**Ariel Millennium Thornton** · Mar 31, 2024, 16:13

Ariel Millennium Thornton

Ariel Millennium Thornton @arielmt@computerfairi.es

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**Sciasm** @bestiaexmachina@metalhead.club · Mar 31, 2024, 16:13

Mar 31, 2024, 16:13

Sciasm @bestiaexmachina@metalhead.club

My Mom built an analog ad blocker for her favorite tablet game and while I cannot stop laughing, I'm also hella proud of her. Go Mom! Stick it to the man!

#FuckTheSystem

**Ariel Millennium Thornton** · Mar 31, 2024, 07:57

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**Thomas Roccia** @fr0gger@infosec.exchange · Mar 31, 2024, 07:57

Mar 31, 2024, 07:57

Thomas Roccia @fr0gger@infosec.exchange

🤯 The level of sophistication of the XZ attack is very impressive! I tried to make sense of the analysis in a single page (which was quite complicated)!

I hope it helps to make sense of the information out there. Please treat the information "as is" while the analysis progresses! 🧐 #infosec #xz

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**Ariel Millennium Thornton** @arielmt@computerfairi.es · Mar 30, 2024, 01:03

**Ariel Millennium Thornton** @arielmt@computerfairi.es · Mar 30, 2024, 01:03

Mar 30, 2024, 01:03

Ariel Millennium Thornton @arielmt@computerfairi.es

The reply to this is a fair point: downgrade to a pre-5.6.0 version regardless. It's too soon to know if this exploit path is the only one present.

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**Ariel Millennium Thornton** · Mar 30, 2024, 00:35

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Xe @cadey@pony.social · Mar 30, 2024, 00:35

Mar 30, 2024, 00:35

Xe @cadey@pony.social

@arielmt Honestly, i'd say it's better to downgrade regardless.

**Ariel Millennium Thornton** @arielmt@computerfairi.es · Mar 30, 2024, 00:34

**Ariel Millennium Thornton** @arielmt@computerfairi.es · Mar 30, 2024, 00:34

Mar 30, 2024, 00:34

Ariel Millennium Thornton @arielmt@computerfairi.es

Basically, if you have xz-5.6.0 or xz-5.6.1 installed on Linux, downgrade to an earlier version of xz.

If you use an older version of xz, don't use Linux, or somehow do use Linux *without* systemd, you should be fine.

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**Ariel Millennium Thornton** @arielmt@computerfairi.es · Mar 30, 2024, 00:29

**Ariel Millennium Thornton** @arielmt@computerfairi.es · Mar 30, 2024, 00:29

Mar 30, 2024, 00:29

Ariel Millennium Thornton @arielmt@computerfairi.es

I love how the xz backdoor hinges on Poettering's Daemon in order to work.

The Register
Headline: "Malicious SSH backdoor sneaks into xz, Linux world's data compression library"
Byline: "Red Hat in all caps says STOP USAGE OF ANY FEDORA RAWHIDE INSTANCES"
https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/29/malicious_backdoor_xz/

**Ariel Millennium Thornton** · Mar 29, 2024, 23:13

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**codl** @codl@chitter.xyz · Mar 29, 2024, 23:13

Mar 29, 2024, 23:13

codl @codl@chitter.xyz

im safe from the xz backdoor because the letters x and z on my keyboard are airgapped by the french keyboard layout

**Ariel Millennium Thornton** · Mar 29, 2024, 14:56

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**allissa** @itzzen@akko.constellatory.net · Mar 29, 2024, 14:56

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**Ariel Millennium Thornton** · Mar 29, 2024, 09:40

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**Radical Graffiti** @RadicalGraffiti@todon.eu · Mar 29, 2024, 09:40

Mar 29, 2024, 09:40

Radical Graffiti @RadicalGraffiti@todon.eu

"A world without trans people has never existed and never will"
Poster spotted in Olympia, WA

