Joseph Menn
@joemenn.bsky.social
Washington Post reporter covering hacking, disinformation and what’s left of privacy. Author of books on the Cult of the Dead Cow, organized criminal hacking, and Napster. Pulitzer co-finalist 2024. Signal joemenn.01
It also recounts the spread of hacktivism through those who have broken into far-right sites and organized mass protests against Elon Musk’s Tesla. Already a classic of hacker history, the revised edition is a perfect read for old and new technologists and those tracking the resistance.
November 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It also recounts the spread of hacktivism through those who have broken into far-right sites and organized mass protests against Elon Musk’s Tesla. Already a classic of hacker history, the revised edition is a perfect read for old and new technologists and those tracking the resistance.
Retailing for less than $20, the new version includes the group’s resurgence, addition of new members, and groundbreaking work on new privacy protection tools to combat government and for-profit surveillance.
November 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Retailing for less than $20, the new version includes the group’s resurgence, addition of new members, and groundbreaking work on new privacy protection tools to combat government and for-profit surveillance.
Available for pre-order now, the revised edition publishes on Dec. 2, featuring a fiery new Afterword.
November 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Available for pre-order now, the revised edition publishes on Dec. 2, featuring a fiery new Afterword.
Just arrived: Advance copies of the first revised edition of Cult of the Dead Cow.
November 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Just arrived: Advance copies of the first revised edition of Cult of the Dead Cow.
I have been a reporter for close to 40 years, including stints covering police and the courts. This thing, from the president down, of accusing people of crimes when not charged: That did not used to be a thing. Authorities don’t do that because it is unfair and leads to cases being tossed.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I have been a reporter for close to 40 years, including stints covering police and the courts. This thing, from the president down, of accusing people of crimes when not charged: That did not used to be a thing. Authorities don’t do that because it is unfair and leads to cases being tossed.
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Page one yesterday.
November 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Page one yesterday.
How derivative can you get
October 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM
How derivative can you get
Incredible that the Simpsons predicted AWS US-East-1
October 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Incredible that the Simpsons predicted AWS US-East-1
Just recorded the fiery afterword for the second edition Cult of the Dead Cow audiobook, out in December! Thanks to all the readers and listeners that made the update necessary.
September 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Just recorded the fiery afterword for the second edition Cult of the Dead Cow audiobook, out in December! Thanks to all the readers and listeners that made the update necessary.
Print version of my dive into the growing threats of hackers getting access to victim organizations’ #AI. Thanks to experts from NCC, SentinelOne, Endor and elsewhere.
September 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Print version of my dive into the growing threats of hackers getting access to victim organizations’ #AI. Thanks to experts from NCC, SentinelOne, Endor and elsewhere.
In a new low for voter suppression, Florida moves to ensure more residents don't live to 21.
September 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
In a new low for voter suppression, Florida moves to ensure more residents don't live to 21.
Do any historians remember if it’s bad when the main opposition party gets decreed an extremist organization?
August 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Do any historians remember if it’s bad when the main opposition party gets decreed an extremist organization?
Spoiler alert: the true grail is a plain wooden cup.
August 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Spoiler alert: the true grail is a plain wooden cup.
I’m so old I remembered when Putin was deliberately sending missiles I to maternity hospitals.
August 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I’m so old I remembered when Putin was deliberately sending missiles I to maternity hospitals.
Perfectly fine for AI to engage in sensual chats with kids, Meta document says before being exposed.
August 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Perfectly fine for AI to engage in sensual chats with kids, Meta document says before being exposed.
The IDF planned a journalist’s killing.
August 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The IDF planned a journalist’s killing.
