Larry W. Cashdollar
@larry0.bsky.social
Principal Security researcher at Akamai. Exploit Coder. Research covered by Slashdot, ZDNet, arstechnica, MSN + more also a Mitre CVE CNA with 200+ CVEs
At 50 years old I put my foot on a skate board after not touching one for 20+ years and it felt like peering into death's face.
October 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
At 50 years old I put my foot on a skate board after not touching one for 20+ years and it felt like peering into death's face.
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Science is under attack! 🚨 Join Bill Nye and thousands of science supporters in fighting back against this anti-science administration. Your voice matters!
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September 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Science is under attack! 🚨 Join Bill Nye and thousands of science supporters in fighting back against this anti-science administration. Your voice matters!
➡️ act.ucsusa.org/41Eqmxm
➡️ act.ucsusa.org/41Eqmxm
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Honored to be named an Industry Visionary in the 2025 #CyberScoop50.
Special respect to Amit Yoran, who was posthumously awarded Lifetime Achievement. Amit’s vision & integrity shaped our industry. Many of us followed his lead, myself included. His example endures.
cyberscoop.com/cyberscoop-5...
Special respect to Amit Yoran, who was posthumously awarded Lifetime Achievement. Amit’s vision & integrity shaped our industry. Many of us followed his lead, myself included. His example endures.
cyberscoop.com/cyberscoop-5...
CyberScoop 50 reveals 2025 winners; honors Amit Yoran with lifetime award
The cybersecurity world stands immeasurably stronger because of the vision, expertise, and leadership of Amit Yoran. Throughout his distinguished career, Amit fundamentally shaped the field of cyberse...
cyberscoop.com
August 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Honored to be named an Industry Visionary in the 2025 #CyberScoop50.
Special respect to Amit Yoran, who was posthumously awarded Lifetime Achievement. Amit’s vision & integrity shaped our industry. Many of us followed his lead, myself included. His example endures.
cyberscoop.com/cyberscoop-5...
Special respect to Amit Yoran, who was posthumously awarded Lifetime Achievement. Amit’s vision & integrity shaped our industry. Many of us followed his lead, myself included. His example endures.
cyberscoop.com/cyberscoop-5...
TIL there is professional pillow fighting.
August 9, 2025 at 6:13 AM
TIL there is professional pillow fighting.
witnessed a new member joining the #cDc tonight! @biascilab.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/kg7Qh... #defcon
I witnessed hacker history @biascilab #hackers #hackerhistory #infosec #cultofthedeadcow
YouTube video by Maxtheautowolf
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August 8, 2025 at 5:21 AM
witnessed a new member joining the #cDc tonight! @biascilab.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/kg7Qh... #defcon
I’ll be at Defcon this year.
July 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I’ll be at Defcon this year.
Neat phishing campaign sending out docusign requests redirecting to a fake apple icloud login page
June 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Neat phishing campaign sending out docusign requests redirecting to a fake apple icloud login page
Avocados are like schrödinger’s cat.
May 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Avocados are like schrödinger’s cat.
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@micahflee.com gets the goods.
If this doesn’t tell you how unserious the current administration is about Security then I don’t know what will.
micahflee.com/doge-bro-kyl...
If this doesn’t tell you how unserious the current administration is about Security then I don’t know what will.
micahflee.com/doge-bro-kyl...
DOGE bro Kyle Schutt's computer infected by malware, credentials found in stealer logs
Kyle Schutt is a 37 year old "DOGE software engineer," according to ProPublica. In February, Drop Site News reported that he gained access to FEMA's "core financial management system." His computer wa...
micahflee.com
May 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
@micahflee.com gets the goods.
If this doesn’t tell you how unserious the current administration is about Security then I don’t know what will.
micahflee.com/doge-bro-kyl...
If this doesn’t tell you how unserious the current administration is about Security then I don’t know what will.
micahflee.com/doge-bro-kyl...
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How I Rob Banks: A Journey into the World of Ethical Hacking with Freakyclown podcasters.spotify.c...
How I Rob Banks: A Journey into the World of Ethical Hacking with Freakyclown by Phillip Wylie Show
About The Guest:
FC Barker aka Freakyclown is an ethical hacker and professional cyber criminalist with over three decades of experience.
He is the co-founder of Sygenta, a company that specializes in ethical hacking and penetration testing.
Freakyclown has a background in offensive cyber research and has worked for major defense firms.
Summary:Freakyclown shares his experience as an ethical hacker and professional cyber criminalist. He discusses the type of pen testing he does, which goes beyond the typical cookie-cutter approach. He emphasizes the importance of manual work and understanding the foundations of hacking. Freakyclown also talks about the evolution of hacking over the years and the changes he has witnessed. He provides advice for those interested in getting into offensive security, including participating in CTFs and bug bounty programs. Freakyclown also talks about his new book, "How I Rob Banks," which shares anecdotes and tips from his career in physical pen testing.
