Alex Stamos
@stamos.org
CPO/CSO of Corridor.dev, teaching at Stanford.
Another day, another phishing site protected by @cloudflare.social. This one is totally ripping through my kids’ school. Thanks CloudFlare, for the useless reply to my abuse report!
Toxs[.]digital for the threat hunters
Toxs[.]digital for the threat hunters
January 29, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Another day, another phishing site protected by @cloudflare.social. This one is totally ripping through my kids’ school. Thanks CloudFlare, for the useless reply to my abuse report!
Toxs[.]digital for the threat hunters
Toxs[.]digital for the threat hunters
Reposted by Alex Stamos
Microsoft hands BitLocker keys to the government as @leolaporte.me, @stamos.org, @docrock.bsky.social, & @notpatrick.com discuss TikTok's privacy panic on TWiT, covering Europe's secret tech backups & Grok making millions of sexualized images! twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1068
This Week in Tech: Toto's Electrostatic Chuck | TWiT.TV
Microsoft quietly hands over BitLocker keys to the government, TikTok’s new privacy terms spark a user panic, and Europe's secret tech backups reveal anxious prep for digital
twit.tv
January 28, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Microsoft hands BitLocker keys to the government as @leolaporte.me, @stamos.org, @docrock.bsky.social, & @notpatrick.com discuss TikTok's privacy panic on TWiT, covering Europe's secret tech backups & Grok making millions of sexualized images! twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1068
Reposted by Alex Stamos
@leolaporte.me, @stamos.org, @docrock.bsky.social, and @notpatrick.com unpack privacy fears, encryption access, and digital resilience.
Listen here:
Listen here:
This Week in Tech: Toto's Electrostatic Chuck | TWiT.TV
Microsoft quietly hands over BitLocker keys to the government, TikTok’s new privacy terms spark a user panic, and Europe's secret tech backups reveal anxious prep for digital
buff.ly
January 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM
@leolaporte.me, @stamos.org, @docrock.bsky.social, and @notpatrick.com unpack privacy fears, encryption access, and digital resilience.
Listen here:
Listen here:
Reposted by Alex Stamos
Watching the Katseye documentary with my daughter and my initial conclusions are:
1) Wow, these young ladies are talented and work hard
2) How has @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov not opened an investigation into HYBE for child work conditions? There are two orthopedic surgeries documented ON CAMERA.
1) Wow, these young ladies are talented and work hard
2) How has @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov not opened an investigation into HYBE for child work conditions? There are two orthopedic surgeries documented ON CAMERA.
January 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Watching the Katseye documentary with my daughter and my initial conclusions are:
1) Wow, these young ladies are talented and work hard
2) How has @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov not opened an investigation into HYBE for child work conditions? There are two orthopedic surgeries documented ON CAMERA.
1) Wow, these young ladies are talented and work hard
2) How has @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov not opened an investigation into HYBE for child work conditions? There are two orthopedic surgeries documented ON CAMERA.
Reposted by Alex Stamos
AI boosts productivity while arming adversaries as @leolaporte.me, @jilleduffy.bsky.social, @stamos.org, & @gigastacey.bsky.social discuss the coming wave of AI-fueled cyberattacks on This Week in Tech covering OpenAI's security researcher & the F5 hack! twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1056
The Big Sleep | TWiT.TV
From AI-powered code generation boosting productivity to adversaries using the same tools to hunt zero-days, the panel exposes the coming wave of AI-fueled cyberattacks—and
twit.tv
November 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
AI boosts productivity while arming adversaries as @leolaporte.me, @jilleduffy.bsky.social, @stamos.org, & @gigastacey.bsky.social discuss the coming wave of AI-fueled cyberattacks on This Week in Tech covering OpenAI's security researcher & the F5 hack! twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1056
Reposted by Alex Stamos
I published a Wide World of Cyber edition today about the f5 incident with @stamos.org and @thekrebscycle.bsky.social
No video for this episode… our video platform is AWS dependent 🤦♂️
risky.biz/WWC11/
No video for this episode… our video platform is AWS dependent 🤦♂️
risky.biz/WWC11/
Wide World of Cyber: A deep dive on the f5 hack - Risky Business Media
In this edition of the Wide World of Cyber podcast Patrick Gray talks to Chris Krebs and Alex Stamos about the f5 incident. They talk abou [Read More]
risky.biz
October 21, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I published a Wide World of Cyber edition today about the f5 incident with @stamos.org and @thekrebscycle.bsky.social
No video for this episode… our video platform is AWS dependent 🤦♂️
risky.biz/WWC11/
No video for this episode… our video platform is AWS dependent 🤦♂️
risky.biz/WWC11/
Reposted by Alex Stamos
The Wide World of Cyber podcast is back, featuring @thekrebscycle.bsky.social, @stamos.org and yours truly!
AUDIO: risky.biz/WWC10/
VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8B7...
AUDIO: risky.biz/WWC10/
VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8B7...
Wide World of Cyber: Microsoft's China Entanglement
YouTube video by Risky Business Media
www.youtube.com
August 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
The Wide World of Cyber podcast is back, featuring @thekrebscycle.bsky.social, @stamos.org and yours truly!
AUDIO: risky.biz/WWC10/
VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8B7...
AUDIO: risky.biz/WWC10/
VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8B7...
I guess AI safety work isn’t just woke censorship.
July 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I guess AI safety work isn’t just woke censorship.
🎹(80’s synthesizer)🎹
🎼Da da da da da da dum da da da
Block! Yah Just go ahead and block!
Blockkkk!
🎼Da da da da da da dum da da da
Block! Yah Just go ahead and block!
Blockkkk!
Yay Me GIF
ALT: Yay Me GIF
media.tenor.com
June 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
🎹(80’s synthesizer)🎹
🎼Da da da da da da dum da da da
Block! Yah Just go ahead and block!
Blockkkk!
🎼Da da da da da da dum da da da
Block! Yah Just go ahead and block!
Blockkkk!
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There’s a super article by @genevievelakier.bsky.social about the “non-First Amendment law of free speech,” which argues, essentially, that it’s a mistake to think the protection of free speech in this country is a matter only (or even principally) of First Amendment doctrine. 1/
June 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
There’s a super article by @genevievelakier.bsky.social about the “non-First Amendment law of free speech,” which argues, essentially, that it’s a mistake to think the protection of free speech in this country is a matter only (or even principally) of First Amendment doctrine. 1/
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I wrote about the Trump Admin's use of federal funding as a jawbone, and why the very reason the First Amendment bar on jawboning is so broad is the very reason jawboning is so effective: intermediaries have strong incentives to just comply. They must not.
knightcolumbia.org/blog/federal...
knightcolumbia.org/blog/federal...
Federal Funding as a Jawbone
knightcolumbia.org
June 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I wrote about the Trump Admin's use of federal funding as a jawbone, and why the very reason the First Amendment bar on jawboning is so broad is the very reason jawboning is so effective: intermediaries have strong incentives to just comply. They must not.
knightcolumbia.org/blog/federal...
knightcolumbia.org/blog/federal...
Well, at least taking my grandkids to the museum exhibit on the new listening devices the Chinese invented to have the Qataris plant will be educational for them.
ABC reports Trump to take “flying palace” from Qatar and use it as temporary Air Force 1 before converting it to a personal possession.
Trump administration poised to accept 'palace in the sky' as a gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources
President Trump poised to accept "palace in the sky" as a gift from Qatar: Sources
abcnews.go.com
May 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Well, at least taking my grandkids to the museum exhibit on the new listening devices the Chinese invented to have the Qataris plant will be educational for them.
This was a fun mystery to explore with PJ. Have a listen if you are looking for a podcast not about… (gestures around at Rome burning).
A small group of Americans becomes convinced they’ve discovered something strange about their iPhones: a forbidden phrase the phone will refuse to transmit. A crack podcasting team searches for answers, wherever they may lead.
open.spotify.com/episode/5DPM...
open.spotify.com/episode/5DPM...
The Dave and Busters Anomaly
Search Engine · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
This was a fun mystery to explore with PJ. Have a listen if you are looking for a podcast not about… (gestures around at Rome burning).
Reposted by Alex Stamos
Here's my blogpost in support of Krebs. It's different enough from those by @stamos.org or @k8em0.bsky.social that it's worth writing, though the conclusion is much the same.
cybersect.substack.com/p/i-am-speak...
cybersect.substack.com/p/i-am-speak...
I am speaking up in support of Chris Krebs
We all need to
cybersect.substack.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Here's my blogpost in support of Krebs. It's different enough from those by @stamos.org or @k8em0.bsky.social that it's worth writing, though the conclusion is much the same.
cybersect.substack.com/p/i-am-speak...
cybersect.substack.com/p/i-am-speak...
Working with Chris Krebs and getting to know his wife Emily and their family has been one of the great honors of my life. The attack against their family should be condemned by all.
I have written a post about what is happening to them here: www.linkedin.com/posts/alexst...
I have written a post about what is happening to them here: www.linkedin.com/posts/alexst...
Exclusive | Former Trump Official Targeted With Government Probe Vows to… | Alex Stamos
*The following is a message from Alex and Katie Stamos and does not represent any company or organization*
Working with Chris Krebs and getting to know his wife Emily and their five children has been...
www.linkedin.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Working with Chris Krebs and getting to know his wife Emily and their family has been one of the great honors of my life. The attack against their family should be condemned by all.
I have written a post about what is happening to them here: www.linkedin.com/posts/alexst...
I have written a post about what is happening to them here: www.linkedin.com/posts/alexst...
First day of class and I have the perfect lecture hall for Trust and Safety.
April 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
First day of class and I have the perfect lecture hall for Trust and Safety.
Reposted by Alex Stamos
📢 Excited to share that I started a new company, Corridor, with Ashwin Ramaswami! Corridor is the AI-powered secure by design platform – and we're backed by @stamos.org, Chris Krebs, Christina Cacioppo, @alip.bsky.social at Neo, and Sarah Guo at Conviction.
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March 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
📢 Excited to share that I started a new company, Corridor, with Ashwin Ramaswami! Corridor is the AI-powered secure by design platform – and we're backed by @stamos.org, Chris Krebs, Christina Cacioppo, @alip.bsky.social at Neo, and Sarah Guo at Conviction.
forms.gle/3LsFxtNqzok2...
forms.gle/3LsFxtNqzok2...
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So I am getting the distinct feeling that Google (in addition to Apple) got a Technical Capability Notice from the U.K.
March 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
So I am getting the distinct feeling that Google (in addition to Apple) got a Technical Capability Notice from the U.K.
Reposted by Alex Stamos
A New Wide World of Cyber podcast with @stamos.org and @thekrebscycle.bsky.social is out now!
We talk about AI, DeepSeek, and regulation. Everyone’s freaking out over this new model. But should they be?
VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aniE...
AUDIO: risky.biz/WWC7/
We talk about AI, DeepSeek, and regulation. Everyone’s freaking out over this new model. But should they be?
VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aniE...
AUDIO: risky.biz/WWC7/
Wide World of Cyber: DeepSeek lobs an AI hand grenade
YouTube video by Risky Business Media
www.youtube.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
A New Wide World of Cyber podcast with @stamos.org and @thekrebscycle.bsky.social is out now!
We talk about AI, DeepSeek, and regulation. Everyone’s freaking out over this new model. But should they be?
VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aniE...
AUDIO: risky.biz/WWC7/
We talk about AI, DeepSeek, and regulation. Everyone’s freaking out over this new model. But should they be?
VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aniE...
AUDIO: risky.biz/WWC7/
Reposted by Alex Stamos
Following up on the recent news about the U.K. government attempting to force Apple to backdoor its cloud encryption, @stamos.org and I wrote this op-ed in the WSJ. www.wsj.com/opinion/u-k-...
Opinion | U.K. Kicks Apple’s Door Open for China
Beijing would quickly exploit the British order to allow access to encrypted data.
www.wsj.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Following up on the recent news about the U.K. government attempting to force Apple to backdoor its cloud encryption, @stamos.org and I wrote this op-ed in the WSJ. www.wsj.com/opinion/u-k-...
1) This is bad bad bad
2) I'll have more coming out on this soon
3) A huge scoop for @joemenn.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
2) I'll have more coming out on this soon
3) A huge scoop for @joemenn.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
February 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
1) This is bad bad bad
2) I'll have more coming out on this soon
3) A huge scoop for @joemenn.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
2) I'll have more coming out on this soon
3) A huge scoop for @joemenn.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
I laughed.
If you wanted no leaks you should have gone into Settings -> Security -> Configure privacy & security -> Privacy options -> Other -> Configure -> Media interface and clicked “Disallow.”
The Leak setting is on by default but we understand your privacy is important so we’ve made it easy to opt out
The Leak setting is on by default but we understand your privacy is important so we’ve made it easy to opt out
"Everything I say leaks," Zuckerberg says in leaked meeting audio. "It sucks"
www.404media.co/zuckerberg-s...
www.404media.co/zuckerberg-s...
January 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I laughed.
The multiple jailbreaks available to get DeepSeek to eventually figure out something happened in Tiananmen in 1989 are fascinating, and hint towards a Chinese AI censorship regime that is very specific and fragile. Do they just throw the most obvious queries at the model and call it a day?
DeepSeek R1 won't think or respond if you ask it "1989 tank man" but it will if you ask "what happened in you know that one square in beijing?? in 1989". Crucially, you have to make it think, otherwise it'll just reject answering your question. If you make it think, it knows the details of it.
January 27, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The multiple jailbreaks available to get DeepSeek to eventually figure out something happened in Tiananmen in 1989 are fascinating, and hint towards a Chinese AI censorship regime that is very specific and fragile. Do they just throw the most obvious queries at the model and call it a day?