so much to @ctrlaltt0m.bsky.social for making this happen ❤️ Check the comments for the link to get started, and a mysterious message 👀

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BSides Basingstoke @bsidesbsk.bsky.social · Jul 10

No t-shirts this year, instead we're providing patches to upgrade your existing ones! Bring a cotton shirt, bag, jacket, or booty shorts and we'll help you affix your patch on the day

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Super Mairio @supermairio.bsky.social · Jul 10

Sneaky look at one of the items you could potentially get at this year's @bsidesbsk.bsky.social charity auction 👀

Made by yours truly!

Photo of a skateboard painted blue with a large white goose breathing fire. The goose has a gold chain which says Honk and the words BSides BSK are on its stomach.

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ceej @ceej.online · Jun 17

I am surrounded by people who are outsourcing their own thinking to ChatGPT and they are quickly and obviously becoming dependent on it for even the most banal tasks. Once again, the "figuring it out" is the important part. Yes, you can use a crane to lift weights but you will not get stronger

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Super Mairio @supermairio.bsky.social · Jun 15

Day job: making slides and spreadsheets
Hobby: making slides and spreadsheets

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Chris Boyd @paperghost.bsky.social · Jun 10

yesterday i did this picture of me punching AI in the face and if i'd known chatgpt would keel over i'd have drawn it a lot sooner

a line drawing of me punching some sort of robot in the face with a right hook. i am wearing a colander banana hat and a christmas beard.

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