Johnathan Norman
@spoofy.bsky.social
Just a guy trying to improve software quality. Currently securing WhatsApp, Before that Microsoft Windows and Edge.
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Woman has gone viral on TikTok by posing as the mother of a hungry baby (playing crying baby in the background) and phoning churches to ask for help to buy baby formula. And yeah, going roughly as you’d expect. www.tiktok.com/@nikalie.mon...
Nikalie 🌈's Creator Profile
www.tiktok.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Woman has gone viral on TikTok by posing as the mother of a hungry baby (playing crying baby in the background) and phoning churches to ask for help to buy baby formula. And yeah, going roughly as you’d expect. www.tiktok.com/@nikalie.mon...
WhatsApp introducing a lockdown mode wabetainfo.com/whatsapp-bet...
WhatsApp beta for Android 2.25.33.4: what's new? | WABetaInfo
The WhatsApp beta for Android 2.25.33.4 update from Google Play uncovers a feature to apply strict security settings to user accounts.
wabetainfo.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
WhatsApp introducing a lockdown mode wabetainfo.com/whatsapp-bet...
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FFMpeg calling Googles bug reports AI Slop is not something i expected to see this week. x.com/FFmpeg/statu...
FFmpeg on X: "@taviso @filpizlo @jaysonsantos Send patches" / X
@taviso @filpizlo @jaysonsantos Send patches
x.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
FFMpeg calling Googles bug reports AI Slop is not something i expected to see this week. x.com/FFmpeg/statu...
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This graph never fails to be shocking: "The US has experienced the earliest and greatest slowdown in life expectancy improvements among higher-income countries, reported Eileen Crimmins. “We have horrible life expectancy—and it’s getting worse and worse”"
www.prb.org/resources/se...
www.prb.org/resources/se...
October 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This graph never fails to be shocking: "The US has experienced the earliest and greatest slowdown in life expectancy improvements among higher-income countries, reported Eileen Crimmins. “We have horrible life expectancy—and it’s getting worse and worse”"
www.prb.org/resources/se...
www.prb.org/resources/se...
Useful feature if you're a WhatsApp user. blog.whatsapp.com/introducing-...
Introducing Advanced Chat Privacy: Enhanced Protection for Your Most Sensitive Conversations
We're introducing our latest layer for privacy called Advanced Chat Privacy. This new setting available in both chats and groups helps prevent others from taking content outside of WhatsApp for when y...
blog.whatsapp.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Useful feature if you're a WhatsApp user. blog.whatsapp.com/introducing-...
this is not the morning i expected.
October 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
this is not the morning i expected.
plot twist person targeting WhatsApp wont make it in time.. that could be a really expensive flight delay ...
Due to travel complications and delayed flights, the live stream scheduled for 3PM Irish time has been cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience.
October 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
plot twist person targeting WhatsApp wont make it in time.. that could be a really expensive flight delay ...
Pwn2Own schedule is up.. someone is going for the 1 Million dollar WhatsApp Zero Click reward.. my crew will be onsite. excited to see what happens. www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2025/20...
Zero Day Initiative — Pwn2Own Ireland 2025: The Full Schedule
Welcome to Pwn2Own Ireland 2025! We have some amazing spooky entries for this year’s contest, and a potential of up to $2,000,000 - including our largest ever single prize for a 0-click in WhatsApp fo...
www.zerodayinitiative.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Pwn2Own schedule is up.. someone is going for the 1 Million dollar WhatsApp Zero Click reward.. my crew will be onsite. excited to see what happens. www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2025/20...
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OK guys, post your best signs from today for entry into my Top 15 No Kings Sign Contest.
October 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
OK guys, post your best signs from today for entry into my Top 15 No Kings Sign Contest.
NSO group blocked from targeting Whatsapp users. I wonder if they'll risk getting caught again... courthousenews.com/israeli-spyw...
Israeli spyware company blocked from WhatsApp | Courthouse News Service
Meta previously won $168 million in damages over claims spyware compromised WhatsApp users, but a judge reduced the damages down to $4 million.
courthousenews.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:25 AM
NSO group blocked from targeting Whatsapp users. I wonder if they'll risk getting caught again... courthousenews.com/israeli-spyw...
I'm shocked.. thehackernews.com/2025/10/micr...
Microsoft Locks Down IE Mode After Hackers Turned Legacy Feature Into Backdoor
Microsoft restricts IE Mode in Edge after threat actors exploited Chakra engine flaws for remote access.
thehackernews.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I'm shocked.. thehackernews.com/2025/10/micr...
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after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
October 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
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Apple removes ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE official sightings, from the App Store; AG Pam Bondi says the DOJ requested its removal (Ashley Oliver/Fox Business)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
October 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Apple removes ICEBlock, an app for anonymously reporting ICE official sightings, from the App Store; AG Pam Bondi says the DOJ requested its removal (Ashley Oliver/Fox Business)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
If you know anything about Portland you know sending troops will have predictable effects. Get ready for pics of burning cars
September 28, 2025 at 4:45 AM
If you know anything about Portland you know sending troops will have predictable effects. Get ready for pics of burning cars
Meta is hiring sec folks with AI skills www.metacareers.com/jobs/1127770...
Product Security Engineer, Technical Lead - AI
Meta's mission is to build the future of human connection and the technology that makes it possible.
www.metacareers.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Meta is hiring sec folks with AI skills www.metacareers.com/jobs/1127770...
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I feel this is probably quite important information. You wouldn't want to get it wrong.
September 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I feel this is probably quite important information. You wouldn't want to get it wrong.
pour one out for managers of security teams getting frantic demands for iphone test devices
September 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
pour one out for managers of security teams getting frantic demands for iphone test devices
Microsoft is bringing people back to the office because their data shows "when people work together in person more often, they thrive — they are more energized, empowered.." anyone know how Microsoft measures empowerment?
blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09...
blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09...
Flexible work update - The Official Microsoft Blog
Amy Coleman, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, shared the below communication with Microsoft employees this morning. How we work has forever changed. I remember starting at Microsoft ...
blogs.microsoft.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Microsoft is bringing people back to the office because their data shows "when people work together in person more often, they thrive — they are more energized, empowered.." anyone know how Microsoft measures empowerment?
blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09...
blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/09...
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I decided to test whether EXIF data is removed from images sent over X's new encrypted chat feature like Signal and other messengers do.
I can confirm it is not. I was able to extract information including GPS coordinates from a test image sent to me.
I can confirm it is not. I was able to extract information including GPS coordinates from a test image sent to me.
September 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I decided to test whether EXIF data is removed from images sent over X's new encrypted chat feature like Signal and other messengers do.
I can confirm it is not. I was able to extract information including GPS coordinates from a test image sent to me.
I can confirm it is not. I was able to extract information including GPS coordinates from a test image sent to me.
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Microsoft Employees Protest Company’s Ties To Israel https://theonion.com/microsoft-employees-protest-companys-ties-to-israel/
September 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Microsoft Employees Protest Company’s Ties To Israel https://theonion.com/microsoft-employees-protest-companys-ties-to-israel/
Busy times at WhatsApp. Users have been notified and bugs patched. techcrunch.com/2025/08/29/w...
WhatsApp fixes 'zero-click' bug used to hack Apple users with spyware | TechCrunch
A spyware vendor was behind a recent campaign that abused a vulnerability in WhatsApp to deliver an exploit capable of hacking into iPhones and Macs.
techcrunch.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Busy times at WhatsApp. Users have been notified and bugs patched. techcrunch.com/2025/08/29/w...
This is an old classic but worth viewing if you manage a security team. I've rewatched this a few times over the years. youtu.be/AukR16ARmfs?...
Security Team 2.1, Google - Security @ Scale 2014
YouTube video by Meta Developers
youtu.be
August 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This is an old classic but worth viewing if you manage a security team. I've rewatched this a few times over the years. youtu.be/AukR16ARmfs?...
Switched back to a MacBook after leaving Microsoft. The battery life difference is just insane compared to any
Surface I've had. I'm really enjoying not dragging a charger around.
Surface I've had. I'm really enjoying not dragging a charger around.
August 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Switched back to a MacBook after leaving Microsoft. The battery life difference is just insane compared to any
Surface I've had. I'm really enjoying not dragging a charger around.
Surface I've had. I'm really enjoying not dragging a charger around.