Sam Thom
@blackfell-infosec.bsky.social
Mediocre hardware & control systems hacker at PTP. Owner of dusty and neglected mountaineering gear. Unfinisher of projects. He/Him. Greggs sponsor me 🥧🥟
Want to learn more #BLE hacking?
In this post I work through using Sniffle and Nordic devices to make a #bluetooth device go beep.
This is a really great foundational BLE hacking toolkit and you shouldn't be paying more than £40 for the lot!
www.pentestpartners.com/security-blo...
In this post I work through using Sniffle and Nordic devices to make a #bluetooth device go beep.
This is a really great foundational BLE hacking toolkit and you shouldn't be paying more than £40 for the lot!
www.pentestpartners.com/security-blo...
Start hacking Bluetooth Low Energy today! (part 2) | Pen Test Partners
TL;DR We made it beep for free (ish) In part one we started hacking Bluetooth and made a little £2 key-finder beep using only Android and Linux. If you haven’t read that post, I would recommend it ...
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August 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Want to learn more #BLE hacking?
In this post I work through using Sniffle and Nordic devices to make a #bluetooth device go beep.
This is a really great foundational BLE hacking toolkit and you shouldn't be paying more than £40 for the lot!
www.pentestpartners.com/security-blo...
In this post I work through using Sniffle and Nordic devices to make a #bluetooth device go beep.
This is a really great foundational BLE hacking toolkit and you shouldn't be paying more than £40 for the lot!
www.pentestpartners.com/security-blo...
I wrote a thing to help people learn about #hacking #bluetooth, specifically #bluetoothlowenergy devices. I hope it gives someone a nice intro to the area! www.pentestpartners.com/security-blo...
Start hacking Bluetooth Low Energy today! (part 1) | Pen Test Partners
TL;DR Before you start First off, before we start Bluetooth hacking can be confusing, there are lots of references to tools that are a bit outdated, scripts that don’t run, and more. The actual Bluet...
www.pentestpartners.com
August 26, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I wrote a thing to help people learn about #hacking #bluetooth, specifically #bluetoothlowenergy devices. I hope it gives someone a nice intro to the area! www.pentestpartners.com/security-blo...
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Fuck I bought a car thinking its value would be in having the last model year with buttons. You can't do this to me don't reverse your mistake.
March 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Fuck I bought a car thinking its value would be in having the last model year with buttons. You can't do this to me don't reverse your mistake.
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Looking at this from Mike Kehoe, the only driver is hate-filled obsession with language.
If they require agencies to operated under a framework that ensures fairness and equal opportunity, they cant avoid DEI initiatives. DEI allows you to select on merit, nothing else.
If they require agencies to operated under a framework that ensures fairness and equal opportunity, they cant avoid DEI initiatives. DEI allows you to select on merit, nothing else.
The governor of Missouri eliminates diversity, equity, and inclusion in a ceremony with five white men and one white woman…
I’m surprised they let her in.
I’m surprised they let her in.
February 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Looking at this from Mike Kehoe, the only driver is hate-filled obsession with language.
If they require agencies to operated under a framework that ensures fairness and equal opportunity, they cant avoid DEI initiatives. DEI allows you to select on merit, nothing else.
If they require agencies to operated under a framework that ensures fairness and equal opportunity, they cant avoid DEI initiatives. DEI allows you to select on merit, nothing else.
Microsoft is too real for this
January 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Microsoft is too real for this
So Windows is fully cooked now? Online installs only? 😂
December 22, 2024 at 11:28 PM
So Windows is fully cooked now? Online installs only? 😂
If you wanna be on the good list, season your sandwiches
December 21, 2024 at 3:52 PM
If you wanna be on the good list, season your sandwiches
Hey folks, ahead of the holidays this year, get your loved one my latest course on #Udemy, only $4.99
Free preview via youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Free preview via youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
December 20, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Hey folks, ahead of the holidays this year, get your loved one my latest course on #Udemy, only $4.99
Free preview via youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Free preview via youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I went through my meme folder today and there was fuck all to diss my colleagues with sadly.
December 20, 2024 at 8:01 PM
I went through my meme folder today and there was fuck all to diss my colleagues with sadly.
It's 2024 and Nessus still has the audacity to declare it screenshotted RDP but that you don't get to see the pics...
December 17, 2024 at 8:08 PM
It's 2024 and Nessus still has the audacity to declare it screenshotted RDP but that you don't get to see the pics...
Christmas list slowly ticking down...
December 11, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Christmas list slowly ticking down...
No wonder people hate security, MS Authenticator on an iPhone:
- Get notification
- Unlock with biometrics
- Find app/notification & click
- Unlock app with biometrics
- Read number off PC, type into box, press yes
- Biometrics *again*
Barely fits in a tweet.
- Get notification
- Unlock with biometrics
- Find app/notification & click
- Unlock app with biometrics
- Read number off PC, type into box, press yes
- Biometrics *again*
Barely fits in a tweet.
December 11, 2024 at 10:31 AM
No wonder people hate security, MS Authenticator on an iPhone:
- Get notification
- Unlock with biometrics
- Find app/notification & click
- Unlock app with biometrics
- Read number off PC, type into box, press yes
- Biometrics *again*
Barely fits in a tweet.
- Get notification
- Unlock with biometrics
- Find app/notification & click
- Unlock app with biometrics
- Read number off PC, type into box, press yes
- Biometrics *again*
Barely fits in a tweet.
Can someone please talk me out of tiling my office floor in 'hacker blue and luminous green grout'??
December 7, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Can someone please talk me out of tiling my office floor in 'hacker blue and luminous green grout'??
Great stuff from NCSC as usual
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/ncsc-annual-review-2024
EXCEPT! The 92% reduction in insurance claims for Cyber Essentials (TM) certified orgs is a CORRELATION, not a cause.
Reader beware
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/ncsc-annual-review-2024
EXCEPT! The 92% reduction in insurance claims for Cyber Essentials (TM) certified orgs is a CORRELATION, not a cause.
Reader beware
NCSC Annual Review 2024
Looking back at the National Cyber Security Centre's eighth year and its key developments and highlights, between 1 September 2023 and 31 August 2024.
www.ncsc.gov.uk
December 3, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Great stuff from NCSC as usual
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/ncsc-annual-review-2024
EXCEPT! The 92% reduction in insurance claims for Cyber Essentials (TM) certified orgs is a CORRELATION, not a cause.
Reader beware
https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/ncsc-annual-review-2024
EXCEPT! The 92% reduction in insurance claims for Cyber Essentials (TM) certified orgs is a CORRELATION, not a cause.
Reader beware
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You don’t love to hear that…
November 27, 2024 at 6:08 PM
You don’t love to hear that…
Oh no! Send help! Guiness can pierced so now I have to take one for the team...
November 26, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Oh no! Send help! Guiness can pierced so now I have to take one for the team...
McAffee can get in the sea. That is all.
November 26, 2024 at 8:22 PM
McAffee can get in the sea. That is all.
Just in case any of you were enjoying that #fridayfeeling I've come to ruin the collective joy with pics of my reheated chippie and pickled egg.
November 22, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Just in case any of you were enjoying that #fridayfeeling I've come to ruin the collective joy with pics of my reheated chippie and pickled egg.
Just in case any of you were enjoying that #fridayfeeling I've come to ruin the collective joy with pics of my reheated chippie and pickled egg.
November 22, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Just in case any of you were enjoying that #fridayfeeling I've come to ruin the collective joy with pics of my reheated chippie and pickled egg.
Is this a hot take?
Age limits for social media have no benefit and only make things worse.
Now we have social networks with large numbers of 10,11,12yo kids claiming to be older than they are so they can do the cool things. What could go wrong there?
Age limits for social media have no benefit and only make things worse.
Now we have social networks with large numbers of 10,11,12yo kids claiming to be older than they are so they can do the cool things. What could go wrong there?
Maybe ban everyone… the problem isn’t just with children 😂
The British government is considering banning children from using social media as part of the country’s efforts to address the impact of the online world on young people’s wellbeing.
November 20, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Is this a hot take?
Age limits for social media have no benefit and only make things worse.
Now we have social networks with large numbers of 10,11,12yo kids claiming to be older than they are so they can do the cool things. What could go wrong there?
Age limits for social media have no benefit and only make things worse.
Now we have social networks with large numbers of 10,11,12yo kids claiming to be older than they are so they can do the cool things. What could go wrong there?
CVSS has some issues IMO, one of which is vulns for bypassing an XSS filter (where you also still need to then find an XSS) being scored a perfect 10.0 🙃https://linuxpatch.com/cve/CVE-2024-47875
November 20, 2024 at 9:37 AM
CVSS has some issues IMO, one of which is vulns for bypassing an XSS filter (where you also still need to then find an XSS) being scored a perfect 10.0 🙃https://linuxpatch.com/cve/CVE-2024-47875
I noticed I use some of my hand tools more than others, when I'm working with OT it's the same. It's not about scanning PLCs, running exploits etc. If my PC tools had dirty handles they'd look like this.
November 19, 2024 at 10:31 PM
I noticed I use some of my hand tools more than others, when I'm working with OT it's the same. It's not about scanning PLCs, running exploits etc. If my PC tools had dirty handles they'd look like this.
Sore tummy? Try some cod liver oil (or don't)
November 19, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Sore tummy? Try some cod liver oil (or don't)
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Our latest blog goes into the shocking £12 million rental scam featured on UNTOLD. We partnered with Channel 4 to uncover...🔎
Fake documents, stolen identities, and advanced social engineering - Read the full story: www.pentestpartners.com/security-blo...
Fake documents, stolen identities, and advanced social engineering - Read the full story: www.pentestpartners.com/security-blo...
November 19, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Our latest blog goes into the shocking £12 million rental scam featured on UNTOLD. We partnered with Channel 4 to uncover...🔎
Fake documents, stolen identities, and advanced social engineering - Read the full story: www.pentestpartners.com/security-blo...
Fake documents, stolen identities, and advanced social engineering - Read the full story: www.pentestpartners.com/security-blo...