Thomas Bosboom
@thomasbosboom.bsky.social
Dutch (import #010) guy working in a London based team of a US company. Talks about Apple, Security, Tech.
Remember: outrage and panic are common content engagement tactics.
Remember: outrage and panic are common content engagement tactics.
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It's been quite a number of years since we've seen how the Pegasus client panel looks. Document from the WhatsApp lawsuit. (p15 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...)
October 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
It's been quite a number of years since we've seen how the Pegasus client panel looks. Document from the WhatsApp lawsuit. (p15 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...)
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When someone as venerable as Bruce Schneier publishes in Lawfare, attention must be paid. And this article is a fantastic starting point for thinking about the threats under which many of us now live.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/digi...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/digi...
Digital Threat Modeling Under Authoritarianism
Authoritarian threats, coupled with ongoing corporate surveillance, demand that we rethink how we use digital technologies.
www.lawfaremedia.org
September 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
When someone as venerable as Bruce Schneier publishes in Lawfare, attention must be paid. And this article is a fantastic starting point for thinking about the threats under which many of us now live.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/digi...
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/digi...
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Ready to level up your Mythic skills? ↗️
Our new video series feat. @its-a-feature.bsky.social breaks down Mythic features from an operator's perspective - perfect for beginners or those needing a quick refresher.
👀: ghst.ly/mythic-op
Our new video series feat. @its-a-feature.bsky.social breaks down Mythic features from an operator's perspective - perfect for beginners or those needing a quick refresher.
👀: ghst.ly/mythic-op
April 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Ready to level up your Mythic skills? ↗️
Our new video series feat. @its-a-feature.bsky.social breaks down Mythic features from an operator's perspective - perfect for beginners or those needing a quick refresher.
👀: ghst.ly/mythic-op
Our new video series feat. @its-a-feature.bsky.social breaks down Mythic features from an operator's perspective - perfect for beginners or those needing a quick refresher.
👀: ghst.ly/mythic-op
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One of the coolest new things in Binary Ninja 5.1? Pseudo Objective‑C. Huge shoutout to Mark, who actually wrote this before joining the team (talk about an overkill job application). If you’re digging into iOS, Swift, or kernelcaches, this one’s a game‑changer.
August 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
One of the coolest new things in Binary Ninja 5.1? Pseudo Objective‑C. Huge shoutout to Mark, who actually wrote this before joining the team (talk about an overkill job application). If you’re digging into iOS, Swift, or kernelcaches, this one’s a game‑changer.
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Good news about the cutting-edge AI tools from the $3-trillion-dollar company.
September 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Good news about the cutting-edge AI tools from the $3-trillion-dollar company.
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but there's money to be made :]
Spending decades to improve security with no execute bits, W^X etc and then the LLM folks come along and just shove "code" + data into the same inputs and we're back to 90's era levels again
September 3, 2025 at 6:44 AM
but there's money to be made :]
@jilles.com mastodon.social/@Bas/1147848... this looks like a project you’d enjoy
Bas van der Ploeg (@Bas@mastodon.social)
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I saw a YouTube video about a physical media cartridge player made by The Stock Pot. 🔥
After a few small adjustments, I made my own. 🤓
The cartridges contain NFC chips that trigg...
mastodon.social
July 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
@jilles.com mastodon.social/@Bas/1147848... this looks like a project you’d enjoy
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Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
June 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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This post appeared under this Techmeme headline:
Apple's beta Speech APIs include a speech-to-text transcription model that runs on-device and blows away OpenAI's Whisper, the model many apps use today. My hands-on tests are on @macstories.net:
www.macstories.net/stories/hand...
www.macstories.net/stories/hand...
June 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM
This post appeared under this Techmeme headline:
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Israeli hacker group Predatory Sparrow has wiped out 95% of Iran’s Nobitex crypto exchange - nearly $1.8 billion.
Crypto was how the Iranian regime evaded sanctions - and how other oppressive countries do too.
Crypto was how the Iranian regime evaded sanctions - and how other oppressive countries do too.
June 18, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Israeli hacker group Predatory Sparrow has wiped out 95% of Iran’s Nobitex crypto exchange - nearly $1.8 billion.
Crypto was how the Iranian regime evaded sanctions - and how other oppressive countries do too.
