Soldier of FORTRAN
@mainframed767.bsky.social
Mainframe pentester extraordinaire. I'm not really here though. Catch me over on mastodon @[email protected]
Enjoy hell site 2.0
Enjoy hell site 2.0
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Two weeks ago, we at WIRED published a video showing how a hacked casino card shuffling machine can be used for undetectable cheating in poker. Now it turns out the mob and a couple of NBA stars were already (allegedly) using exactly this trick to make millions. www.wired.com/story/how-ha...
How Hacked Card Shufflers Allegedly Enabled a Mob-Fueled Poker Scam That Rocked the NBA
WIRED recently demonstrated how to cheat at poker by hacking the Deckmate 2 card shufflers used in casinos. The mob was allegedly using the same trick to fleece victims for millions.
www.wired.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Two weeks ago, we at WIRED published a video showing how a hacked casino card shuffling machine can be used for undetectable cheating in poker. Now it turns out the mob and a couple of NBA stars were already (allegedly) using exactly this trick to make millions. www.wired.com/story/how-ha...
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Wow- this looks like a fun Contest at #DEFCON this year. phreakme.com cc @mainframed767.bsky.social for helping make some super cool demos.
PhreakMe
phreakme.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow- this looks like a fun Contest at #DEFCON this year. phreakme.com cc @mainframed767.bsky.social for helping make some super cool demos.
@admford.bsky.social can you please reach out to me?
May 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
@admford.bsky.social can you please reach out to me?
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Do you have what it takes to navigate a mainframe and clear the names of innocent hackers?
You won’t want to miss @mainframed767@infosec.exchange interactive session, “Mainframe Hacking - A Choose Your Own Adventure” on May 17th!
You won’t want to miss @mainframed767@infosec.exchange interactive session, “Mainframe Hacking - A Choose Your Own Adventure” on May 17th!
May 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Do you have what it takes to navigate a mainframe and clear the names of innocent hackers?
You won’t want to miss @mainframed767@infosec.exchange interactive session, “Mainframe Hacking - A Choose Your Own Adventure” on May 17th!
You won’t want to miss @mainframed767@infosec.exchange interactive session, “Mainframe Hacking - A Choose Your Own Adventure” on May 17th!
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we need a new place on the computer
February 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
we need a new place on the computer
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Zelda 64 Recompiled 1.2 is now available! Performance improvements, macOS, texture packs, and full modding support!
Watch the full trailer on Wiseguy's channel (link in replies).
Watch the full trailer on Wiseguy's channel (link in replies).
May 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Zelda 64 Recompiled 1.2 is now available! Performance improvements, macOS, texture packs, and full modding support!
Watch the full trailer on Wiseguy's channel (link in replies).
Watch the full trailer on Wiseguy's channel (link in replies).
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Mistigram: @Codefenix drew this ##ANSIart ##TIEFighter as part of a celebration of today's obligatory nerdy observance. For the full treatment in a galaxy far, far away, visit Constructive Chaos BBS or stay tuned for the upcoming SF-themed MIST0525 artpack collection. ##MayThe4thBeWithYou always!
May 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Mistigram: @Codefenix drew this ##ANSIart ##TIEFighter as part of a celebration of today's obligatory nerdy observance. For the full treatment in a galaxy far, far away, visit Constructive Chaos BBS or stay tuned for the upcoming SF-themed MIST0525 artpack collection. ##MayThe4thBeWithYou always!
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So, I had posted this as a reply, but figure it might be better as a thread.
It turns out the Trump administration uses an app called TeleMessage to access Signal. Its source code leaked online ( @micahflee.com!)
WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM THE TELEMESSAGE SOURCE CODE (for absolute beginners)?
1/x
It turns out the Trump administration uses an app called TeleMessage to access Signal. Its source code leaked online ( @micahflee.com!)
WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM THE TELEMESSAGE SOURCE CODE (for absolute beginners)?
1/x
May 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
So, I had posted this as a reply, but figure it might be better as a thread.
It turns out the Trump administration uses an app called TeleMessage to access Signal. Its source code leaked online ( @micahflee.com!)
WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM THE TELEMESSAGE SOURCE CODE (for absolute beginners)?
1/x
It turns out the Trump administration uses an app called TeleMessage to access Signal. Its source code leaked online ( @micahflee.com!)
WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM THE TELEMESSAGE SOURCE CODE (for absolute beginners)?
1/x
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If there's one thing I've learned about covering cybersecurity over the past decade or so, is that the cybersecurity community (the fixers and breakers) and the cybersecurity industry (profits above all else) are two very, very different things.
April 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
If there's one thing I've learned about covering cybersecurity over the past decade or so, is that the cybersecurity community (the fixers and breakers) and the cybersecurity industry (profits above all else) are two very, very different things.
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🚀Ready to level up the state of careers in “Wonderland?” #BSidesLV CFP has been extended to 5/9.
#HireGround needs your expertise on the future of career-focused discussions. Share your wisdom with the community!
👉pretalx.com/security...
#HireGround needs your expertise on the future of career-focused discussions. Share your wisdom with the community!
👉pretalx.com/security...
April 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
🚀Ready to level up the state of careers in “Wonderland?” #BSidesLV CFP has been extended to 5/9.
#HireGround needs your expertise on the future of career-focused discussions. Share your wisdom with the community!
👉pretalx.com/security...
#HireGround needs your expertise on the future of career-focused discussions. Share your wisdom with the community!
👉pretalx.com/security...
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Never spoken at a major international conference? Let @BSidesLV #ProvingGround guide you through the looking glass. Submit your talk! bsideslv.org/cfp
April 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Never spoken at a major international conference? Let @BSidesLV #ProvingGround guide you through the looking glass. Submit your talk! bsideslv.org/cfp
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Today Microsoft announced Windows 11 will require a Microsoft account to create a local profile on the computer. They will be removing the bypass option available in the installation command prompt.
There will still be workarounds, but they're making it harder
There will still be workarounds, but they're making it harder
March 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Today Microsoft announced Windows 11 will require a Microsoft account to create a local profile on the computer. They will be removing the bypass option available in the installation command prompt.
There will still be workarounds, but they're making it harder
There will still be workarounds, but they're making it harder
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FOUND! We dumped BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 Week 1! Probably one of the most major finds we did in a while.
BS F-Zero Deluxe has also been updated to version 1.1 to include the original data from this one!
superfamicom.org/blog/2025/03...
#Satellaview #FZERO
BS F-Zero Deluxe has also been updated to version 1.1 to include the original data from this one!
superfamicom.org/blog/2025/03...
#Satellaview #FZERO
March 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
FOUND! We dumped BS F-Zero Grand Prix 2 Week 1! Probably one of the most major finds we did in a while.
BS F-Zero Deluxe has also been updated to version 1.1 to include the original data from this one!
superfamicom.org/blog/2025/03...
#Satellaview #FZERO
BS F-Zero Deluxe has also been updated to version 1.1 to include the original data from this one!
superfamicom.org/blog/2025/03...
#Satellaview #FZERO
Was at @bsidessd.bsky.social yesterday. Amazing conference, great talks. Strongly recommend.
They also ran a hacker jeopardy and heard the best team name: Hack Tua
#bsidessd #bsides #hackerjeopardy
They also ran a hacker jeopardy and heard the best team name: Hack Tua
#bsidessd #bsides #hackerjeopardy
March 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Was at @bsidessd.bsky.social yesterday. Amazing conference, great talks. Strongly recommend.
They also ran a hacker jeopardy and heard the best team name: Hack Tua
#bsidessd #bsides #hackerjeopardy
They also ran a hacker jeopardy and heard the best team name: Hack Tua
#bsidessd #bsides #hackerjeopardy
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Big tech before AI: "You wouldn't steal a car…"
Big tech with AI: "…but we should be allowed to."
Big tech with AI: "…but we should be allowed to."
OpenAI Calls on U.S. Government to Let It Freely Use Copyrighted Material for AI Training
OpenAI, known for its ChatGPT chatbot, today submitted AI recommendations to the Trump administration, calling for deregulation and policies that...
www.macrumors.com
March 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Big tech before AI: "You wouldn't steal a car…"
Big tech with AI: "…but we should be allowed to."
Big tech with AI: "…but we should be allowed to."
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#Audacity3.7.2 Released with #Ubuntu AppImage Fix + More www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/auda... via @omgubuntu.co.uk
Audacity 3.7.2 Released with Ubuntu AppImage Fix + More - OMG! Ubuntu
Open source audio editor Audacity has issue a new patch release with a sizeable set of bug fixes, including an appreciable one for Ubuntu users using the
www.omgubuntu.co.uk
March 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
#Audacity3.7.2 Released with #Ubuntu AppImage Fix + More www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/auda... via @omgubuntu.co.uk
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I’ve posted a detailed explanation of why the claimed ESP32 Bluetooth chip “backdoor” is not a backdoor. It’s just a poor security practice, which is found in other Bluetooth chips by vendors like Broadcom, Cypress, and Texas Instruments too. https://darkmentor.com/blog/esp32_non-backdoor/
The ESP32 "backdoor" that wasn't | Dark Mentor LLC
4 day class covering the full Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol stack from the bottom (PHY) up to the top (GATT). The core of the class is built around playing with a game application on an Android phone, talking via Bluetooth to an IoT-type piece of hardware, and analyzing the communication between them. The 4th day is focused on assessing a cutomized Ultra-Vulnerable Peripheral firmware, running on Zephyr RTOS, which has had vulnerabilities introduced into it which are representative of vulnerabilities found in the past across many other platforms.
darkmentor.com
March 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I’ve posted a detailed explanation of why the claimed ESP32 Bluetooth chip “backdoor” is not a backdoor. It’s just a poor security practice, which is found in other Bluetooth chips by vendors like Broadcom, Cypress, and Texas Instruments too. https://darkmentor.com/blog/esp32_non-backdoor/
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I’ve noticed a trend, and even done it myself a time or two, but…
One of the most insufferable parts of the rise of LLMs is people who see a post or a question or whatever, paste it into an LLM, and the respond with “I asked an LLM” and paste the output.
One of the most insufferable parts of the rise of LLMs is people who see a post or a question or whatever, paste it into an LLM, and the respond with “I asked an LLM” and paste the output.
March 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I’ve noticed a trend, and even done it myself a time or two, but…
One of the most insufferable parts of the rise of LLMs is people who see a post or a question or whatever, paste it into an LLM, and the respond with “I asked an LLM” and paste the output.
One of the most insufferable parts of the rise of LLMs is people who see a post or a question or whatever, paste it into an LLM, and the respond with “I asked an LLM” and paste the output.
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The #DEFCON33 Call Season is now almost complete! The Call for Papers is LIVE. We’re also ready to accept submissions for Demos, Workshops & Policy. Time to get busy proposing.
For the full list of open calls, visit defcon.org/html/defcon-... . Rules, guidance, deadlines – it’s all there.
For the full list of open calls, visit defcon.org/html/defcon-... . Rules, guidance, deadlines – it’s all there.
March 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The #DEFCON33 Call Season is now almost complete! The Call for Papers is LIVE. We’re also ready to accept submissions for Demos, Workshops & Policy. Time to get busy proposing.
For the full list of open calls, visit defcon.org/html/defcon-... . Rules, guidance, deadlines – it’s all there.
For the full list of open calls, visit defcon.org/html/defcon-... . Rules, guidance, deadlines – it’s all there.
Last year I gave a keynote at Vanguard VSC about the last 10 years of mainframe hacking, check it out:
youtu.be/IqO97oasfSI
#mainframe
#hacking
#keynote
youtu.be/IqO97oasfSI
#mainframe
#hacking
#keynote
Philip Young VSC 2024 Keynote 10 Years of Mainframe Hacking
YouTube video by Phil Young
youtu.be
February 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Last year I gave a keynote at Vanguard VSC about the last 10 years of mainframe hacking, check it out:
youtu.be/IqO97oasfSI
#mainframe
#hacking
#keynote
youtu.be/IqO97oasfSI
#mainframe
#hacking
#keynote
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ICYMI - we need to keep Mastodon secure, and to help everyone to enjoy the latest improvements. We support older releases for fixed periods (main release version “minus two”, for six months after release of latest; so 4.1.x ends 6 months after 4.3 is released) […]
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February 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
ICYMI - we need to keep Mastodon secure, and to help everyone to enjoy the latest improvements. We support older releases for fixed periods (main release version “minus two”, for six months after release of latest; so 4.1.x ends 6 months after 4.3 is released) […]
[Original post on macaw.social]
[Original post on macaw.social]