Pasquale Stirparo 🇺🇦 🇪🇺
@pstirparo.bsky.social
Founder @ RationalEdge
#ThreatIntel #ICS #DFIR; ''Learning iOS Forensics'' author;
#BSidesZH #PIVOTcon org.
@pivotcon.bsky.social
https://pstirparo.ch
https://rationaledge.io
Related interests/obsessions:
#ThreatHunting #CTI #YARA #CriticalThinking #Books
#ThreatIntel #ICS #DFIR; ''Learning iOS Forensics'' author;
#BSidesZH #PIVOTcon org.
@pivotcon.bsky.social
https://pstirparo.ch
https://rationaledge.io
Related interests/obsessions:
#ThreatHunting #CTI #YARA #CriticalThinking #Books
To all my non-IT speakers friends: whether you do threat research, IR, or even barely interested in geopolitics or what’s happening in the world, follow @dangelodario.it and use the translate button. His analysis are super spot on and extremely timely, often ahead of mainstream news outlets. Try it!
🚨🇺🇸Buongiorno a tutti. Per Donald Trump sono ore complicate. Il Presidente degli Stati Uniti ha lottato per mesi tentando di allontanare questo momento, apparentemente inutilmente.
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
To all my non-IT speakers friends: whether you do threat research, IR, or even barely interested in geopolitics or what’s happening in the world, follow @dangelodario.it and use the translate button. His analysis are super spot on and extremely timely, often ahead of mainstream news outlets. Try it!
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🚨🇺🇸Buongiorno a tutti. Per Donald Trump sono ore complicate. Il Presidente degli Stati Uniti ha lottato per mesi tentando di allontanare questo momento, apparentemente inutilmente.
November 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🚨🇺🇸Buongiorno a tutti. Per Donald Trump sono ore complicate. Il Presidente degli Stati Uniti ha lottato per mesi tentando di allontanare questo momento, apparentemente inutilmente.
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Squeeeee 🥳 I'll be teaching my Advanced Linux Malware Reverse Engineering class at RE//verse conference in 2026!! MORE Linux APT insides and peculiarities😍🥰🤩Pls share if you can🙃
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RE//verse 2026 Training - Advanced Linux Malware Reverse Engineering with Marion Marschalek
This fast-paced 3-day training explores Linux internals and Linux binary analysis techniques, before jumping right in with common Linux malware. Work through advanced samples, Linux software protectio...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Squeeeee 🥳 I'll be teaching my Advanced Linux Malware Reverse Engineering class at RE//verse conference in 2026!! MORE Linux APT insides and peculiarities😍🥰🤩Pls share if you can🙃
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"That is why I will sign the discharge petition right now to release the Epstein files" -- Rep. Grijalva
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"That is why I will sign the discharge petition right now to release the Epstein files" -- Rep. Grijalva
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YIKES: NSO floats Pegasus spyware used in hypothetical "time of domestic crisis" in 🇺🇸America.
I believe they won't stop lobbying until they get Pegasus into USA.
To hack Americans. 1/
I believe they won't stop lobbying until they get Pegasus into USA.
To hack Americans. 1/
November 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
YIKES: NSO floats Pegasus spyware used in hypothetical "time of domestic crisis" in 🇺🇸America.
I believe they won't stop lobbying until they get Pegasus into USA.
To hack Americans. 1/
I believe they won't stop lobbying until they get Pegasus into USA.
To hack Americans. 1/
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While AI companies are allowed to slurp everything they want, Quad9 warns that legal fees are drowning DNS resolvers, which are now being targeted by copyright owners to enforce blocks on piracy sites
quad9.net/news/blog/wh...
quad9.net/news/blog/wh...
Quad9 | A public and free DNS service for a better security and privacy
A public and free DNS service for a better security and privacy
quad9.net
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
While AI companies are allowed to slurp everything they want, Quad9 warns that legal fees are drowning DNS resolvers, which are now being targeted by copyright owners to enforce blocks on piracy sites
quad9.net/news/blog/wh...
quad9.net/news/blog/wh...
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🇪🇺🤝🇨🇭 Switzerland is officially in the European research game.
