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Urban legends and myths are everywhere. Cybersecurity has some, too. That’s why we started a project called “Hacklore”. Hacklore are cybersecurity myths, folk advice, and panic-driven narratives that persist long after the landscape has changed.
📣 The latest Hacklore newsletter is out!
In this Valentine’s Day issue, we’re celebrating the truest gift of love: helping someone level up their security with advice that actually stops real-world attacks.
Spread the word to your followers!
❤️🌹🔐❤️🌹🔐❤️🌹🔐❤️🌹
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In this Valentine’s Day issue, we’re celebrating the truest gift of love: helping someone level up their security with advice that actually stops real-world attacks.
Spread the word to your followers!
❤️🌹🔐❤️🌹🔐❤️🌹🔐❤️🌹
buttondown.com/hacklore/arc...
Hacklore, the Valentine’s Day Edition
"Celebrating Valentine's Day with security tactics that really work!"
buttondown.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
📣 The latest Hacklore newsletter is out!
In this Valentine’s Day issue, we’re celebrating the truest gift of love: helping someone level up their security with advice that actually stops real-world attacks.
Spread the word to your followers!
❤️🌹🔐❤️🌹🔐❤️🌹🔐❤️🌹
buttondown.com/hacklore/arc...
In this Valentine’s Day issue, we’re celebrating the truest gift of love: helping someone level up their security with advice that actually stops real-world attacks.
Spread the word to your followers!
❤️🌹🔐❤️🌹🔐❤️🌹🔐❤️🌹
buttondown.com/hacklore/arc...
Apologies for the spoilers, but desperate times call for desperate action! 😱 🔐
Someone needs to send the NYT the correct answer to this puzzle: www.hacklore.org/passwords
It's not 2010 anymore, but you wouldn't know it from all the #hacklore out there... 🤔
Someone needs to send the NYT the correct answer to this puzzle: www.hacklore.org/passwords
It's not 2010 anymore, but you wouldn't know it from all the #hacklore out there... 🤔
February 8, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Apologies for the spoilers, but desperate times call for desperate action! 😱 🔐
Someone needs to send the NYT the correct answer to this puzzle: www.hacklore.org/passwords
It's not 2010 anymore, but you wouldn't know it from all the #hacklore out there... 🤔
Someone needs to send the NYT the correct answer to this puzzle: www.hacklore.org/passwords
It's not 2010 anymore, but you wouldn't know it from all the #hacklore out there... 🤔
Reposted by Stop Hacklore!
Ex-CISA officials, CISOs dispel 'hacklore,' spread cybersecurity truths
Ex-CISA officials, CISOs dispel 'hacklore,' spread cybersecurity truths
Don't believe everything you read
Afraid of connecting to public Wi-Fi? Terrified to turn your Bluetooth on? You may be falling for "hacklore," tall tales about cybersecurity that distract you from real dangers. Dozens of chief security officers and ex-CISA officials have launched an effort and website to dispel these myths and show you how not to get hacked for real.…
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November 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Ex-CISA officials, CISOs dispel 'hacklore,' spread cybersecurity truths
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This is Hacklore outdated security concern #3!
December 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This is Hacklore outdated security concern #3!
Our culture rewards spectacular claims ("OMG! You'll get hacked if you use coffee shop wi-fi!") and largely ignores the unglamorous work of saying “this isn’t true anymore.”
Nevertheless, we persist. 🔐
hacklore.org
Nevertheless, we persist. 🔐
hacklore.org
Stop Hacklore!
hacklore.org
February 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Our culture rewards spectacular claims ("OMG! You'll get hacked if you use coffee shop wi-fi!") and largely ignores the unglamorous work of saying “this isn’t true anymore.”
Nevertheless, we persist. 🔐
hacklore.org
Nevertheless, we persist. 🔐
hacklore.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:13 PM
🧟 𝒛𝒐𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 /ˈzämbē ədˈvīs/ 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 Cybersecurity guidance that has outlived the threat model that created it, continuing to circulate despite changes in technology, attacker behavior, or empirical evidence.
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Stop Hacklore!
hacklore.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:04 PM
🧟 𝒛𝒐𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 /ˈzämbē ədˈvīs/ 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 Cybersecurity guidance that has outlived the threat model that created it, continuing to circulate despite changes in technology, attacker behavior, or empirical evidence.
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Give the _ultimate_ Valentine’s Day gift to someone special.
🌹 ❤️ Help them protect their online accounts and devices! 😍
Love means steering each other away from myths and toward what really protects us. 🔐
Learn more at hacklore.org 👀
🌹 ❤️ Help them protect their online accounts and devices! 😍
Love means steering each other away from myths and toward what really protects us. 🔐
Learn more at hacklore.org 👀
February 4, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Give the _ultimate_ Valentine’s Day gift to someone special.
🌹 ❤️ Help them protect their online accounts and devices! 😍
Love means steering each other away from myths and toward what really protects us. 🔐
Learn more at hacklore.org 👀
🌹 ❤️ Help them protect their online accounts and devices! 😍
Love means steering each other away from myths and toward what really protects us. 🔐
Learn more at hacklore.org 👀
🌹 ❤️ Want to give the ultimate Valentine’s Day gift to someone special? There’s no better way than helping them protect their online accounts and devices. 😍
Love means steering each other away from myths and toward what really protects us. 🔐
Learn more at hacklore.org 👀
Love means steering each other away from myths and toward what really protects us. 🔐
Learn more at hacklore.org 👀
February 4, 2026 at 1:21 AM
🌹 ❤️ Want to give the ultimate Valentine’s Day gift to someone special? There’s no better way than helping them protect their online accounts and devices. 😍
Love means steering each other away from myths and toward what really protects us. 🔐
Learn more at hacklore.org 👀
Love means steering each other away from myths and toward what really protects us. 🔐
Learn more at hacklore.org 👀
Still giving out zombie advice about the dangers of public wi-fi? 🧟
Time to update your guidance. Check out hacklore.org for more information! 🔐
Time to update your guidance. Check out hacklore.org for more information! 🔐
February 2, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Still giving out zombie advice about the dangers of public wi-fi? 🧟
Time to update your guidance. Check out hacklore.org for more information! 🔐
Time to update your guidance. Check out hacklore.org for more information! 🔐
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Carey does it again! What a fun time. Take a listen! 📻 🔐
And sign up for the hacklore.org newsletter! 🤓
And OMG that looks like my old TVI-920 monitor! 🤯
And sign up for the hacklore.org newsletter! 🤓
And OMG that looks like my old TVI-920 monitor! 🤯
February 2, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Carey does it again! What a fun time. Take a listen! 📻 🔐
And sign up for the hacklore.org newsletter! 🤓
And OMG that looks like my old TVI-920 monitor! 🤯
And sign up for the hacklore.org newsletter! 🤓
And OMG that looks like my old TVI-920 monitor! 🤯
Urban legends and myths are everywhere. Cybersecurity has some, too. That’s why we started a project called “Hacklore”. Hacklore are cybersecurity myths, folk advice, and panic-driven narratives that persist long after the landscape has changed.
February 2, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Urban legends and myths are everywhere. Cybersecurity has some, too. That’s why we started a project called “Hacklore”. Hacklore are cybersecurity myths, folk advice, and panic-driven narratives that persist long after the landscape has changed.