Martijn Grooten
@martijngrooten.bsky.social
Threat Intelligence for Silent Push. Digital security for at-risk people.
Threat researcher, obsessive reader, marathon runner, eternal traveler, serial migrant, music blogger, lapsed mathematician.
https://lapsedordinary.net/
Signal: martijngrooten.37
Threat researcher, obsessive reader, marathon runner, eternal traveler, serial migrant, music blogger, lapsed mathematician.
https://lapsedordinary.net/
Signal: martijngrooten.37
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🚨 - New report by Haaretz, Inside Story, Inside-IT and Amnesty International release the Intellexa Leaks. Which exposes Intellexa support staff had access through Teamviewer to customer deployments and confirms found IOC's in the past by civil society. 🧵👇
December 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
🚨 - New report by Haaretz, Inside Story, Inside-IT and Amnesty International release the Intellexa Leaks. Which exposes Intellexa support staff had access through Teamviewer to customer deployments and confirms found IOC's in the past by civil society. 🧵👇
I stopped being an optimist some years ago, but still admire those who are. Yet "the US is a normal country just going through a rough patch" seems to be maliciously ignoring reality.
December 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I stopped being an optimist some years ago, but still admire those who are. Yet "the US is a normal country just going through a rough patch" seems to be maliciously ignoring reality.
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Things that will interest Bluesky; Misha Glenny, author of McMafia, replaces Melvyn Bragg as host of In Our Time.
December 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Things that will interest Bluesky; Misha Glenny, author of McMafia, replaces Melvyn Bragg as host of In Our Time.
Had to show up to a medical appointment explicitly without having had breakfast and does anyone know a lawyer who specializes in the Geneva convention on torture?
December 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Had to show up to a medical appointment explicitly without having had breakfast and does anyone know a lawyer who specializes in the Geneva convention on torture?
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I work at @freedom.press. I'm told it's some sort of holiday for donating to nonprofits.
My team supports journalists with digital security for themselves and sources. In 2025, I really do think this matters more than ever. If this is something you care about, support our work. freedom.press/donate
My team supports journalists with digital security for themselves and sources. In 2025, I really do think this matters more than ever. If this is something you care about, support our work. freedom.press/donate
freedom.press
December 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I work at @freedom.press. I'm told it's some sort of holiday for donating to nonprofits.
My team supports journalists with digital security for themselves and sources. In 2025, I really do think this matters more than ever. If this is something you care about, support our work. freedom.press/donate
My team supports journalists with digital security for themselves and sources. In 2025, I really do think this matters more than ever. If this is something you care about, support our work. freedom.press/donate
Seeing a young person experience things that you know will take years of therapy to process. That's hard.
December 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Seeing a young person experience things that you know will take years of therapy to process. That's hard.
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For this week's newsletter, I wrote a short tutorial on how to grab data/archived sites from the Wayback Machine, using ChatGPT-share as an example.
buttondown.com/readwrite/ar...
buttondown.com/readwrite/ar...
Edition 5 – Fetching websites from the Wayback Machine
Recently I (Hey, this is Hakan!) was working through my all but zero inbox after being out of office for quite a while, when I came across this newsletter...
buttondown.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
For this week's newsletter, I wrote a short tutorial on how to grab data/archived sites from the Wayback Machine, using ChatGPT-share as an example.
buttondown.com/readwrite/ar...
buttondown.com/readwrite/ar...
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utterly petty. shows the Palestine Action ban has driven the Uk government completely mad
This is madness.
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told
Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action."
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
utterly petty. shows the Palestine Action ban has driven the Uk government completely mad
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This is just openly fascist but there are still no small number of people who think America is just going through a moment and it's because they've never been on the wrong side of its policies.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This is just openly fascist but there are still no small number of people who think America is just going through a moment and it's because they've never been on the wrong side of its policies.
There's a joke about intellectual people not sending dick pics but dick poems. Anyway, there is this www.wired.com/story/poems-...
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
There's a joke about intellectual people not sending dick pics but dick poems. Anyway, there is this www.wired.com/story/poems-...
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Television Personalities – Geoffrey Ingram
I was there when in December 2002 the Television Personalities made its comeback, after singer Dan Treacy had spent some time in prison. The mini festival in London where they played turned out to be quite pivotal for my ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/22/t...
I was there when in December 2002 the Television Personalities made its comeback, after singer Dan Treacy had spent some time in prison. The mini festival in London where they played turned out to be quite pivotal for my ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/22/t...
November 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Television Personalities – Geoffrey Ingram
I was there when in December 2002 the Television Personalities made its comeback, after singer Dan Treacy had spent some time in prison. The mini festival in London where they played turned out to be quite pivotal for my ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/22/t...
I was there when in December 2002 the Television Personalities made its comeback, after singer Dan Treacy had spent some time in prison. The mini festival in London where they played turned out to be quite pivotal for my ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/22/t...
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Star Feminine Band – Jusq’au Bout du Monde
Star Feminine Band is a group of young women – when they formed, their average age was 16 – from the north of Benin. They have been picked up by some of the bigger European festivals (they played both Glastonbury and ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/22/s...