Today, it joins Horizon Europe and the Euratom Research and Training Programme.
Think CERN-level breakthroughs… but across health, energy, and digital tech.
Here’s why it matters ↓
link.europa.eu/G4Jfjw
Today, it joins Horizon Europe and the Euratom Research and Training Programme.
Think CERN-level breakthroughs… but across health, energy, and digital tech.
Here’s why it matters ↓
link.europa.eu/G4Jfjw
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🇪🇺🤝🇨🇭 Switzerland is officially in the European research game.
Today, it joins Horizon Europe and the Euratom Research and Training Programme.
Think CERN-level breakthroughs… but across health, energy, and digital tech.
Here’s why it matters ↓
link.europa.eu/G4Jfjw
Today, it joins Horizon Europe and the Euratom Research and Training Programme.
Think CERN-level breakthroughs… but across health, energy, and digital tech.
Here’s why it matters ↓
link.europa.eu/G4Jfjw
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Well, that was nuts!
Thank you to all of our speakers, staff, sponsors, and guests who made the inaugural 🆘 a smashing success and deepened the vibe. We hope you had as much fun as we did.
Au revoir?
See our LinkedIn post for our 8mm reel:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Thank you to all of our speakers, staff, sponsors, and guests who made the inaugural 🆘 a smashing success and deepened the vibe. We hope you had as much fun as we did.
Au revoir?
See our LinkedIn post for our 8mm reel:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Well, that was nuts (aka, amazing)!
Thank you to all of our speakers, staff, sponsors, and guests who made the inaugural SOS a smashing success and deepened the vibe. We hope you had as much fun as… ...
Well, that was nuts (aka, amazing)!
Thank you to all of our speakers, staff, sponsors, and guests who made the inaugural SOS a smashing success and deepened the vibe. We hope you had as much fun as w...
www.linkedin.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Well, that was nuts!
Thank you to all of our speakers, staff, sponsors, and guests who made the inaugural 🆘 a smashing success and deepened the vibe. We hope you had as much fun as we did.
Au revoir?
See our LinkedIn post for our 8mm reel:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Thank you to all of our speakers, staff, sponsors, and guests who made the inaugural 🆘 a smashing success and deepened the vibe. We hope you had as much fun as we did.
Au revoir?
See our LinkedIn post for our 8mm reel:
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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We hear you! Registration opens next week, so keep an eye on our social media. The registration link, also known as the 'Ask for invite', will soon be available on pivotcon.org
#PIVOTcon26 #CTI #ThreatIntel #StayTuned
#PIVOTcon26 #CTI #ThreatIntel #StayTuned
a man wearing headphones says you don t wanna miss it
ALT: a man wearing headphones says you don t wanna miss it
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November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We hear you! Registration opens next week, so keep an eye on our social media. The registration link, also known as the 'Ask for invite', will soon be available on pivotcon.org
#PIVOTcon26 #CTI #ThreatIntel #StayTuned
#PIVOTcon26 #CTI #ThreatIntel #StayTuned
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When you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government.
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
How to Opt-Out of Airlines Selling Your Travel Data to the Government
The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), owned by major U.S. airlines, collects billions of ticketing records and sells them to the government to be searched without a warrant. I managed to opt-out…
www.404media.co
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
When you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government.
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
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The biggest choice on today's ballots in PA is whether to retain 3 Democratic supreme court justices. The push to remake the court has been driven by billionaire Jeff Yass.
In 2022, @propublica.org detailed how Yass had avoided paying $1B in taxes and funneled that money to right-wing causes:
In 2022, @propublica.org detailed how Yass had avoided paying $1B in taxes and funneled that money to right-wing causes:
Meet the Billionaire and Rising GOP Mega-Donor Who’s Gaming the Tax System
Susquehanna founder and TikTok investor Jeff Yass has avoided $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He’s now pouring his money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election de...
www.propublica.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The biggest choice on today's ballots in PA is whether to retain 3 Democratic supreme court justices. The push to remake the court has been driven by billionaire Jeff Yass.