Crypto was how the Iranian regime evaded sanctions - and how other oppressive countries do too.
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Hi everyone
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
June 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Hi everyone
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
I was denied entry, detained, and deported from the USA over the last 48 hours because of my reporting on the Columbia student protests
I arrived back in Melbourne hours ago and had my phone handed back to me upon landing
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The reason billionaires like McMahon are obsessed with student debt is that creating financial precarity makes people more stressed about losing their job. If you’re worried about your job you’re less likely to quit and find work elsewhere. You’re less likely to ask for a raise. It’s pure class war.
McMahon: "The plan is very simple. We have announced that beginning May 5, you must start to repay your loan. This is not to in any way to try to cause hardship. There are several different payment plans ... but they need to get on it. Because there isn't going to be any loan forgiveness program."
April 23, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The reason billionaires like McMahon are obsessed with student debt is that creating financial precarity makes people more stressed about losing their job. If you’re worried about your job you’re less likely to quit and find work elsewhere. You’re less likely to ask for a raise. It’s pure class war.
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Chris Krebs (@thekrebscycle.bsky.social) is being politically persecuted, and in this week's Seriously Risky Business podcast @tom.risky.biz and I talk about why we're not expecting an outcry from angry cybersecurity executives
FULL VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oSJ...
AUDIO: risky.biz/SRB117/
FULL VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oSJ...
AUDIO: risky.biz/SRB117/
April 17, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Chris Krebs (@thekrebscycle.bsky.social) is being politically persecuted, and in this week's Seriously Risky Business podcast @tom.risky.biz and I talk about why we're not expecting an outcry from angry cybersecurity executives
FULL VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oSJ...
AUDIO: risky.biz/SRB117/
FULL VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oSJ...
AUDIO: risky.biz/SRB117/
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Wat een opluchting dat de rechter een einde maakt aan de leugens en lastercampagne van deze ultraconservatieve lobbygroep.
Belangrijke steun in de rug voor ouders, leerkrachten én medewerkers van Rutgers.
Dank voor jullie inzet voor veiligheid en welzijn van kinderen!
rutgers.nl/nieuws/rutge...
Belangrijke steun in de rug voor ouders, leerkrachten én medewerkers van Rutgers.
Dank voor jullie inzet voor veiligheid en welzijn van kinderen!
rutgers.nl/nieuws/rutge...
Rutgers wint kort geding tegen Civitas Christiana – Rutgers
rutgers.nl
April 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Wat een opluchting dat de rechter een einde maakt aan de leugens en lastercampagne van deze ultraconservatieve lobbygroep.
Belangrijke steun in de rug voor ouders, leerkrachten én medewerkers van Rutgers.
Dank voor jullie inzet voor veiligheid en welzijn van kinderen!
rutgers.nl/nieuws/rutge...
Belangrijke steun in de rug voor ouders, leerkrachten én medewerkers van Rutgers.
Dank voor jullie inzet voor veiligheid en welzijn van kinderen!
rutgers.nl/nieuws/rutge...
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Vandaag praat de Kamer over de Participatiewet. Een wet die mensen in de weg zit. En die jongeren hulp bieden - zoals Het Bouwdepot doet - nodeloos moeilijk maakt. Dus hebben onze jongeren een boodschap aan de politiek. Laat ons meer jongeren helpen!
April 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Vandaag praat de Kamer over de Participatiewet. Een wet die mensen in de weg zit. En die jongeren hulp bieden - zoals Het Bouwdepot doet - nodeloos moeilijk maakt. Dus hebben onze jongeren een boodschap aan de politiek. Laat ons meer jongeren helpen!
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In theory this nightmare could end today:
April 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In theory this nightmare could end today:
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If you have Apple devices in your environment (you do) and Entra ID, give the #macadmin podcast a listen podcast.macadmins.org/2024/12/17/.... @michaelepping.com and I discuss how you can improve your end user experience and security. Thanks to @tombridge.com & Marcus for having us. #infosec
December 17, 2024 at 4:30 PM
If you have Apple devices in your environment (you do) and Entra ID, give the #macadmin podcast a listen podcast.macadmins.org/2024/12/17/.... @michaelepping.com and I discuss how you can improve your end user experience and security. Thanks to @tombridge.com & Marcus for having us. #infosec
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Ik schreef een stukje over mijn zoektocht naar een productie omgeving voor software binnen de overheid anneschuth.nl/2025/03/07/h...
