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SteveD3 (Steve Ragan)
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Father. Grandpa. Geek. Hacker. Former journalist. Security researcher. CMO @BSidesLV.org Member: Curated Intel
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It's 2025 and I am still emailing files to myself, and I still have three laptops, and three security logins, and three yubikeys, because identity segregation and security is still a complex mess, and I am tired
August 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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I wrote some mid-week words for my newsletter (and now blog!) ~this week in security~ on Google today sounding the alarm over a new "widespread" wave of Salesforce data thefts targeting customers of Salesloft Drift.

Excited to share this with premium tier subscribers. ❤️
Salesforce instances targeted in new 'widespread' wave of data thefts
Salesloft confirmed a security incident affecting customers who integrate its Drift product with Salesforce. It's the latest wave of data thefts targeting Salesforce's instances.
this.weekinsecurity.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I'm amused. Just finished moving 11k archives (~20GB). Went to do another backup.

rsync -avzP --delete

The script did what it was asked to do... now I get to move all 11k archives a second time b/c of --delete. Lesson? You can't copy and paste your way out of everything.
August 19, 2025 at 4:34 AM
*about them

Posting from my phone is hard.
Thank you @autorabit for being a Pool Party Sponsor!! 🤿🩱🩳

The party is so good, we are at capacity w/ a 45 minute wait.

Interested in learning more them?

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August 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Got tickets to go see Tom Felton in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Lyric Theatre in November.

Should be a fun little pre-holiday trip.
June 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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May 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Dear New York Times:
Delete your account.

The New York Times Really Asked Ms. Rachel If She’s Paid By Hamas - defector.com/the-new-york...
The New York Times Really Asked Ms. Rachel If She's Paid By Hamas | Defector
The house style of the New York Times is severely outdated. Depending on the topic, the newspaper’s purportedly impartial tone instead reads as smug, self-amused, and deeply lazy. The results are disa...
defector.com
May 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Obfuscated JavaScript in Phishing Kits technicaloutcast.com...
Obfuscated JavaScript in Phishing Kits
While sorting phishing kits this morning, I discovered a clever use of JavaScript to hide an infostealer.
technicaloutcast.com
May 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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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
May 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The moving walkway is coming to an end. Please watch your step. #RSAC
April 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Not mine, seen this in another part of the web. Caption was Chuck GPT lol
April 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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I've had a bunch of people ask me why I wasn't at #VulnCon, so I wrote a blog post about it

TL;DR - I don't think VulnCon should exist

Follow me for more security hot takes

opensourcesecurity.io/2025/04-why-...
Why I didn't go to VulnCon
VulnCon 2025 is over. I didn’t go. A bunch of people have asked me why, and rather than keep my answer to a small group, I thought it would make sense to write something public about it all. The TL;DR...
opensourcesecurity.io
April 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
ChatGPT is generating some dark phishing images.
April 2, 2025 at 7:37 AM
March 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Pretty much me all the time these days.
March 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I got blocked by someone for posting this. Guess they don't like Star Wars. Oh well, can't please everyone.
March 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
When I posted this, I forgot to add. While I laughed and was amused (still am, it's a funny image), my first thought was... how did it turn it on? Ole Chuck be a strong force user to maintain this.
March 27, 2025 at 3:08 AM
March 26, 2025 at 8:17 AM
When you get invited to the NatSec group chat....
March 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
March 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Lol

The reporters who were invited to witness the planning behind a serious of anti-piracy raids reported the exact date and times the raids were to happen.

torrentfreak.com/sec...
March 23, 2025 at 6:01 AM
My milk man is better than your milk man....
March 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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🚨 The 2025 Ultimate Red Team Tool Showdown is here! 🚨

We’re putting the top offensive security tools head-to-head, but only ONE will take the crown. And it’s all up to YOU!

Check out the full bracket & cast your votes:

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March 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Toll phishing attacks spike technicaloutcast.com...
Toll phishing attacks spike
The number of phishing attacks related to toll payments has spiked.
technicaloutcast.com
March 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM