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Mikael Thalen
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Tech Reporter at Straight Arrow [email protected]
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The Texas Dept of Public Safety carried out aerial surveillance of Austin's No Kings protest after Gov. Abbott suggested that "violence & destruction" were likely.

Of course, the event was peaceful. Even the pilot, in video I obtained via FOIA, says: "Seems like it’s gonna be pretty peaceful, huh?"
November 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Never been a laptop sticker guy, but when I saw @micahflee.com with this, I had to get one.
October 16, 2025 at 12:53 AM
October 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Flight pattern of a surveillance aircraft operated by the Phoenix Police Department over State Farm Stadium, the site of the Charlie Kirk memorial.
September 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The hacked emails of ex-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak (story in post below) included a 2015 message from Epstein's assistant in which Barak was asked to contribute to a birthday booklet for Epstein. Shows Epstein repeatedly received such books on his birthday.
September 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I decided to test whether EXIF data is removed from images sent over X's new encrypted chat feature like Signal and other messengers do.

I can confirm it is not. I was able to extract information including GPS coordinates from a test image sent to me.
September 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
NEW: Emails hacked from the inbox of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak reveal discussions with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including exchanges about a trip to the disgraced financier’s private island. san.com/cc/impressiv...
August 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Lockdown Systems with the best sticker at HOPE16
August 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Come find me hunting IMSI-catchers at @hope.net
August 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Also, the ESP32 WiFi module on the top of the Flipper Zero is not needed for the hack. I just simply didn't remove it when filming. Flipper's internal Sub-GHz tool and the custom firmware are all that's needed. Makes the attack very concealable (as seen below).
July 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Not surprised to find TeleMessage emails, courtesy of a 2024 hack & leak hosted by @ddosecrets.com, being sent to the Israel Ministry of Justice.

"You received this email because you used TeleMessage products & services in the past."
May 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Got the EFF's Rayhunter, which detects IMSI-catchers aka Stingrays with a $20 mobile hotspot, installed via Qubes OS no issue.

Super easy. Install less than 5 minutes. @eff.org @qubes-os.org.web.brid.gy
April 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
NEW: Hacker Aubrey ‘Kirtaner’ Cottle has been arrested and charged for the 2021 breach of the Republican Party of Texas

www.dailydot.com/debug/aubrey...
March 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
After monitors at HUD yesterday were 'hacked' to display an AI video of Trump kissing Musk's feet, the agency says it is now using the monitors to showcase 'the wins of the Trump administration.'
February 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
As always, puppygirls, furries, and everyone else can send me leaks & story tips via Signal signal.me#eu/HNer9mVMN...
February 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
A 2011 post from President Donald Trump on X now includes a fake nude photo of him—thanks to a bug exploited by crypto scammers www.dailydot.com/news/donald-...
February 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is a really cool tool and yes I immediately turned my profile pic into ASCII art.

itoa.hex.dance
January 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
NEW: DDoSecrets has launched a 'Library of Leaks' search tool for its 6th anniversary today.

Dig through 10 million documents & counting, including the emails of Hillary Clinton & Hunter Biden, as well as files from the FBI, Israel, & more.

www.dailydot.com/news/ddosecr...
December 3, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Members of Andrew Tate's online university "The Real World" are noticing that hackers have flooded their internal chat with emojis of the trans flag.

"SURELY this is a matrix attack hacker," one says.

www.dailydot.com/debug/andrew...
November 21, 2024 at 10:20 PM
The hackers, who asked to remain anonymous, are currently flooding an internal chatroom for Tate's followers with emojis.

Emojis include a trans flag, a feminist fist, & an AI-generated image of Tate draped in a rainbow flag. www.dailydot.com/debug/andrew...
November 21, 2024 at 10:17 PM
NEW: A security researcher found an exposed real estate database containing 1.5 billion records.

The database, which has since been secured, contained addresses linked to celebrities & politicians like Britney Spears, Kyle Jenner, Dolly Parton, & Elon Musk.

www.dailydot.com/debug/real-e...
December 21, 2023 at 3:31 PM
Amnesty International announces the launch of its tor onion service www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
December 5, 2023 at 3:46 PM
Things are going well over on X, where Donald Trump Jr.’s account was seemingly just compromised.
September 20, 2023 at 12:48 PM
Come say hello if you see me at defcon #DEFCON31
August 11, 2023 at 12:41 AM
SCOOP: A White supremacist on Telegram threatened to attack the power grid unless a group of neo-Nazi's accused of plotting a bank robbery were released from custody, documents show https://www.dailydot.com/debug/exclusive-white-supremacist-threatened-power-grid-attack/
August 9, 2023 at 1:41 PM