Kenn White
@kennwhite.bsky.social
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For those new here, welcome. I'm a security engineer who works on critical infrastructure, applied cryptography, and NatSec, but here I mostly post puppers, cooking, and other fun stuff. My feed is like a box of chocolates – you never know what you're going to get.
over 1 year ago
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Daniel Cuthbert
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From the “no shit, didn’t see this coming” department: District Judge Jeremy Daniel in Chicago said drivers in the proposed class action can try to prove that Allstate violated the Federal Wiretap Act by monitoring their travel
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Allstate must face privacy lawsuit over cellphone tracking of drivers
Allstate must face a privacy lawsuit accusing the home and auto insurer of illegally tracking drivers through their cellphones without consent, using their data to raise premiums or deny coverage, an...
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/allstate-must-face-privacy-lawsuit-over-cellphone-tracking-drivers-2026-03-04/#:~:text=Summary,when%20they%20rode%20as%20passengers
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A long time colleague has spent the past several months looking into the core security properties & claims of OpenClaw, and finally decided to launch a GH project to replace it, at non-toy scale. Worth a read for any security professional.
www.flyingpenguin.com/why-i-replac...
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Why I Replaced OpenClaw: Wirken for a Secure Agentic World | flyingpenguin
https://www.flyingpenguin.com/why-i-replaced-openclaw-wirken-for-a-secure-agentic-world/
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If you don't follow
@wyden.senate.gov
, today is a great day to see all the on-the-ground reports from the NoKings protests this weekend. Some really creative protest signs.
7 days ago
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Chicago Tribune
7 days ago
The number of American service members wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week from attacks on a Saudi air base.
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Iranian attack on Saudi base injures US troops, while more American forces arrive in the Middle East
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/28/iranian-attack-on-saudi-base/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&mrfcid=2026032869c84cab4afcf875c8e6ca21
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Has anyone figured out why the "Send Later" option in iMessages is sometimes there and sometimes not? I tried searching the usual places (Apple support, YouTube, even /r/iPhone) but all the suggestions there aren't working for me.
7 days ago
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The Washington Post
11 days ago
Column by Dana Milbank: I attended a meeting of Faith250, an interfaith movement that discusses the Declaration of Independence and other American documents, hoping to bridge religious and political divisions. Here's what I learned:
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Column | We came from different parties and faiths. We left as compatriots.
On America’s 250th birthday, how discussions of the Declaration of Independence and other documents are bridging religious and political divisions.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2026/03/20/america-250-declaration-of-independence-faith/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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newrepublic.com/post/208020/...
via
@lebassett.bsky.social
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Trump Team Changed a Report to Hide How Bad DOGE Made Things
You’d never know what call wait times at the Social Security Administration are actually like based on what was supposed to be a nonpartisan report.
https://newrepublic.com/post/208020/donald-trump-changed-report-doge-social-security
11 days ago
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Alondra Nelson
about 1 month ago
Great resource for anyone engaged or interested in US AI policy and governance from
@geomblog.bsky.social
and his team
www.brown.edu/news/2026-03...
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Brown University researchers launch AI legislation tracking and analysis portal
As a tool for researchers, lawmakers, journalists and the public, the CNTR AISLE Portal provides analysis of state- and federal-level AI bills pending across the U.S.
https://www.brown.edu/news/2026-03-03/aisle-ai-legislation-portal
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Them: "Instagram is rolling out end-to-end encryption via the Signal protocol. Isn't it great!!" Me: "We'll see…" *Meta deeply buries E2E encryption in Instagram as an opt-in choice.* *2+ years pass* *Meta kills encrypted Instagram DMs* Scoop by
@lhn.bsky.social
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The Danger Behind Meta Killing End-to-End Encryption for Instagram DMs
Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino to fall for end-to-end encryption tech worldwide.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-danger-behind-metas-decision-to-kill-end-to-end-encrypted-instagram-dms/
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Mea culpa - original story was a
@zackwhittaker.com
jam. Here's the original:
techcrunch.com/2026/03/20/c...
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12 days ago
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I'd bet was not in breathalyzer's standard threat model.
www.wired.com/story/securi...
via
@mattburgess1.bsky.social
,
@lhn.bsky.social
, and
@agreenberg.bsky.social
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Cyberattack on a Car Breathalyzer Firm Leaves Drivers Stuck
Plus: The FBI admits it’s buying phone data to track Americans, Iranian hackers disrupt medical care at Maryland hospitals, and more.
https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-cyberattack-on-a-car-breathalyzer-firm-leaves-drivers-stuck/
12 days ago
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It was a beautiful warm, sunny day. Garfield and Leopold each embraced it in their own way.
