Brian Honan
@brianhonan.bsky.social
Irish cybersecurity pro, author, speaker, and commentator.
CEO of BH Consulting, Head of Ireland's first CSIRT - IRISSCERT, member of ENISA Advisory Group, & former Special Advisor on CyberSecurity to Europol.
PGP ID 0xF1B5CF7D
CEO of BH Consulting, Head of Ireland's first CSIRT - IRISSCERT, member of ENISA Advisory Group, & former Special Advisor on CyberSecurity to Europol.
PGP ID 0xF1B5CF7D
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Checking the web, dns & email security of 557 domains / law firms in Norway using internet.nl:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/intern...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/intern...
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Checking the web, dns & email security of 557 domains / law firms in Norway using internet.nl:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/intern...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/intern...
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On a dramatic night in Dublin, Troy Parrott struck a first-half brace to secure a remarkable 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory for Ireland against Portugal at Aviva Stadium
World Cup dream alive as brave Ireland shock Portugal
On a dramatic night in Dublin, Troy Parrott struck a first-half brace to secure a remarkable 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory for Ireland against Portugal at Aviva Stadium.
www.rte.ie
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
On a dramatic night in Dublin, Troy Parrott struck a first-half brace to secure a remarkable 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory for Ireland against Portugal at Aviva Stadium
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I'm told one of youse made that rapist cry is that right
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I'm told one of youse made that rapist cry is that right
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God bless Troy Parrot.
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
God bless Troy Parrot.
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Life moves pretty fast
November 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Life moves pretty fast
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Lookit...I'm just sayin...just doesn't feel like a coincidence is all.
#COYBIG #Ireland #Leftie #Speirgorm #VoteLeft
#COYBIG #Ireland #Leftie #Speirgorm #VoteLeft
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Lookit...I'm just sayin...just doesn't feel like a coincidence is all.
#COYBIG #Ireland #Leftie #Speirgorm #VoteLeft
#COYBIG #Ireland #Leftie #Speirgorm #VoteLeft
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Geopolitics push European CIOs to think local on cloud
Geopolitics push European CIOs to think local on cloud
Majority of customers plan to favor domestic providers as sovereignty fears rise
A survey of CIOs and tech leaders in Western Europe has found 61 percent want to increase their use of local cloud providers amid global geopolitical uncertainty.…
dlvr.it
November 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Geopolitics push European CIOs to think local on cloud
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This has been confirmed today: operation-endgame.com
Europol took down servers for the Rhadamanthys infostealer, the VenomRAT, and the Elysium botnet
Europol took down servers for the Rhadamanthys infostealer, the VenomRAT, and the Elysium botnet
November 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This has been confirmed today: operation-endgame.com
Europol took down servers for the Rhadamanthys infostealer, the VenomRAT, and the Elysium botnet
Europol took down servers for the Rhadamanthys infostealer, the VenomRAT, and the Elysium botnet
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I often think about how one of my first stories for ZDNet back in 2016 was about a ransomware attack against a County Council with a ransom demand of £500.
Almost a decade later and the financial - and real world - impact of ransomware has just got much worse.
Almost a decade later and the financial - and real world - impact of ransomware has just got much worse.
Extraordinary day and historic for the wrong reasons - a cyber attack featured in the GDP figures
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I often think about how one of my first stories for ZDNet back in 2016 was about a ransomware attack against a County Council with a ransom demand of £500.
Almost a decade later and the financial - and real world - impact of ransomware has just got much worse.
Almost a decade later and the financial - and real world - impact of ransomware has just got much worse.
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Extraordinary day and historic for the wrong reasons - a cyber attack featured in the GDP figures
November 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Extraordinary day and historic for the wrong reasons - a cyber attack featured in the GDP figures
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Cult of the Dead Cow (@cultdeadcow.bsky.social) book signed by all the people who put up with me when I was a young punk kid 🥰
October 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Cult of the Dead Cow (@cultdeadcow.bsky.social) book signed by all the people who put up with me when I was a young punk kid 🥰
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VLC's keeper of the cone nets European free software gong
VLC's keeper of the cone nets European free software gong
Jean-Baptiste Kempf lauded for keeping the media player free of crapware
If you don't know what app will open a random media file (or URL), VLC is the answer. It runs on everything, plays anything, and it's free – thanks to Jean-Baptiste Kempf.…
dlvr.it
November 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
VLC's keeper of the cone nets European free software gong
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Bosses will resign, right?
NEW: 2020 footage said to be in 2025. A neighbor who keeps reappearing in the same clip, said to be on different days & months. A broadcast from elsewhere suggested as Portland.
How Fox News misled its viewership -- which may have included the president.
www.propublica.org/article/port...
How Fox News misled its viewership -- which may have included the president.
www.propublica.org/article/port...
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Bosses will resign, right?
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It wouldn't hurt to try, tbh.
For two years the people of Sweden sacrificed first bulls then men to end the famine that devastated the land. On the third year, they seized their King, Domalde, and sacrificed him to the gods. The next year was prosperous. #WyrdWednesday
🖼️: E. Werenskiold
🖼️: E. Werenskiold
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It wouldn't hurt to try, tbh.