In 2022, @propublica.org detailed how Yass had avoided paying $1B in taxes and funneled that money to right-wing causes:
In 2022, @propublica.org detailed how Yass had avoided paying $1B in taxes and funneled that money to right-wing causes:
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The first edition of the newsletter is out in case you're interested:
Jan took a brief look at OpenAI’s Atlas browser from a researcher's perspective.
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Jan took a brief look at OpenAI’s Atlas browser from a researcher's perspective.
buttondown.com/readwrite/ar...
Edition 1 - the first one is the hardest
Hi, This is the first of hopefully many emails we’ll deliver to your inbox. Thanks for signing up! For this week’s edition, Jan took a brief look at OpenAI’s...
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November 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The first edition of the newsletter is out in case you're interested:
Jan took a brief look at OpenAI’s Atlas browser from a researcher's perspective.
buttondown.com/readwrite/ar...
Jan took a brief look at OpenAI’s Atlas browser from a researcher's perspective.
buttondown.com/readwrite/ar...
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Giornalista: Meno di un’ora prima del Suo incontro con il presidente Xi, ha pubblicato sui social media che aveva ordinato, cito, al “Dipartimento della Guerra” di iniziare a testare le nostre armi nucleari.
Trump: È vero.
Giornalista: Immediatamente.
Trump:
Giornalista: Meno di un’ora prima del Suo incontro con il presidente Xi, ha pubblicato sui social media che aveva ordinato, cito, al “Dipartimento della Guerra” di iniziare a testare le nostre armi nucleari.
Trump: È vero.
Giornalista: Immediatamente.
Trump:
November 3, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Giornalista: Meno di un’ora prima del Suo incontro con il presidente Xi, ha pubblicato sui social media che aveva ordinato, cito, al “Dipartimento della Guerra” di iniziare a testare le nostre armi nucleari.
Trump: È vero.
Giornalista: Immediatamente.
Trump:
Giornalista: Meno di un’ora prima del Suo incontro con il presidente Xi, ha pubblicato sui social media che aveva ordinato, cito, al “Dipartimento della Guerra” di iniziare a testare le nostre armi nucleari.
Trump: È vero.
Giornalista: Immediatamente.
Trump:
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arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog
blog.arxiv.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
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🚨🏴Terrore in Inghilterra: su un treno diretto a Huntingdon, nel Cambridgeshire, più persone sono state accoltellate. Forze di sicurezza sul posto: due persone in arresto.
November 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
🚨🏴Terrore in Inghilterra: su un treno diretto a Huntingdon, nel Cambridgeshire, più persone sono state accoltellate. Forze di sicurezza sul posto: due persone in arresto.
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🚨🪖🇺🇸🇳🇬 Attenzione. Donald Trump:
“Se il governo nigeriano continuerà a permettere l’uccisione dei cristiani, gli Stati Uniti interromperanno immediatamente ogni aiuto e assistenza alla Nigeria, e potrebbero benissimo entrare in quel Parse ormai disonorato, “con le armi spianate”,
“Se il governo nigeriano continuerà a permettere l’uccisione dei cristiani, gli Stati Uniti interromperanno immediatamente ogni aiuto e assistenza alla Nigeria, e potrebbero benissimo entrare in quel Parse ormai disonorato, “con le armi spianate”,
November 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
🚨🪖🇺🇸🇳🇬 Attenzione. Donald Trump:
“Se il governo nigeriano continuerà a permettere l’uccisione dei cristiani, gli Stati Uniti interromperanno immediatamente ogni aiuto e assistenza alla Nigeria, e potrebbero benissimo entrare in quel Parse ormai disonorato, “con le armi spianate”,
“Se il governo nigeriano continuerà a permettere l’uccisione dei cristiani, gli Stati Uniti interromperanno immediatamente ogni aiuto e assistenza alla Nigeria, e potrebbero benissimo entrare in quel Parse ormai disonorato, “con le armi spianate”,
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) will switch its internal work environment away from Microsoft Office to Open Desk, a European open source alternative, the institution confirmed to Euractiv.
www.euractiv.com/news/interna...
www.euractiv.com/news/interna...
