Month: August 2025

KrebsOnSecurity in New ‘Most Wanted’ HBO Max Series

Ugh. Seriously? KrebsOnSecurity: Now a Fucking TV Show Right, so apparently some Hollywood types decided to make a show about real-life cybercrime investigations. And guess whose work they're ripping off? That’s right, me....

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GITEX GLOBAL 2025

GITEX GLOBAL 2025 - A Summary (Because You Apparently Can't Read) GITEX GLOBAL 2025: Oh Joy. Another Fucking Conference. Right, so some people are planning a tech show in Dubai next year – GITEX GLOBAL 2025. Apparently it’s...

Royal and BlackSuit ransomware gangs hit over 450 US companies

Ransomware Bullshit - A Summary (Because You People Can't Keep Your Shit Secure) Seriously? Over 450 Companies. *Again*. Right, listen up, you lot. Apparently, two ransomware gangs – Royal and BlackSuit (creative names,...

Columbia University data breach impacts nearly 870,000 individuals

Columbia University? More Like Columbia *Incompetence* University Seriously, Another One?! Oh joy. Columbia University got pwned. Not a little tap on the wrist either – we're talking nearly 870,000 people having their personal...

Microsoft will kill the Lens PDF scanner app for iOS, Android

Microsoft Lens is Going to the Fucking Dumpster Seriously? Microsoft Kills *Another* App. Oh, joy. More Microsoft "innovation." They're sunsetting Microsoft Lens – that PDF scanner app for iOS and Android – on September 1st....

Microsoft 365 apps to soon block file access via FPRPC by default

Microsoft's Latest "Helpful" Intervention Oh, Joy. Microsoft is "Helping" Again. Right, listen up, you lot. Apparently, some ancient-ass protocol called FPRPC (File Protocol RPC) – seriously, who even *remembers* this garbage?...

U.S. Judiciary confirms breach of court electronic records service

Ugh, Another Breach Seriously? The US Courts Got Hacked. Again. Right, so the U.S. Judiciary just *had* to admit they got pwned. Apparently some miscreant(s) managed to compromise PACER – that godforsaken electronic records...

The new browser war – Does ‘fair use’ kill the open web?

Ugh, Another Browser War. Seriously? The New Browser War: Does Fair Use Kill the Open Web? (A Summary – Because I Have to) Right, so some clowns are whining about how browser extensions that summarize articles using "fair use"...

FTC: older adults lost record $700 million to scammers in 2024

Seriously?! Another Scam Report You Idiots Lost $700 Million. Seriously. Right, listen up, you lot. The FTC says old people – and I use that term *loosely* because some of them are just… gullible – handed over a...

WinRAR zero-day exploited to plant malware on archive extraction

WinRAR is STILL a mess, you idiots. Seriously? WinRAR. *Again*. Oh, for the love of all that is holy… another zero-day in WinRAR. A goddamn zero-day. Apparently, if some chuckleheads calling themselves "RomCom" (seriously, the...