16 days ago
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Leopold has made a BFF with the newest member of our household.
21 days ago
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Katie Moussouris (she/her/she-hulk/she-ra)🌻
about 1 month ago
phrack.org/issues/68/2#...
Another legend has crossed over. Thank you
@fxv2.bsky.social
for being your kind, brilliant self, whose contributions are too many to name, not just in hacking, but in being a superconnector who I now know is responsible for so many friendships & marriages. You are missed.
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Phrack Prophile on FX
Click to read the article on phrack
https://phrack.org/issues/68/2#article
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Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD
about 1 month ago
Read more about the fellowship and the incredible work these folks are doing here:
www.internetsociety.org/blog/2026/03...
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Matthew Green
about 1 month ago
TikTok announces that they’re not going to deploy “controversial privacy tech” that’s actually the same end-to-end encryption most other providers use to protect users’ DMs.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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TikTok says it won't encrypt DMs claiming it puts users at risk
TikTok tells the BBC it won't join rival platforms such as WhatsApp and Messenger in using end-to-end encryption.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2m5e5ke4o
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I had an extra long break in meetings today so I felt like getting a little fancy for lunch. Saffron- and Annatto-infused orzo & fideo pasta with homemade Italian-style meatballs. 🧑🍳
about 1 month ago
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From the Black Hat community: in memory of Felix 'FX' Linder.
blackhat.com/html/blog/20...
about 1 month ago
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vx-underground (automated mirror)
about 1 month ago
Yeah, so basically Mandiant and iVerify released a paper today about this spoopy thingy called "Coruna". Coruna is very, very silly. Mandiant and iVerify discovered SOMEONE (they don't say who) developed some hardcore iOS zero day exploits. It exploited how iOS devices handled visiting
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Joseph Cox
about 1 month ago
New from 404 Media: the FBI is using AI to hack targets. FBI official was talking about "remote access operations," FBI's term for hacking. FBI said it's a "game changer". The comments were unusually candid about FBI's very secretive hacking operations.
www.404media.co/the-fbi-is-u...
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The FBI Is Using AI to Hack Targets
AI is a “game changer” for what the FBI calls remote access operations, an FBI official said in response to a 404 Media question on Tuesday.
https://www.404media.co/the-fbi-is-using-ai-to-hack-targets/
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I was just reminded of this classic piece by Jack Daniel. Still relevant today, and good grounding for early career people trying to break into a role in security.
www.tenable.com/blog/shoulde...
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Shoulders of InfoSec: A Way to Give Back to the Cybersecurity Community
Infosec community groups such as Security BSides and Shoulders of InfoSec have provided me with knowledge-sharing opportunities throughout my career. Here’s how you can get involved.
https://www.tenable.com/blog/shoulders-of-infosec-a-way-to-give-back-to-the-cybersecurity-community
about 1 month ago
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Andy Greenberg
about 1 month ago
A full iOS exploitation toolkit, "Coruna," has been found in the wild, hacking iPhones that visited infected websites, used by Russian spies targeting Ukrainians and thieves targeting Chinese crypto holders. And it may have been originally created for the US government.
www.wired.com/story/coruna...
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A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals
A highly sophisticated set of iPhone hijacking techniques has likely infected tens of thousands of phones or more. Clues suggest it was originally built for the US government.
https://www.wired.com/story/coruna-iphone-hacking-toolkit-us-government/
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Bridget Kromhout
about 1 month ago
Powerful statement earlier today from
@lookitup.baby
in support of a pause in evictions for Minneapolis families in this time of crisis.
www.youtube.com/live/vpRmCJE...
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NPR
about 1 month ago
For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
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How to register to vote and check your registration status
For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
https://n.pr/4u0Mkab
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Lukasz Olejnik
about 1 month ago
IBM says its value "has nothing to do with COBOL". But that's not the point.
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Lukasz Olejnik
about 1 month ago
My comment for Telegraph on the current chaotic stock-crash situation. IBM lost 13% in a day because of a blog post. If AI can disrupt whole ecosystems (hardware, software, consultants) the effects would be significant. Also, COBOL sucks.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
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Matthew Green
about 1 month ago
And right on schedule: there goes pseudonymity on the Internet.
arxiv.org/abs/2602.16800
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Large-scale online deanonymization with LLMs
We show that large language models can be used to perform at-scale deanonymization. With full Internet access, our agent can re-identify Hacker News users and Anthropic Interviewer participants at hig...
