Yashin Mehaboobe
@yashin.bsky.social
Embedded security, photography, traveling. He/Him
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Very interesting research. They also provide code for reproducibility!
This is amazing research by Nadia Heninger and her co-authors Wenyi Morty Zhang, Annie Dai, Keegan Ryan, Dave Levin and Aaron Schulman. TL;DR a huge number of satellite links over our heads are totally unencrypted. satcom.sysnet.ucsd.edu
🛰️ SATCOM Security
Research project homepage for SATCOM Security: papers, source code, and recent satellite communications vulnerabilities.
satcom.sysnet.ucsd.edu
October 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Very interesting research. They also provide code for reproducibility!
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I'm doing an AMA on cybersecurity careers and OT DFIR, etc for the next hour on Reddit, www.reddit.com/r/SecurityCare...
Share, #cybersecurityCareers
Share, #cybersecurityCareers
Reddit - The heart of the internet
www.reddit.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I'm doing an AMA on cybersecurity careers and OT DFIR, etc for the next hour on Reddit, www.reddit.com/r/SecurityCare...
Share, #cybersecurityCareers
Share, #cybersecurityCareers
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Reposted by Yashin Mehaboobe
Amazing new age verification procedure requires no government ID, no credit card numbers, no photography
import { setTimeout } from 'node:timers/promises'
const verifyAge = async () => {
await setTimeout(568_036_800_000)
return true
}
import { setTimeout } from 'node:timers/promises'
const verifyAge = async () => {
await setTimeout(568_036_800_000)
return true
}
September 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Amazing new age verification procedure requires no government ID, no credit card numbers, no photography
import { setTimeout } from 'node:timers/promises'
const verifyAge = async () => {
await setTimeout(568_036_800_000)
return true
}
import { setTimeout } from 'node:timers/promises'
const verifyAge = async () => {
await setTimeout(568_036_800_000)
return true
}
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You can instantly tell which country every procedural is from based on how they solve the crime:
US: Bring in Incredibly Hot Forensics Team
UK: Fetch the CCTV
India: Break the locked door
US: Bring in Incredibly Hot Forensics Team
UK: Fetch the CCTV
India: Break the locked door
August 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
You can instantly tell which country every procedural is from based on how they solve the crime:
US: Bring in Incredibly Hot Forensics Team
UK: Fetch the CCTV
India: Break the locked door
US: Bring in Incredibly Hot Forensics Team
UK: Fetch the CCTV
India: Break the locked door
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. @ciaranm.bsky.social mentioned in this The Times piece about telecom hacks. He's absolutely on the money. A large part of the problem with UK telcos is attackers knowing SNMP strings (and default ones). SNMPv2 from 1995, btw. Then using it to redirect traffic.
August 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
. @ciaranm.bsky.social mentioned in this The Times piece about telecom hacks. He's absolutely on the money. A large part of the problem with UK telcos is attackers knowing SNMP strings (and default ones). SNMPv2 from 1995, btw. Then using it to redirect traffic.
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Oh so it does have phd level intelligence
Google Gemini doesn’t appear to be doing too well:
‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
Google says it's working on a fix for Gemini's self-loathing 'I am a failure' comments
Google Gemini users said the bot is sharing self-loathing messages while attempting to solve tasks, including "I am a disgrace to this universe."
www.businessinsider.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Oh so it does have phd level intelligence
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Want to help build a crowdsourced microcontroller?
You're invited to design peripherals (UARTs, timers, synths, etc.) for a @riscv.org.web.brid.gy chip that will be fabbed for real!
Take part for free!
tinytapeout.com/competitions...
You're invited to design peripherals (UARTs, timers, synths, etc.) for a @riscv.org.web.brid.gy chip that will be fabbed for real!
Take part for free!
tinytapeout.com/competitions...
July 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Want to help build a crowdsourced microcontroller?
You're invited to design peripherals (UARTs, timers, synths, etc.) for a @riscv.org.web.brid.gy chip that will be fabbed for real!
Take part for free!
tinytapeout.com/competitions...
You're invited to design peripherals (UARTs, timers, synths, etc.) for a @riscv.org.web.brid.gy chip that will be fabbed for real!
Take part for free!
tinytapeout.com/competitions...
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DEF CON legal update: Truth is a complete defense against defamation.
The Hadnagy lawsuit against us is over. Summary judgement. Dismissed, with prejudice.
You can read the judgment here storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... . Stay tuned for a more detailed report.
#defcon #legalupdate
The Hadnagy lawsuit against us is over. Summary judgement. Dismissed, with prejudice.
You can read the judgment here storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... . Stay tuned for a more detailed report.
#defcon #legalupdate
May 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
DEF CON legal update: Truth is a complete defense against defamation.
The Hadnagy lawsuit against us is over. Summary judgement. Dismissed, with prejudice.
You can read the judgment here storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... . Stay tuned for a more detailed report.
#defcon #legalupdate
The Hadnagy lawsuit against us is over. Summary judgement. Dismissed, with prejudice.
You can read the judgment here storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... . Stay tuned for a more detailed report.
#defcon #legalupdate
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Boaz is a colleague and someone I admire immensely. Despite that, as a computer scientist, I think he has terribly missed the mark in this op-ed. Our nation is in dire circumstances now, and we computer scientists bear a share of the blame. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/o...
Opinion | I Teach Computer Science, and That Is All
Politics has no place at universities or in the classroom.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Boaz is a colleague and someone I admire immensely. Despite that, as a computer scientist, I think he has terribly missed the mark in this op-ed. Our nation is in dire circumstances now, and we computer scientists bear a share of the blame. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/o...
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the day i learned what FTDI is (it was yesterday)
April 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
the day i learned what FTDI is (it was yesterday)
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The existence of Tim Curry and Tim Rice leads me to hope that somewhere there is a Tim Naan.
April 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The existence of Tim Curry and Tim Rice leads me to hope that somewhere there is a Tim Naan.
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(please re-post for reach - thank you!)
Learned a cool new Linux trick? Know an interesting quirk in a network protocol? Or have something else to share?
Write a 1-page article for the #6 issue of Paged Out! :)
pagedout.institute?page=cfp.php
Soft deadline is Feb 1st.
Learned a cool new Linux trick? Know an interesting quirk in a network protocol? Or have something else to share?
Write a 1-page article for the #6 issue of Paged Out! :)
pagedout.institute?page=cfp.php
Soft deadline is Feb 1st.
January 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM
(please re-post for reach - thank you!)
Learned a cool new Linux trick? Know an interesting quirk in a network protocol? Or have something else to share?
Write a 1-page article for the #6 issue of Paged Out! :)
pagedout.institute?page=cfp.php
Soft deadline is Feb 1st.
Learned a cool new Linux trick? Know an interesting quirk in a network protocol? Or have something else to share?
Write a 1-page article for the #6 issue of Paged Out! :)
pagedout.institute?page=cfp.php
Soft deadline is Feb 1st.
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Reskeet if you think Jesse Singal should be banned.
If you haven't already, you should block @jessesingal.com.
December 13, 2024 at 11:43 PM
Reskeet if you think Jesse Singal should be banned.
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Who is excited to learn Roman numerals together?
I, for one
I, for one
December 8, 2024 at 5:24 AM
Who is excited to learn Roman numerals together?
I, for one
I, for one
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kinda feel like the Bsky team won't listen to trans users about this, so I'll say it as a Cis Person: I don't want Jesse Singal on here spreading his lying hateful "just asking questions" bullshit. he is not acting in good faith, he causes active harm, and he adds nothing worthwhile to this platform
December 7, 2024 at 8:33 PM
kinda feel like the Bsky team won't listen to trans users about this, so I'll say it as a Cis Person: I don't want Jesse Singal on here spreading his lying hateful "just asking questions" bullshit. he is not acting in good faith, he causes active harm, and he adds nothing worthwhile to this platform
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Whatever happens, try to do the right thing, try to protect people weaker than you, try to stand up to bullies, try to speak truth to power.
November 5, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Whatever happens, try to do the right thing, try to protect people weaker than you, try to stand up to bullies, try to speak truth to power.
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Oh hey, in case you need some good news, the population decline of honeybees has actually reversed: fortune.com/2024/04/03/h...
Hobbyist beekeepers are buzzing after reversing America’s critical bee shortage in just 5 years
Tax breaks for beekeepers and the country’s need for pollinators help explain the busier hives—but climate change still threatens colony collapse.
fortune.com
November 2, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Oh hey, in case you need some good news, the population decline of honeybees has actually reversed: fortune.com/2024/04/03/h...
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"I don't keep it loaded, son. You're going to need to find salt and pepper as you go."
November 3, 2024 at 2:14 PM
"I don't keep it loaded, son. You're going to need to find salt and pepper as you go."
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i don’t know who needs to hear this, but:
if you’re still breathing, you still have choices you can make. you might not be able to fix everything, but you can almost definitely choose to make things better for someone else, and if we all use our choices to do that… we might fix things, after all.
if you’re still breathing, you still have choices you can make. you might not be able to fix everything, but you can almost definitely choose to make things better for someone else, and if we all use our choices to do that… we might fix things, after all.
July 11, 2024 at 11:38 PM
i don’t know who needs to hear this, but:
if you’re still breathing, you still have choices you can make. you might not be able to fix everything, but you can almost definitely choose to make things better for someone else, and if we all use our choices to do that… we might fix things, after all.
if you’re still breathing, you still have choices you can make. you might not be able to fix everything, but you can almost definitely choose to make things better for someone else, and if we all use our choices to do that… we might fix things, after all.
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October 27, 1962, was arguably the most dangerous day of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a day when human error, rushed preparations, aggressive tactics, and sky-high tensions could have set off World War III intentionally or by accident at least four separate times. Here is what happened (a long thread):
October 27, 2024 at 4:30 PM
October 27, 1962, was arguably the most dangerous day of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a day when human error, rushed preparations, aggressive tactics, and sky-high tensions could have set off World War III intentionally or by accident at least four separate times. Here is what happened (a long thread):
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A gift from me to you. A much needed thread of anime data discs...
Patlabor 2 (1993)
Patlabor 2 (1993)
October 2, 2024 at 5:42 PM
A gift from me to you. A much needed thread of anime data discs...
Patlabor 2 (1993)
Patlabor 2 (1993)
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Honestly people are consistently very very bad at identifying the size of furry animals at a distance, our brains naturally err on the side of LARGE PREDATOR by default, probably because everyone who erred on the side of HARMLESS FLUFFBALL got eaten by leopards a thousand generations ago.
September 19, 2024 at 7:12 AM
Honestly people are consistently very very bad at identifying the size of furry animals at a distance, our brains naturally err on the side of LARGE PREDATOR by default, probably because everyone who erred on the side of HARMLESS FLUFFBALL got eaten by leopards a thousand generations ago.