December 17, 2022

Dec 17, 2022

Want to obfuscate strings but need to avoid high entropy? Well after taking some inspiration from a malware sample I wrote a new string obfuscator that does not rely on encryption or encoding, but can still hide your strings true content. Full post dr4k0nia.github.io/posts/String-O…

“They are wagering that democracy and transparency can beat autocracy and secrecy, that trust can overcome polarization, that society can organize itself, from the ground up, to overcome fear.”
On the Taiwanese fighting back against China's "cognitive warfare"

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/12/taiwan-china-disinformation-propaganda-russian-influence/672453/

https://journa.host/@anneapplebaum/109518932475451749

Galuade @ FIRES OF RUBICON @galuade_

flglmn @flglmn

@shutupmikeginn if someone started tracking the number of my private jet i would simply throw it out and get another one. they're only jets

Mike Ginn @shutupmikeginn

when you complain about people tracking your private jet, all i hear is “i can’t afford to simultaneously fly around several dozen decoy jets.” maybe you should have worked a little harder

Steven Aftergood @saftergood

The 1954 Atomic Energy Commission decision to revoke J. Robert Oppenheimer's security clearance was vacated today by Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, who noted "numerous irregularities" in the case bit.ly/3HIwtHu

Beccas can't be choosers 🔝 @YetUnrealised

Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him." Man bursts into tears. "But doctor," he cries, "You just doxxed my assassination coordinates."

Suzanne Smalley @SuzanneMSmalley

Good story from @chrismvasq CISA researchers: Russia's Fancy Bear infiltrated US satellite network

cyberscoop.comCISA researchers: Russia’s Fancy Bear infiltrated US satellite networkThe agency said it discovered the Russian hacking group in a satellite communications provider with critical infrastructure customers.

Actually, @eaton

Aha, we’ve reached the “mod loses his shit and starts adding new rules because he had a bad day, banning people who notice and posting angry tirades” stage of the webforum meltdown arc

Mick Ryan, AM @WarintheFuture

A fascinating look at how Russia is interfering with precision navigation and timing within Russia as part of its efforts to prevent future Ukrainian long range strikes. GPS Signals Are Being Disrupted in Russian Cities | ⁦@WIRED⁩ #Ukraine

wired.comGPS Signals Are Being Disrupted in Russian CitiesNavigation system monitors have seen a recent uptick in interruptions since Ukraine began launching long-range drone attacks.

GuardDog is a CLI tool that allows to identify malicious PyPI packages. It runs a set of heuristics on the package source code (through Semgrep rules) and on the package metadata.

https://github.com/DataDog/guarddog

https://infosec.exchange/@silas/109527910692936891

I have this recurring nightmare that one day I’ll wake up to IDA Pro release notes that proclaim it is now an Electron app and that they’re rebranding to “Dasm.me”

https://emacs.ch/@anticomputer/109525682472495746

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