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NEW: Google is taking legal action against Chinese cybercriminals responsible for sending out millions of scam text messages—including those parcel delivery scams.
Google hopes the lawsuit will help to disrupt the scammers' sprawling infrastructure
Google hopes the lawsuit will help to disrupt the scammers' sprawling infrastructure
This Is the Platform Google Claims Is Behind a 'Staggering’ Scam Text Operation
Google is suing 25 people it alleges are behind a “relentless” scam text operation that uses a phishing-as-a-service platform called Lighthouse.
www.wired.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM
NEW: Google is taking legal action against Chinese cybercriminals responsible for sending out millions of scam text messages—including those parcel delivery scams.
Google hopes the lawsuit will help to disrupt the scammers' sprawling infrastructure
Google hopes the lawsuit will help to disrupt the scammers' sprawling infrastructure
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We're already thinking about VB2026 and we want to hear from YOU! ✨
What would you love to see at next year's conference? Different topics? New formats? Wild ideas? Share your wishes and suggestions in the VB2026 Wish Machine. 👇
tinyurl.com/y2ppm2jy
What would you love to see at next year's conference? Different topics? New formats? Wild ideas? Share your wishes and suggestions in the VB2026 Wish Machine. 👇
tinyurl.com/y2ppm2jy
November 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We're already thinking about VB2026 and we want to hear from YOU! ✨
What would you love to see at next year's conference? Different topics? New formats? Wild ideas? Share your wishes and suggestions in the VB2026 Wish Machine. 👇
tinyurl.com/y2ppm2jy
What would you love to see at next year's conference? Different topics? New formats? Wild ideas? Share your wishes and suggestions in the VB2026 Wish Machine. 👇
tinyurl.com/y2ppm2jy
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This is good news! I don’t think people realize how easy it is to get started in delivering malware.
Rhadamanthys was $299 a month, so for less than a car payment for most people you could potentially collect hundreds of thousands of emails/credit card numbers/wallets a month.
Rhadamanthys was $299 a month, so for less than a car payment for most people you could potentially collect hundreds of thousands of emails/credit card numbers/wallets a month.
Rhadamanthys infostealer disrupted as cybercriminals lose server access
The Rhadamanthys infostealer operation has been disrupted, with numerous "customers" of the malware-as-a-service reporting that they no longer have access to their servers.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This is good news! I don’t think people realize how easy it is to get started in delivering malware.
Rhadamanthys was $299 a month, so for less than a car payment for most people you could potentially collect hundreds of thousands of emails/credit card numbers/wallets a month.
Rhadamanthys was $299 a month, so for less than a car payment for most people you could potentially collect hundreds of thousands of emails/credit card numbers/wallets a month.
Your regular reminder that cyber criminals give scum bags a bad name
🏥 More than a year after a ransomware group published blood test information regarding NHS patients’ sexually transmitted infections and cancer cases, the company directly impacted by the breach, Synnovis, says it is beginning the process that will notify the individuals impacted.
NHS patients to finally be informed if hackers published their STI and cancer test data
U.K. pathology services company Synnovis says it has begun notifying individuals if their sensitive healthcare data was posted online by a ransomware gang, 17 months after the incident.
therecord.media
November 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Your regular reminder that cyber criminals give scum bags a bad name
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'In one of the messages, Mr. Epstein flatly asserted that Mr. Trump “knew about the girls,” many of whom were later found by investigators to have been underage. In another, Mr. Epstein pondered how to address questions from the news media about their relationship.'
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
'In one of the messages, Mr. Epstein flatly asserted that Mr. Trump “knew about the girls,” many of whom were later found by investigators to have been underage. In another, Mr. Epstein pondered how to address questions from the news media about their relationship.'
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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Day One for Catherine Connolly and Michael D Higgins’s (endearing) famously messy desk is no more!
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Day One for Catherine Connolly and Michael D Higgins’s (endearing) famously messy desk is no more!
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My husband bought me a gingham shirt (I know), which I wore to work (I know). During the day, I had to deliver some paperwork to another office. Someone there, seeing my get-up, lol'd and asked if I was about to do some line dancing. Dear reader, I was roasted by Enda flippin' Kenny. It still burns.
I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
November 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
My husband bought me a gingham shirt (I know), which I wore to work (I know). During the day, I had to deliver some paperwork to another office. Someone there, seeing my get-up, lol'd and asked if I was about to do some line dancing. Dear reader, I was roasted by Enda flippin' Kenny. It still burns.
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House Democrats release emails that allege #Trump knew about #Epstein's crimes - www.theguardian.com/us-news/live... "Epstein wrote that “of course he knew about the girls”, referring to the now-president"
Jeffrey Epstein alleged that Donald Trump knew about his crimes, newly released emails reveal – live updates
In new batch of emails released by House Democrats, Jeffrey Epstein told Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump ‘spent hours’ at his house with one of his victims
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
House Democrats release emails that allege #Trump knew about #Epstein's crimes - www.theguardian.com/us-news/live... "Epstein wrote that “of course he knew about the girls”, referring to the now-president"