Star Feminine Band is a group of young women – when they formed, their average age was 16 – from the north of Benin. They have been picked up by some of the bigger European festivals (they played both Glastonbury and ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/22/s...
November 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Star Feminine Band – Jusq’au Bout du Monde
Star Feminine Band is a group of young women – when they formed, their average age was 16 – from the north of Benin. They have been picked up by some of the bigger European festivals (they played both Glastonbury and ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/22/s...
Star Feminine Band is a group of young women – when they formed, their average age was 16 – from the north of Benin. They have been picked up by some of the bigger European festivals (they played both Glastonbury and ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/22/s...
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Oblivians - Ja Ja Ja
There’s an Internet verb ‘to wilf’, short for What was I Looking For: getting lost in some rabbit hole, usually on Wikipedia, having long forgotten what your original purpose for opening the browser was. The other day, after some wilfing ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/21/o...
There’s an Internet verb ‘to wilf’, short for What was I Looking For: getting lost in some rabbit hole, usually on Wikipedia, having long forgotten what your original purpose for opening the browser was. The other day, after some wilfing ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/21/o...
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Oblivians - Ja Ja Ja
There’s an Internet verb ‘to wilf’, short for What was I Looking For: getting lost in some rabbit hole, usually on Wikipedia, having long forgotten what your original purpose for opening the browser was. The other day, after some wilfing ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/21/o...
There’s an Internet verb ‘to wilf’, short for What was I Looking For: getting lost in some rabbit hole, usually on Wikipedia, having long forgotten what your original purpose for opening the browser was. The other day, after some wilfing ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/21/o...
So the last 30 years or so we've seen sensible people thinking far right politicians should have studied the history of Nazism more carefully.
And now there's Trump and Miller. Who clearly did.
And now there's Trump and Miller. Who clearly did.
November 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
So the last 30 years or so we've seen sensible people thinking far right politicians should have studied the history of Nazism more carefully.
And now there's Trump and Miller. Who clearly did.
And now there's Trump and Miller. Who clearly did.
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The Gentle Spring – Severed Hearts
The Gentle Spring is Michael Hiscock’s new band. He once formed The Field Mice and in my world, that is a recommendation even more than 30 years after that band ceased to exist. Michael now lives in Paris and in The Gentle Spring ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/21/t...
The Gentle Spring is Michael Hiscock’s new band. He once formed The Field Mice and in my world, that is a recommendation even more than 30 years after that band ceased to exist. Michael now lives in Paris and in The Gentle Spring ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/21/t...
November 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The Gentle Spring – Severed Hearts
The Gentle Spring is Michael Hiscock’s new band. He once formed The Field Mice and in my world, that is a recommendation even more than 30 years after that band ceased to exist. Michael now lives in Paris and in The Gentle Spring ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/21/t...
The Gentle Spring is Michael Hiscock’s new band. He once formed The Field Mice and in my world, that is a recommendation even more than 30 years after that band ceased to exist. Michael now lives in Paris and in The Gentle Spring ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/21/t...
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The Notwist – Run Run Run (Ada Remix)
We all do silly things when we are young. Bavaria’s The Notwist once started out as a metal band. Thankfully, they moved on from that long ago and for the last few decades, The Notwist has been making music on the border ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/20/t...
We all do silly things when we are young. Bavaria’s The Notwist once started out as a metal band. Thankfully, they moved on from that long ago and for the last few decades, The Notwist has been making music on the border ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/20/t...
November 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The Notwist – Run Run Run (Ada Remix)
We all do silly things when we are young. Bavaria’s The Notwist once started out as a metal band. Thankfully, they moved on from that long ago and for the last few decades, The Notwist has been making music on the border ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/20/t...
We all do silly things when we are young. Bavaria’s The Notwist once started out as a metal band. Thankfully, they moved on from that long ago and for the last few decades, The Notwist has been making music on the border ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/20/t...
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My talk and paper on TAG-124 can be found here: www.virusbulletin.com/conference/v...
Virus Bulletin :: Unmasking TAG-124: dissecting a prevalent traffic distribution system in the cybercriminal ecosystem
VB2025 presentation: Unmasking TAG-124: dissecting a prevalent traffic distribution system in the cybercriminal ecosystem, Julian-Ferdinand Vögele
www.virusbulletin.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:48 AM
My talk and paper on TAG-124 can be found here: www.virusbulletin.com/conference/v...
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Videos and papers from this year's @virusbtn.bsky.social in Berlin are now available online. Amazing conference and looking forward to the next one: www.youtube.com/@virusbtn
Virus Bulletin
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Videos and papers from this year's @virusbtn.bsky.social in Berlin are now available online. Amazing conference and looking forward to the next one: www.youtube.com/@virusbtn
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Laundromat Chicks – Secrets
Laundromat Chicks sounds as if they come from Oxford in 1988 or Göteborg in 2004. In fact, they come from Vienna in 2025. There is a whininess in the singer’s voice in Secrets but combined with a jangly guitar and a very basic pop song ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/19/l...