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**Ariel Millennium Thornton** · Mar 28, 2024, 20:41

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**maple "mavica" syrup #6502** @mavica_again@computerfairi.es · Mar 28, 2024, 20:41

Mar 28, 2024, 20:41

maple "mavica" syrup #6502 @mavica_again@computerfairi.es

this rules, actually. this is direct action https://wandering.shop/@johnpettigrew/112172716984340737

**Ariel Millennium Thornton** · Mar 28, 2024, 09:57

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**John Pettigrew** @johnpettigrew@wandering.shop · Mar 28, 2024, 09:57

Mar 28, 2024, 09:57

John Pettigrew @johnpettigrew@wandering.shop

For those of you who use LLMs to help you code, here's a warning: these tools have been shown to hallucinate packages in a way that allows an attacker to poison your application. https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/28/ai_bots_hallucinate_software_packages/ #ai #gpt #chatgpt #security

**Ariel Millennium Thornton** @arielmt@computerfairi.es · Mar 29, 2024, 03:07

**Ariel Millennium Thornton** @arielmt@computerfairi.es · Mar 29, 2024, 03:07

Mar 29, 2024, 03:07

Ariel Millennium Thornton @arielmt@computerfairi.es

TIL hard drives can fail while passing all SMART tests, even extended tests.

**Ariel Millennium Thornton** · Mar 29, 2024, 02:39

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**maple "mavica" syrup #6502** @mavica_again@computerfairi.es · Mar 29, 2024, 02:39

Mar 29, 2024, 02:39

maple "mavica" syrup #6502 @mavica_again@computerfairi.es

i may have found previously undocumented clone mac roms

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**Ariel Millennium Thornton** · Mar 24, 2024, 19:23

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Yasbeam Radiant Toaster :agenderFlag: :transgenderFlag: @yassie_j@labyrinth.zone

>called Open AI
>look inside
>proprietary
> :LooksInsideCat:

**Ariel Millennium Thornton** · Mar 24, 2024, 19:26

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**/bin/bows** @binbows@labyrinth.zone · Mar 24, 2024, 19:26

Mar 24, 2024, 19:26

/bin/bows @binbows@labyrinth.zone

it should be illegal to name proprietary software "open[whatever]"

**Ariel Millennium Thornton** · Mar 24, 2024, 15:45

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**Jordan ** @jordan@sometimes.social · Mar 24, 2024, 15:45

Mar 24, 2024, 15:45

Jordan  @jordan@sometimes.social

Not mine and found too far from its origin for me to know who to credit, but too good not to share

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**Ariel Millennium Thornton** · Mar 24, 2024, 00:16

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**Hailey** @hailey@hails.org · Mar 24, 2024, 00:16

Mar 24, 2024, 00:16

Hailey @hailey@hails.org

what on earth is going on over at C++

are they ok

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**Ariel Millennium Thornton** · Mar 22, 2024, 15:04

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**Nick Craver** @Nick_Craver@infosec.exchange · Mar 22, 2024, 15:04

Mar 22, 2024, 15:04

Nick Craver @Nick_Craver@infosec.exchange

Things that are indistinguishable from magic:

- Technology that’s advanced enough
- Code that’s bad enough

**Ariel Millennium Thornton** @arielmt@computerfairi.es · Mar 24, 2024, 15:39

**Ariel Millennium Thornton** @arielmt@computerfairi.es · Mar 24, 2024, 15:39

Mar 24, 2024, 15:39

Ariel Millennium Thornton @arielmt@computerfairi.es

I'm glad that LP vinyls made a comeback big enough for Walley World to sell them in their mini-marts, even though the general recommendation is, "get your first turntable from literally any other store."

But I'm disappointed audio cassettes haven't made as big a comeback. I'm suspecting a big reason for that is the glut of low-quality players & recorders with so much wow, flutter, & humming that the general recommendation says refurbished '80s gear is better than new '20s gear.