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smaury @smaury.bsky.social · Aug 7

👋🏿 Hackers!

Are you a Red Teaming Wizard 🧙🏿 looking for a new challenge? @shielder.com is hiring a Red Teaming Lead to join our crew!

More info ⬇️ (share appreciated) #hiring #redteaming
romhack.io/job-opportun...

RomHack - Job opportunities

Check for RomHack sponsor's job opportunities

romhack.io

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smaury @smaury.bsky.social · Jul 31

Working with folks from @lucasfilm.bsky.social, @ilmvfx.bsky.social, and Apple to secure some of the OSS foundations the movie and entertainment industries rely on was so cool!

Big shout-out 📣 to the @ostifofficial.bsky.social and ASWF for making this possible.

Shielder @shielder.com · Jul 31

🚨 New Open Source Audit Alert! 🚨

Shielder, with @ostifofficial.bsky.social & ASWF audited OpenEXR and MaterialX:
🔍 11 issues found (1 critical, 3 still to be published)
✔️ Most fixed, others planned
🗣️ ndaprela @smaury.bsky.social @suidpit.bsky.social @thezero.org

Full details in the blog post ⬇️🧵

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TumpiCon @tumpicon.org · Jun 25

The TumpiCon experience will start tomorrow!
Can't wait to meet y'all in Pinerolo 🏞️
Schedule is out: tumpicon.org

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smaury @smaury.bsky.social · May 23

Woah - thanks Nestlè and @intigriti.com!

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smaury @smaury.bsky.social · May 20

It's so cool working with the GoogleVRP team - folks over there are amazing.
I love the concept of "you report something, then we work together with you to escalate it as much as possible".
High bounties are also a nice addendum :)
#BugBounty #bugbountytips

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smaury @smaury.bsky.social · Apr 27

Romhack is coming up and the CfP is still open!
Got novel research you’d love to present in front of an eager audience, with the stunning Roman landscape as your backdrop, and on the same stage where @jameskettle.com will deliver the keynote?
Submit now!
cfp.romhack.io/romhack-2025/

RomHack Conference 2025

Schedule, talks and talk submissions for RomHack Conference 2025

cfp.romhack.io

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ostifofficial.bsky.social @ostifofficial.bsky.social · Apr 10

We are so excited to announce the publication of our audit of PHP core! This work was made possible through a collaboration between OSTIF, @thephpf.bsky.social, and @quarkslab.bsky.social with funding provided by @sovereign.tech. For the report and further links, check out ostif.org/php-audit-co...

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smaury @smaury.bsky.social · Apr 10

Is there a way I can wipe this from my brain?
Jim Carrey any recommendations?
mobapc.it/prodotto/sha...

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TumpiCon @tumpicon.org · Apr 9

Just published some talks on tumpicon.org
Wanna join us? Follow the trail 🥾

TumpiCon @tumpicon.org · Jan 12

The second edition of TumpiCon is here!
📅 June 27-28, 2025
📍 Somewhere near Turin, Italy
🔒 Invite-only

No flashy stages. No fluff. Just raw, technical, and unfiltered hacking.
More details? If you know, you know.
Follow the trail: tumpicon.org

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Shielder @shielder.com · Apr 7

Last week Apple released MacOS 13.4 which contains a fix for a vulnerability @suidpit.bsky.social exploited to escape the Sandbox.
Update now and stay tuned for the technical details!
Ref: support.apple.com/en-us/122373

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smaury @smaury.bsky.social · Apr 3

Woah -- more Google Chrome VRP swag in my mailbox today!

Wondering how to get some yourself? Find vulnerabilities in Chrome!

More info here: bughunters.google.com/about/rules/...

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smaury @smaury.bsky.social · Mar 18

One of my old Google VRP reports just went public -- check it out if you want to see an example of CEF exploitation.

bughunters.google.com/reports/vrp/...

