Why I dumped Microsoft Edge
Let me start by explaining my requirements and the history of what I see I need from a primary tool like a browser. It needs to be quick, relatively lightweight, not spy on me (too…
Security status not satisfied
I was planning to say hello, but now I think greetings are unnecessary. Let me grab a seat. Firstly, I already know you and all your loved ones very well. Secondly, the occasion for which…
Your Digital Drama Unfolds: A Tale of Temptations
Sextortion rewritten by ChatGPT 3.5 It seems there are many sextortion scams involving badly-written emails requesting “victims” transfer bitcoin to an address. In a community-spirited effort, ChatGPT has been employed to rewrite the content. Improved…
Familiarize yourself with the factual points of your case.
Hello, my perverted friend, <snigger> Unfortunately, the fact that our paths have crossed doesn’t mean anything good for you. I have some good news and bad news. I’ll start with the bad news. This is…
101 Things to do with Tailscale
#1: Send 5.5 million webhooks to Splunk per month Things One, Two and Three log all events real-time into Splunk. Webhooks with a JSON payload. This is nothing new per say but the OpenCanary instances…
A new payment schedule has been approved
It’s school vacation time again (my perverted friend)…. Hello pervert, I want to inform you about a very bad situation for you. However, you can benefit from it, if you will act wisely. “Pervert.” I…
Operation Triangulation
Daisy-Chaining iOS Flaws Kaspersky reported recently of some attacks targeting researchers at the company. Specifically, the attack was crafting a zero-click exploit of those researchers’ iPhones. Of course if you poke a bear with a…
Hello Pervert (again)
A new email: “Response for you’re doing.” Hello pervert, Erm, hello? I want to inform you about a very bad situation for you. However, you can benefit from it, if you will act wisely. Have…
OpenCanary 3.0: HowTo
Host and Operating System The basis for any OpenCanary installation is the operating system. Linux is preferred, it will also work on MacOS and Docker. The OpenCanary Experience (TOCE) runs on Linux because it’s widely…
Extending OpenCanary Monitoring
Expect the Unexpected The unexpected can happen when running OpenCanary instances and this demands some adapting. It’s considerably less dangerous than fixing an aircraft while flying, of course! Stability The Python-based OpenCanary is fairly low…
Hello, my perverted friend
Hello, my perverted friend, We’ve actually known each other for a while, at least I know you. I would expect so, seeing that you refer to me as “my perverted friend”… You can call me…
OpenCanary: Login Banner Security
In the greater scheme of things, login warning banners exist to fulfil control requirements. They exist to support the legal process that will say “there was a warning, you still proceeded”. They superseded the old…