Hosting in slow motion
Er is inmiddels een maand voorbij, niet een week. En ik word rechts en links ingehaald, door anderen die wel week notes schrijven, zoals Eelco. Ik heb allerlei excuses, zoals een week vakantie, en een...
anneschuth.nl
March 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Ik schreef een stukje over mijn zoektocht naar een productie omgeving voor software binnen de overheid anneschuth.nl/2025/03/07/h...
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And this brings us back to Signal. Signal does one thing well and it doesn’t compromise. It is designed to secure your messages, really secure them. It does not add weird features or AI bots. If you install it, it advertises that your messages will be secure. This matters today.
March 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
And this brings us back to Signal. Signal does one thing well and it doesn’t compromise. It is designed to secure your messages, really secure them. It does not add weird features or AI bots. If you install it, it advertises that your messages will be secure. This matters today.
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It is very hard to accept, but it is no longer safe to move EU governments & societies to US clouds. Not only is it dangerous to do so, it is also likely flat out illegal in the near feature. We're trading convenience for utter dependence on a mad king. It should stop.
berthub.eu/articles/pos...
berthub.eu/articles/pos...
It is no longer safe to move our governments and societies to US clouds - Bert Hubert
The very short version: it is madness to continue transferring the running of European societies and governments to American clouds. Not only is it a terrible idea given the kind of things the “King o...
berthub.eu
February 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
It is very hard to accept, but it is no longer safe to move EU governments & societies to US clouds. Not only is it dangerous to do so, it is also likely flat out illegal in the near feature. We're trading convenience for utter dependence on a mad king. It should stop.
berthub.eu/articles/pos...
berthub.eu/articles/pos...
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Eergisteren spraken we in de Tweede Kamer over de digitale soevereiniteit van de rijksoverheid."Er is nu een grote rode knop in Amerika en als je erop drukt, dan komt de Tweede Kamer tot stilstand. En binnenkort ook de rest van de overheid". Hele video (3 minuten) -> berthub.eu/articles/pos...
February 15, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Eergisteren spraken we in de Tweede Kamer over de digitale soevereiniteit van de rijksoverheid."Er is nu een grote rode knop in Amerika en als je erop drukt, dan komt de Tweede Kamer tot stilstand. En binnenkort ook de rest van de overheid". Hele video (3 minuten) -> berthub.eu/articles/pos...
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NEW: A moment in Munich.
Zelenskyy says Russia is creating 15 new divisions of 150,000 soldiers: "Maybe these soldiers are for Ukraine. Maybe they are for you.”
He ends hoping for peace.
A long, standing ovation.
What a contrast to Vance, met with silence as he torched transatlantic relations.
Zelenskyy says Russia is creating 15 new divisions of 150,000 soldiers: "Maybe these soldiers are for Ukraine. Maybe they are for you.”
He ends hoping for peace.
A long, standing ovation.
What a contrast to Vance, met with silence as he torched transatlantic relations.
February 15, 2025 at 10:19 AM
NEW: A moment in Munich.
Zelenskyy says Russia is creating 15 new divisions of 150,000 soldiers: "Maybe these soldiers are for Ukraine. Maybe they are for you.”
He ends hoping for peace.
A long, standing ovation.
What a contrast to Vance, met with silence as he torched transatlantic relations.
Zelenskyy says Russia is creating 15 new divisions of 150,000 soldiers: "Maybe these soldiers are for Ukraine. Maybe they are for you.”
He ends hoping for peace.
A long, standing ovation.
What a contrast to Vance, met with silence as he torched transatlantic relations.
My hypothesis is that using unique AI generated avatars, while still giving a reasonable idea of what I look like, would make tracing across different domains / socials harder. Plus it should make training deepfakes a bit harder if few originals are public.
Any other good strategies people use?
Any other good strategies people use?
February 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
My hypothesis is that using unique AI generated avatars, while still giving a reasonable idea of what I look like, would make tracing across different domains / socials harder. Plus it should make training deepfakes a bit harder if few originals are public.
Any other good strategies people use?
Any other good strategies people use?