CEF Debugger Enabled in Google Web Designer | Google Bug Hunters

Found a security vulnerability? Discover our forms for reporting security issues to Google: for the standard VRP, Google Play, and Play Data Abuse.

bughunters.google.com

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ostifofficial.bsky.social @ostifofficial.bsky.social · Mar 17

Our next meetup is a presentation from our friends at X41 D-Sec GmbH. Join us next Wednesday, March 26th, at 14:00 CDT for a presentation and discussion with Markus Vervier and Eric Sesterhenn on their audit of @mullvad.bsky.social. We can't wait for this one! RSVP at lu.ma/wreregye

Security Code Audit of Mullvad VPN · Zoom · Luma

Join us for a presentation and meetup with Markus Vervier and Eric Sesterhenn of X41 D-Sec GmbH around their company's audit of Mullvad VPN. Markus Vervier is…

lu.ma

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Osservatorio Nessuno OdV @osservatorionessuno.org · Mar 17

We recently analyzed the latest Cellebrite device support matrix published in February 2025.
The reality is worrisome. It can be used to unlock most of the mobile devices we use every day.

Read our report:
(ENG) osservatorionessuno.org/blog/2025/03...
(ITA) osservatorionessuno.org/it/blog/2025...

A deep dive into Cellebrite: Android support as of February 2025

osservatorionessuno.org

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smaury @smaury.bsky.social · Mar 14

My pixel 7 almost melt down in my hands -- but yes!

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smaury @smaury.bsky.social · Mar 14

Is this the year of cracking on smartphones?

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smaury @smaury.bsky.social · Mar 13

Swag day -- thanks ChromeVRP and @amyre.bsky.social

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Shielder @shielder.com · Mar 13

In Lausanne for @1ns0mn1h4ck.bsky.social? Don’t miss the chance to meet our very own @not4nhacker.bsky.social! If you're into cursed OAuth hacking techniques or breaking mobile apps, find a comfy spot -- you might be there for a while!

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TumpiCon @tumpicon.org · Feb 6

Hey hackers!
We’ve started sending out the first invites — check your inbox! 👀
Didn’t get one? Take the fast track and submit a talk!

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smaury @smaury.bsky.social · Mar 7

tmux and chill

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smaury @smaury.bsky.social · Feb 6

🗣️

TumpiCon @tumpicon.org · Feb 6

Hey hackers!
We’ve started sending out the first invites — check your inbox! 👀
Didn’t get one? Take the fast track and submit a talk!

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smaury @smaury.bsky.social · Feb 1

On my way to @fosdem.bsky.social!
If you are into securing open source code then we should definitely have a chat -- looking forward to meeting y'all!

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Gareth Heyes @garethheyes.co.uk · Jan 28

Discover blocklist bypasses via unicode overflows using the latest updates to ActiveScan++, Hackvertor & Shazzer! Thanks to Ryan Barnett and Neh Patel for sharing this technique.

portswigger.net/research/byp...

GET /%0D%0ASet-Cookie: foo=bar
403 Forbidden

GET /%E4%BC%8D%E4%BC%8ASet-Cookie: foo=bar
200 OK
Set-Cookie: foo=bar

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Shielder @shielder.com · Jan 16

🚨 New Open Source Audit Alert! 🚨

Shielder, with @ostifofficial.bsky.social & @cncf.io, audited karmada-io:
🔍 6 issues found (1 high, 1 medium, 2 low, 2 info)
✔️ Most fixed, others planned.
🗣️ to @suidpit.bsky.social and @thezero.org

Full details in the blog post!

www.shielder.com/blog/2025/01...

Shielder - Karmada Security Audit

Karmada Security Audit, sponsored by the CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation), facilitated by Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) and performed by Shielder.

www.shielder.com

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smaury @smaury.bsky.social · Jan 16

Love when we can publish the results of our effort!

Shielder @shielder.com · Jan 16

🚨 New Open Source Audit Alert! 🚨

Shielder, with @ostifofficial.bsky.social & @cncf.io, audited karmada-io:
🔍 6 issues found (1 high, 1 medium, 2 low, 2 info)
✔️ Most fixed, others planned.
🗣️ to @suidpit.bsky.social and @thezero.org

Full details in the blog post!

www.shielder.com/blog/2025/01...

Shielder - Karmada Security Audit

Karmada Security Audit, sponsored by the CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation), facilitated by Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) and performed by Shielder.

www.shielder.com

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