https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.16800
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Great story
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about 1 month ago
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Javvad Malik
about 1 month ago
Spanish courts just ordered blocks on ProtonVPN and NordVPN during LaLiga matches. Because nothing says 'good governance' like censoring your internet for soccer. Meanwhile, the UK considers rest...
https://www.technadu.com/vpn-blocking-in-spain-affects-protonvpn-nordvpn-matches-access/620401/
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Andy Greenberg
about 1 month ago
I don’t think I’ve ever had so many people writing to me to ask about encrypted/secure/private tools for comms, collaboration, and organizing. So
@lhn.bsky.social
and I talked to experts and assembled this: the Wired guide to organizing in an age of surveillance.
www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance
From threat modeling to encrypted collaboration apps, we’ve collected experts’ tips and tools for safely and effectively building a group—even while being targeted and tracked by the powerful.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-organize-safely-in-the-age-of-surveillance/
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Lily Hay Newman
about 1 month ago
It's hard enough to figure out your own threat model and how to approach your own digital privacy and security, but it's even more overwhelming to try to think it through for bigger groups.
@agreenberg.bsky.social
and I put together this guide as a starting point
www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance
From threat modeling to encrypted collaboration apps, we’ve collected experts’ tips and tools for safely and effectively building a group—even while being targeted and tracked by the powerful.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-organize-safely-in-the-age-of-surveillance/
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Good day to make some nice hot gumbo
about 2 months ago
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Everyone else in the house is snuggled in on this 21F° night, with one notable exception. Sebastian says the weather is perfect. Skyler doesn't want to go outside in until May.
2 months ago
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Please keep these coming. 👍
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2 months ago
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I have a friend who's going through some pretty rough things right now. Please send any really cute capybara/otter/kitty/doggo pics or videos. It would be very much appreciated. 🙏
2 months ago
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Stay safe out there friends. You can find me bundled under thick blankets enjoying a nice piping hot bowl of soup and tea.
2 months ago
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Zack Whittaker
2 months ago
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This weekend for snowmageddon I'm giving a try at this yummy dish:
www.vincenzosplate.com/pasta-with-c...
youtu.be/R3HQr5Dhmfc?...
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2 months ago
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And therein lies the rub: “Users [can] store those keys on a device they own, but MSFT recommends BitLocker users store their keys on its servers for convenience. While that means someone can access their data if they forget their pwd…it…makes them vulnerable to law enforcement subpoenas & warrants”
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2 months ago
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Matthew Green
2 months ago
Microsoft is handing over Bitlocker keys to law enforcement.
www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
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Microsoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Exposing Privacy Flaw
The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/
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Marlow Stern
2 months ago
ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release:
www.startribune.com/agents-detai...
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dell cameron
2 months ago
NEW: A federal court ruling in Minnesota, which notes ICE agents broke the Fourth Amendment by entering a family's home sans warrant, lands as ICE faces scrutiny over a secret memo claiming their agents can enter homes w/ administrative paperwork alone.
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US Judge Rules ICE Raids Require Judicial Warrants, Contradicting Secret ICE Memo
The ruling in federal court in Minnesota lands as Immigration and Customs Enforcement faces scrutiny over an internal memo claiming judge-signed warrants aren’t needed to enter homes without consent.
https://www.wired.com/story/us-judge-rules-ice-raids-require-judicial-warrants-contradicting-secret-ice-memo/
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Popped up today on my phone. Sebastian says hey.
2 months ago
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans)
3 months ago
it's always so strange that Ben Affleck is a well-spoken, erudite person because every other aspect of his personality seems like the only words out of his mouth should be slurs muttered through broken teeth
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Thomas Ptacek
3 months ago
This is a perfect piece of technical writing.
alexharri.com/blog/ascii-r...
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ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering
A look at how I used shape vectors to achieve sharp, high-quality ASCII rendering.
https://alexharri.com/blog/ascii-rendering
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This is a great explainer to lawyers (or otherwise curious people) on what quantum computing is and is not. Via my colleague
@aumasson.jp
, a prolific cryptographer and advisor to some of the largest banks in the world.
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3 months ago
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Lukasz Olejnik
3 months ago
AI is reshaping persuasion and content generation by scale. LLMs can flood recipients with plausible, evidence-flavored claims. Accuracy appears to matter less than information density. Experiments show short chats shift vote intent.
www.kcl.ac.uk/weaponising-ai
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This piece by
@lukaszolejnik.bsky.social
is worth a read. Insightful perspective on the current landscape of "continuous campaigns" and the sophisticated AI tools that rival political campaigns (and nation states) are using to carry out influence operations.
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3 months ago
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On cold wintry nights like tonight, a hearty piping hot batch of Colombian chicken stew hits the spot.
3 months ago
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