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will switch its internal work environment away from Microsoft Office to Open Desk, a European open source alternative, the institution confirmed to Euractiv.
www.euractiv.com/news/interna...
www.euractiv.com/news/interna...
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🚨🪖🇮🇱Buongiorno a tutti. Sono tornati i post social di sdegno per i bombardamenti israeliani su Gaza, gli editoriali dei tuttologi che spiegano che Israele è cattivo, che non vuole la pace, che l’obiettivo nei giorni pari è l’occupazione della Striscia, in quelli dispari il
October 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
🚨🪖🇮🇱Buongiorno a tutti. Sono tornati i post social di sdegno per i bombardamenti israeliani su Gaza, gli editoriali dei tuttologi che spiegano che Israele è cattivo, che non vuole la pace, che l’obiettivo nei giorni pari è l’occupazione della Striscia, in quelli dispari il
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Avvertite Alessandro Barbero 👇
Russian drones hunt civilians in crime against humanity, UN inquiry finds
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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Russian drones hunt civilians in crime against humanity, UN inquiry finds
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
x.com/Ander_Brucke...
Ukraine war briefing: Russian drones hunt civilians in crime against humanity, UN inquiry finds
Ukraine strengthens Pokrovsk positions amid infiltration by estimated 200 Russian troops; Lukoil selling overseas assets after US sanctions. What we know on day 1,343
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Avvertite Alessandro Barbero 👇
Russian drones hunt civilians in crime against humanity, UN inquiry finds
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
x.com/Ander_Brucke...
Russian drones hunt civilians in crime against humanity, UN inquiry finds
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
x.com/Ander_Brucke...
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Here's a good Ars article about the service.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Dumping Google’s enshittified search for Kagi
Enough is enough: I’ve jettisoned Google in favor of a search engine that doesn’t treat me like a product.
arstechnica.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Here's a good Ars article about the service.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
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I've been a part of making web browsers since 1998. I've tested Comet from Perplexity․ai and Atlas from OpenAI, and I am thoroughly unimpressed. Don't waste your time.
October 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I've been a part of making web browsers since 1998. I've tested Comet from Perplexity․ai and Atlas from OpenAI, and I am thoroughly unimpressed. Don't waste your time.
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Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
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The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
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New episode ALERT! @craiu.bsky.social @jags.bsky.social
News on Apple's iOS 26 quietly killing shutdown.log forensic artifact, a million-dollar WhatsApp zero-click that never materialized, Chinese threat intel reports pointing fingers at the NSA...
securityconversations.com/episode/appl...
News on Apple's iOS 26 quietly killing shutdown.log forensic artifact, a million-dollar WhatsApp zero-click that never materialized, Chinese threat intel reports pointing fingers at the NSA...
securityconversations.com/episode/appl...
Apple’s iOS forensics freeze, WhatsApp zero-click, China outs NSA - Security Conversations
Three Buddy Problem – Episode 69: We dig into news that Apple's iOS 26 has quietly killed the shutdown.log forensic artifact used to spot signs […]
securityconversations.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
New episode ALERT! @craiu.bsky.social @jags.bsky.social
News on Apple's iOS 26 quietly killing shutdown.log forensic artifact, a million-dollar WhatsApp zero-click that never materialized, Chinese threat intel reports pointing fingers at the NSA...
securityconversations.com/episode/appl...
News on Apple's iOS 26 quietly killing shutdown.log forensic artifact, a million-dollar WhatsApp zero-click that never materialized, Chinese threat intel reports pointing fingers at the NSA...
securityconversations.com/episode/appl...
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Proofpoint threat researchers have designed an open-source tool—named PDF Object Hashing—to track and detect the unique characteristics of PDFs used by threat actors... similar to a digital fingerprint.
We use this tool internally to help track multiple threat actors with high confidence.
We use this tool internally to help track multiple threat actors with high confidence.
October 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Proofpoint threat researchers have designed an open-source tool—named PDF Object Hashing—to track and detect the unique characteristics of PDFs used by threat actors... similar to a digital fingerprint.
We use this tool internally to help track multiple threat actors with high confidence.
We use this tool internally to help track multiple threat actors with high confidence.