Spanky
@spankowitz.bsky.social
I like threat intel, purple team, and turtles.
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A U.S. District Judge has ruled that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan (who had no prosecutorial experience before this role) was improperly appointed by the Trump administration, agreeing with Comey’s defense team.
The ruling means that both federal indictments are dismissed. trib.al/WZbNPi9
The ruling means that both federal indictments are dismissed. trib.al/WZbNPi9
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A U.S. District Judge has ruled that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan (who had no prosecutorial experience before this role) was improperly appointed by the Trump administration, agreeing with Comey’s defense team.
The ruling means that both federal indictments are dismissed. trib.al/WZbNPi9
The ruling means that both federal indictments are dismissed. trib.al/WZbNPi9
@cyberwarcon.bsky.social how do you get so much talent packed into one day? This is my favorite conference. Every talk is a banger.
November 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
@cyberwarcon.bsky.social how do you get so much talent packed into one day? This is my favorite conference. Every talk is a banger.
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When Matt Thomas dropped out of law school, he devoted himself to a sport he initially thought was a joke: chess boxing. cbsn.ws/3LB3nOz
Chess boxers fight to win by hook or by rook
Chess boxing got its start in a graphic novel. Now actual competitors fight for knockouts and checkmates. Russia has dominated for years, but the sport's popularity is growing in the U.S.
cbsn.ws
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
When Matt Thomas dropped out of law school, he devoted himself to a sport he initially thought was a joke: chess boxing. cbsn.ws/3LB3nOz
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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This Thursday @strandjs.bsky.social join us to talk about China!
A cross between history and technology John breaks down exactly what he will be discussing in his webcast here!
Interested? Come join us and register here: events.zoom.us/ev/AhsoFeh2O...
A cross between history and technology John breaks down exactly what he will be discussing in his webcast here!
Interested? Come join us and register here: events.zoom.us/ev/AhsoFeh2O...
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This Thursday @strandjs.bsky.social join us to talk about China!
A cross between history and technology John breaks down exactly what he will be discussing in his webcast here!
Interested? Come join us and register here: events.zoom.us/ev/AhsoFeh2O...
A cross between history and technology John breaks down exactly what he will be discussing in his webcast here!
Interested? Come join us and register here: events.zoom.us/ev/AhsoFeh2O...
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Politico is reporting that the breach at the Congressional Budget Office is "ongoing."
“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
Cybersecurity breach at Congressional Budget Office remains a live threat
Library of Congress employees were informed to take caution when emailing the office of the congressional scorekeeper.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Politico is reporting that the breach at the Congressional Budget Office is "ongoing."
“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
“Do NOT click on any links in emails from CBO. Do NOT share sensitive information with CBO colleagues over email, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom at this time,” the email to CBO staff reads.
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I found myself using this career advice slide a lot lately and thought I would share it more broadly.
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I found myself using this career advice slide a lot lately and thought I would share it more broadly.
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We deployed MCP honeypots to understand how threat actors engage with AI middleware exposed to the internet. What we observed was unexpected. Full analysis ⬇️
#GreyNoise #AI #AISecurity #MCP #MCPSecurity #Cybersecurity #ThreatIntel
#GreyNoise #AI #AISecurity #MCP #MCPSecurity #Cybersecurity #ThreatIntel
What GreyNoise Learned from Deploying MCP Honeypots
GreyNoise deployed MCP honeypots to see what happens when AI middleware meets the open internet — revealing how attackers interact with this new layer of AI infrastructure.
www.greynoise.io
November 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
We deployed MCP honeypots to understand how threat actors engage with AI middleware exposed to the internet. What we observed was unexpected. Full analysis ⬇️
#GreyNoise #AI #AISecurity #MCP #MCPSecurity #Cybersecurity #ThreatIntel
#GreyNoise #AI #AISecurity #MCP #MCPSecurity #Cybersecurity #ThreatIntel
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The rushed and uneven rollout of A.I. has made it tempting to conclude that it’s all hype. But its advancement may have profound implications for the field of neuroscience.