Laundromat Chicks sounds as if they come from Oxford in 1988 or Göteborg in 2004. In fact, they come from Vienna in 2025. There is a whininess in the singer’s voice in Secrets but combined with a jangly guitar and a very basic pop song ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/19/l...
November 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Laundromat Chicks – Secrets
Laundromat Chicks sounds as if they come from Oxford in 1988 or Göteborg in 2004. In fact, they come from Vienna in 2025. There is a whininess in the singer’s voice in Secrets but combined with a jangly guitar and a very basic pop song ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/19/l...
Laundromat Chicks sounds as if they come from Oxford in 1988 or Göteborg in 2004. In fact, they come from Vienna in 2025. There is a whininess in the singer’s voice in Secrets but combined with a jangly guitar and a very basic pop song ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/19/l...
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International media, you can do better than this.
"Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.
"Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
International media, you can do better than this.
"Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.
"Bamboo" is maybe exotic and a compelling hook but it is too easy. The real story here is the growing culture of corruption, including a lack of accountability and oversight, that enabled a chain of human errors that led to this disaster.
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Strange Passage – Palace Behind the Shade
I learned about Strange Passage’s Palace Behind the Shade from a @rosyoverdrive.com blog post that also mentioned Hüsker Dü and maybe that’s why that comparison keeps popping up in my hand. Just like the Hüskers did ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/17/s...
I learned about Strange Passage’s Palace Behind the Shade from a @rosyoverdrive.com blog post that also mentioned Hüsker Dü and maybe that’s why that comparison keeps popping up in my hand. Just like the Hüskers did ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/17/s...
November 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Strange Passage – Palace Behind the Shade
I learned about Strange Passage’s Palace Behind the Shade from a @rosyoverdrive.com blog post that also mentioned Hüsker Dü and maybe that’s why that comparison keeps popping up in my hand. Just like the Hüskers did ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/17/s...
I learned about Strange Passage’s Palace Behind the Shade from a @rosyoverdrive.com blog post that also mentioned Hüsker Dü and maybe that’s why that comparison keeps popping up in my hand. Just like the Hüskers did ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/17/s...
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Lorelei – Stop What You’re Doing
With Slumberland (@slumberlandrecords.com) releasing all these fine records lately, one would almost forget that the label has been around for well over three decades. Washington DC’s Lorelei released an album with noisy shoegaze ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/16/l...
With Slumberland (@slumberlandrecords.com) releasing all these fine records lately, one would almost forget that the label has been around for well over three decades. Washington DC’s Lorelei released an album with noisy shoegaze ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/16/l...
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Lorelei – Stop What You’re Doing
With Slumberland (@slumberlandrecords.com) releasing all these fine records lately, one would almost forget that the label has been around for well over three decades. Washington DC’s Lorelei released an album with noisy shoegaze ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/16/l...
With Slumberland (@slumberlandrecords.com) releasing all these fine records lately, one would almost forget that the label has been around for well over three decades. Washington DC’s Lorelei released an album with noisy shoegaze ➡️
ftherules.net/2025/11/16/l...
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Five employees of the Tunisian Council for Refugees will go on trial today amid a broader crackdown on civil society groups in Tunisia. They face up to 23 years in prison if convicted of the unfounded charges. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Tunisia: Abusive Prosecutions of Refugee Group
Five employees of the Tunisian Council for Refugees will go on trial on November 24, 2025, amid a broader crackdown on civil society groups in Tunisia.
www.hrw.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Five employees of the Tunisian Council for Refugees will go on trial today amid a broader crackdown on civil society groups in Tunisia. They face up to 23 years in prison if convicted of the unfounded charges. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
I too support @boblord.bsky.social's Hacklore initiative, that pushes back against persistent myths when it comes to cybersecurity advice www.hacklore.org
Also glad to see the first point in the FAQ says that high-risk individuals "require additional, specialized guidance".
Also glad to see the first point in the FAQ says that high-risk individuals "require additional, specialized guidance".
Stop Hacklore!
www.hacklore.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I too support @boblord.bsky.social's Hacklore initiative, that pushes back against persistent myths when it comes to cybersecurity advice www.hacklore.org
Also glad to see the first point in the FAQ says that high-risk individuals "require additional, specialized guidance".
Also glad to see the first point in the FAQ says that high-risk individuals "require additional, specialized guidance".
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Through the end of 2025, we are launching a fundraising campaign to expand our research and monitoring, capacity-building, and advocacy programmes in 2026.✊
Help us defend Palestinian Digital Rights by visiting this link: www.globalgiving.org/projects/uph...
Help us defend Palestinian Digital Rights by visiting this link: www.globalgiving.org/projects/uph...
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Through the end of 2025, we are launching a fundraising campaign to expand our research and monitoring, capacity-building, and advocacy programmes in 2026.✊
Help us defend Palestinian Digital Rights by visiting this link: www.globalgiving.org/projects/uph...
Help us defend Palestinian Digital Rights by visiting this link: www.globalgiving.org/projects/uph...