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VessOnSecurity
Anti-virus, malware and infosec expert, crypto amateur, privacy advocate and general annoyance.
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Private key.
How to irritate the citizens of various European countries with one sentence.
Another full circle.
Dunno why, but the panic about PHP2Shell reminds me the panic about the Michelangelo virus in 1992. Or about the Y2K panic . Sure, these threats were real and required a lot of work to stop them - but the panic about them was way overblown.
Full circle.
The joke.
"WhatsApp Hid Instructions in Help Pages Telling Its AI Chatbot Not to Recommend Privacy Regulators":
https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/whatsapp-hid-instructions-in-help-pages.html
The Hacker NewsWhatsApp Hid Instructions in Help Pages Telling Its AI Chatbot Not to Recommend Privacy RegulatorsWhatsApp removed hidden help-page instructions telling its AI support chatbot not to recommend privacy regulators or cite data protection laws.
"How I got over 300 Tor exit nodes removed":
kaba.cxHow I got over 300 Tor exit nodes removed
"Google may add your number to all your accounts: How to stop it":
MalwarebytesGoogle may add your number to all your accounts: How to stop itAndroid users report that Google automatically added their phone number to accounts they wanted to keep separate. Here’s how to check yours.
Things you can do in academia...
LinkedIn profile vs reality:
Uh-oh, this doesn't sound very good, does it?
https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/0R3XLJL6FuE/m/0XofdebrAAAJ
Typically French.
"Couple enjoy a drink as fires burn nearby amid Paris unrest":
"The Army Wants to Sic AI Agents on Its Enemies. What Could Go Wrong?":
https://theintercept.com/2026/10/19/army-autonomous-ai-agents-arcyber/
The InterceptThe Army Wants to Sic AI Agents on Its Enemies. What Could Go Wrong?Documents obtained by The Intercept show the military is trying to deploy autonomous AI agents to hack its adversaries.
What counts as progress in the different parts of the world:
Contemporary Mona Lisa in Paris.
The two men suspected of setting fire to Starlink antennas in a Bulgarian secret military facility have fled the country. Bulgaria has issued European arrest warrants for them.
The two men hold German passports. Their names are Tirpan Beytulla and Zeka Islam. Typical German names, I guess.
www.novinite.comBulgarian Court Approves Arrest Warrants in Starlink Antenna Arson Case - Novinite.com - Sofia News AgencyBulgaria’s Sofia City Court has authorized European Arrest Warrants for two German nationals suspected of setting fire to Starlink antennas at the Teleport Plana facility near Sofia, BNT reported, as the suspects have left the country and their current whereabouts remain unknown. The two men, Tirpan Beytulla and Zeka Islam, were born in Germany in 2007.