The Case That A.I. Is Thinking
ChatGPT does not have an inner life. Yet it seems to know what it’s talking about.
www.newyorker.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The rushed and uneven rollout of A.I. has made it tempting to conclude that it’s all hype. But its advancement may have profound implications for the field of neuroscience.
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🎇New package alert @wired.com! This one has been in the works for months. If WIRED was going to tackle AI -- something we cover daily -- we had to go big. So here are 17 different stories about the way AI is changing us, even as the technology itself keeps moving www.wired.com/ai-issue/
AI of a Thousand Faces
What happens now that AI is everywhere and in everything? WIRED can’t tell the future, but we can try to make sense of it. Behold: 17 readings from the furthest reaches of the AI age.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
🎇New package alert @wired.com! This one has been in the works for months. If WIRED was going to tackle AI -- something we cover daily -- we had to go big. So here are 17 different stories about the way AI is changing us, even as the technology itself keeps moving www.wired.com/ai-issue/
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Summary of the Amazon DynamoDB Service Disruption in Northern Virginia (US-EAST-1) Region
I bet someone wishes they had checked for an empty value in this code right about now:
The root cause of this issue was …
I bet someone wishes they had checked for an empty value in this code right about now:
The root cause of this issue was …
October 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Summary of the Amazon DynamoDB Service Disruption in Northern Virginia (US-EAST-1) Region
I bet someone wishes they had checked for an empty value in this code right about now:
The root cause of this issue was …
I bet someone wishes they had checked for an empty value in this code right about now:
The root cause of this issue was …
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"Hold onto your butts, because one day you might be breathing through them." www.404media.co/breathing-th...
Breathing Through Our Butts Declared Safe After First Human Trial
The first application of enteral ventilation—aka breathing through the bum—to humans proved the technique is safe.
www.404media.co
October 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"Hold onto your butts, because one day you might be breathing through them." www.404media.co/breathing-th...
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An opinion piece I wrote for Cipher Brief on the next wave of AI threats. The speed and scale of this activity will change the nature of cybersecurity. In order to compete with adversary use of this technology we must adopt it wholeheartedly into defense. www.thecipherbrief.com/ai-cyberatta...
AI-Powered Adversaries Require AI-Driven Defenses
OPINION — The use of artificial intelligence by adversaries has been the subject of exhaustive speculation. No one doubts that the technology will be abused by criminals and state actors, but it can b...
www.thecipherbrief.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
An opinion piece I wrote for Cipher Brief on the next wave of AI threats. The speed and scale of this activity will change the nature of cybersecurity. In order to compete with adversary use of this technology we must adopt it wholeheartedly into defense. www.thecipherbrief.com/ai-cyberatta...
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AI as an Amplifier for Human Tradecraft: how scale can meet sharper intelligence.
What’s New: In their #LABScon 2025 talk, @dreadnode.bsky.social's Brad Palm and @machinavelli.com show how agentic AI can explore every analytical pathway — at speed and scale.
What’s New: In their #LABScon 2025 talk, @dreadnode.bsky.social's Brad Palm and @machinavelli.com show how agentic AI can explore every analytical pathway — at speed and scale.
October 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
AI as an Amplifier for Human Tradecraft: how scale can meet sharper intelligence.
What’s New: In their #LABScon 2025 talk, @dreadnode.bsky.social's Brad Palm and @machinavelli.com show how agentic AI can explore every analytical pathway — at speed and scale.
What’s New: In their #LABScon 2025 talk, @dreadnode.bsky.social's Brad Palm and @machinavelli.com show how agentic AI can explore every analytical pathway — at speed and scale.
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"[A]gents engulfed my car in tear gas, smashed my driver-side window, and pepper-sprayed my face.... I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. No explanation. No charges. No apology. One day, I was just told, 'you’re free to go.'" #KavanaughStop
I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.
Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
October 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"[A]gents engulfed my car in tear gas, smashed my driver-side window, and pepper-sprayed my face.... I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. No explanation. No charges. No apology. One day, I was just told, 'you’re free to go.'" #KavanaughStop
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My whole Threads feed is Takes (tedious, tedious takes) on That Album that I will never listen to by an artist I’ve never expressed any interest in. It’s wild to see how quickly that algorithm changes a feed to be about one thing only.
October 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
My whole Threads feed is Takes (tedious, tedious takes) on That Album that I will never listen to by an artist I’ve never expressed any interest in. It’s wild to see how quickly that algorithm changes a feed to be about one thing only.
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NEW REPORT: We uncovered a coordinated network of fake X profiles that is spreading AI-generated content to induce revolt in #Iran. We call this network “PRISONBREAK”.
Read the report 👉 citizenlab.ca/2025/10/ai-e...
Read the report 👉 citizenlab.ca/2025/10/ai-e...
We Say You Want a Revolution: PRISONBREAK - An AI-Enabled Influence Operation Aimed at Overthrowing the Iranian Regime - The Citizen Lab
We investigate a coordinated network of inauthentic X accounts that is spreading AI-generated content to induce revolt in Iran. The network has been active since 2023, but increased activity during th...
citizenlab.ca
October 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
NEW REPORT: We uncovered a coordinated network of fake X profiles that is spreading AI-generated content to induce revolt in #Iran. We call this network “PRISONBREAK”.
Read the report 👉 citizenlab.ca/2025/10/ai-e...
Read the report 👉 citizenlab.ca/2025/10/ai-e...
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We're streaming live to YouTube in ~20 mins. Come hang out with us www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjdh...
Three Buddy Problem (Episode 66)
YouTube video by Three Buddy Problem
www.youtube.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We're streaming live to YouTube in ~20 mins. Come hang out with us www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjdh...
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First public report at Recorded Future by yours truly is out! RedNovember (formerly TAG-100, a.k.a. Storm-2077) is a Chinese state-sponsored threat group focused on intelligence collection, especially on flashpoint issues of strategic interest to China. www.recordedfuture.com/research/red...
RedNovember Targets Government, Defense, and Technology Organizations
RedNovember, a likely Chinese state-sponsored cyber-espionage group, has targeted global government, defense, and tech sectors using advanced tools like Pantegana and Cobalt Strike. Discover the lates...
www.recordedfuture.com
September 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
First public report at Recorded Future by yours truly is out! RedNovember (formerly TAG-100, a.k.a. Storm-2077) is a Chinese state-sponsored threat group focused on intelligence collection, especially on flashpoint issues of strategic interest to China. www.recordedfuture.com/research/red...
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Burp Suite is powerful, no doubt. But let’s be real — it’s also a beast to tame. That’s why you need a cheat sheet just as stacked.
More:
portswigger.net/burp
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb7O...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyJi...
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More:
portswigger.net/burp
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb7O...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyJi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKud....
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
September 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Burp Suite is powerful, no doubt. But let’s be real — it’s also a beast to tame. That’s why you need a cheat sheet just as stacked.
More:
portswigger.net/burp
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb7O...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyJi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKud....
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
More:
portswigger.net/burp
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb7O...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyJi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKud....
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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The Atlantic Announces Free Digital Subscriptions for All U.S. Public High Schools
www.theatlantic.com/press-releas...
www.theatlantic.com/press-releas...
The Atlantic Announces Free Digital Subscriptions for All U.S. Public High Schools
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www.theatlantic.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The Atlantic Announces Free Digital Subscriptions for All U.S. Public High Schools
www.theatlantic.com/press-releas...
www.theatlantic.com/press-releas...
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Four prosecutors who worked on Capitol riot cases have found a way to continue public service after leaving the Justice Department. They're all colleagues again.
These fired DOJ lawyers are finding new ways to make a difference
Four prosecutors who worked on Capitol riot cases have found a way to continue public service after leaving the Justice Department. They're all colleagues again.
n.pr
September 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Four prosecutors who worked on Capitol riot cases have found a way to continue public service after leaving the Justice Department. They're all colleagues again.
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Your cyber threat intel is part of the North Korean strategy: DPRK operators are abusing CTI platforms to see if they’ve been seen—and moving faster because of it. 👀
September 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Your cyber threat intel is part of the North Korean strategy: DPRK operators are abusing CTI platforms to see if they’ve been seen—and moving faster because of it. 👀