Key Takeaways:
Ethical hacking goes beyond automated tools and requires manual work and understanding of the foundations.
The barrier to entry in offensive security has lowered, but the threat landscape has expanded.
Participating in CTFs and bug bounty programs is a great way to gain skills and experience in offensive security.
Freakyclown's book, "How I Rob Banks," provides entertaining anecdotes and tips from his career in physical pen testing.
Freakyclown resources:
https://twitter.com/_Freakyclown_
https://www.linkedin.com/in/freakyclown/
https://www.cygenta.co.uk/
How I Rob Banks book:
https://www.wiley.com/en-us/How+I+Rob+Banks%3A+And+Other+Such+Places-p-9781119911517
podcasters.spotify.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
How I Rob Banks: A Journey into the World of Ethical Hacking with Freakyclown podcasters.spotify.c...
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I’m sorry. You can’t conduct “peace talks” with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine without Ukraine at the table.
February 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I’m sorry. You can’t conduct “peace talks” with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine without Ukraine at the table.
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Now that RFK Jr. is confirmed as HHS Secretary, and with the bird flu moving toward becoming a pandemic, we can all look forward to this:
a man in a helmet is saying `` bring out your dead '' while standing in the rain .
ALT: a man in a helmet is saying `` bring out your dead '' while standing in the rain .
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Now that RFK Jr. is confirmed as HHS Secretary, and with the bird flu moving toward becoming a pandemic, we can all look forward to this:
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I personally will continue to use "Gulf of Mexico" because our president is a wrathful felonious nincompoop with the intellect of paramecium and I do not consent to his cartographic buffoonery
Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
February 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I personally will continue to use "Gulf of Mexico" because our president is a wrathful felonious nincompoop with the intellect of paramecium and I do not consent to his cartographic buffoonery
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Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
February 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
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Analyzing ELF/Sshdinjector (IoT bot) with r2ai.
Really helpful and time save to use AI (with r2ai) for analysis *but* use it with a non-AI decompiler side by side:
1. To direct the AI
2. To spot more easily hallucinations or extrapolations.
www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-...
#r2ai #IoT #botnet #AI
Really helpful and time save to use AI (with r2ai) for analysis *but* use it with a non-AI decompiler side by side:
1. To direct the AI
2. To spot more easily hallucinations or extrapolations.
www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-...
#r2ai #IoT #botnet #AI
Analyzing ELF/Sshdinjector.A!tr with a Human and Artificial Analyst | FortiGuard Labs
FortiGuard Labs reverse engineers a malware’s binaries to look into what the malware is actually doing.…
www.fortinet.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Analyzing ELF/Sshdinjector (IoT bot) with r2ai.
Really helpful and time save to use AI (with r2ai) for analysis *but* use it with a non-AI decompiler side by side:
1. To direct the AI
2. To spot more easily hallucinations or extrapolations.
www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-...
#r2ai #IoT #botnet #AI
Really helpful and time save to use AI (with r2ai) for analysis *but* use it with a non-AI decompiler side by side:
1. To direct the AI
2. To spot more easily hallucinations or extrapolations.
www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-...
#r2ai #IoT #botnet #AI
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Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.
a drawing of a fist with a purple bracelet around it
ALT: a drawing of a fist with a purple bracelet around it
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.
My co-worker noticed this in our honeypot logs and tagged me into investigate it with him -> www.akamai.com/blog/securit...
www.akamai.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
My co-worker noticed this in our honeypot logs and tagged me into investigate it with him -> www.akamai.com/blog/securit...
Digiever devices are actively being expolited in the wild a blog post by the Akamai SIRT -> www.akamai.com/blog/securit...
www.akamai.com
December 19, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Digiever devices are actively being expolited in the wild a blog post by the Akamai SIRT -> www.akamai.com/blog/securit...
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A book that I wrote a chapter for, '97 Things Every Application Security Professional Should Know: Collective Wisdom from the Experts', is available on Kindle now! Woohoo!
www.amazon.com/Thing...
www.amazon.com/Thing...
December 12, 2024 at 4:00 PM
A book that I wrote a chapter for, '97 Things Every Application Security Professional Should Know: Collective Wisdom from the Experts', is available on Kindle now! Woohoo!
www.amazon.com/Thing...
www.amazon.com/Thing...
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November 23, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Patton Delacroix
November 23, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Patton Delacroix
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Now we're talkin'!
Make Ed's Redeeming Qualities popular again!
Make Ed's Redeeming Qualities popular again!
If we're going to apathetically normalize the dismantling of federal consumer protection let's at the very least have some fun and bring back jarts and cocaine cough syrup
November 23, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Now we're talkin'!
Make Ed's Redeeming Qualities popular again!
Make Ed's Redeeming Qualities popular again!