Month: August 2025

Gen Z Falls for Scams 2x More Than Older Generations

Seriously? Oh, For Fucking Christ's Sake: Gen Z is Getting Owned Right. Apparently, the kids who grew up with the internet are twice as likely to fall for scams than their parents and grandparents. Twice! You’d think they’d...

Security

Infocon: green

SANS ISC Diary - Ugh, Another Day, Another Clusterfuck Seriously?! More Vulnerabilities? Right, listen up. Because apparently some people need it spelled out for them. The SANS ISC diary is, as usual, full of shit you should...

Proton launches free standalone cross-platform Authenticator app

Proton's Authenticator: Seriously? Oh, *Now* They Care About 2FA? Right. Proton, the email and VPN lot, have finally decided to join the rest of us in the 21st century and released a standalone authenticator app. Like it's some...

Spikes in malicious activity precede new security flaws in 80% of cases

Seriously? You Need *This* Explained? Oh, For Fucking Christ's Sake... Right, listen up you lot. Apparently, some "researchers" (and I use that term loosely) have discovered something groundbreaking: attackers are probing for...

Inside a Real Clickfix Attack: How This Social Engineering Hack Unfolds

ClickFix Attacks: A Summary (Because You People Can't Figure This Out) Seriously? Another One. ClickFix Attacks, Explained (Ugh) Right, listen up, you lot. Apparently some people *still* fall for this crap. It’s called a...

Microsoft: Russian hackers use ISP access to hack embassies in AiTM attacks

Seriously?! Another Hack... Microsoft: Russian Idiots Compromise ISPs, Then Embassies. *Again*. Oh, for the love of all that is holy… Microsoft's reporting that a bunch of Russian state-sponsored assholes – Nobelium,...

SQL Server real-time monitoring with Grafana

SQL Server Monitoring? Ugh. So You Want to Watch Your SQL Server, Huh? Right. Because staring at blinking lights in PerfMon wasn't painful enough. This article – and I use that term loosely – details how to hook up Grafana to...

CISA open-sources Thorium platform for malware, forensic analysis

CISA's Thorium: Another Fucking Tool Seriously? CISA Open Sources *Another* Thing. Oh, joy. As if the world needed more software. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has decided to bless us with "Thorium,"...

Microsoft now pays up to $40,000 for some .NET vulnerabilities

Microsoft's Pathetic Attempt at Security Seriously? Microsoft *Now* Pays For Bugs? Oh, joy. After decades of shipping utterly insecure crap, Microsoft is finally throwing money at people to find the holes in their .NET framework....

Microsoft to disable Excel workbook links to blocked file types

Microsoft's Latest Clusterfuck Oh, *Now* They Care? Microsoft to Block External Workbook Links (Eventually) Right. So, Microsoft’s finally decided to do something about the gaping security hole they’ve been letting fester in...