🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'The Story Behind The XZ Backdoor Is Way More Fascinating Than It Should Be'

8 April 2024 - kudos:

I’ve been meaning to read more about this story, so I’m grateful for Masnick’s summary here. link to “The Story Behind The XZ Backdoor Is Way More Fascinating Than It Should Be”

🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Hackers are targeting a surprising group of people: young public school students'

12 March 2024 - kudos:

Audrey Watters was warning about something like this almost a decade ago. It’s time for edtech folks to step up and recognize that technology in schools goes far beyond that exciting new classroom tech—and that we can’t do something about stuff like this if we’re overly focused on efficiency and effectiveness. link to “Hackers are targeting a surprising group of people: young public school students”

🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Microsoft and OpenAI say hackers are using ChatGPT to improve cyberattacks'

14 February 2024 - kudos:

Hmm. Unsurprising but all the more frustrating for it. link to “Microsoft and OpenAI say hackers are using ChatGPT to improve cyberattacks”

🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Inside the World’s Biggest Hacker Rickroll | WIRED'

25 August 2022 - kudos:

What an epic—if illegal—rickroll. The best part in my book is repurposing student monitoring software. [link to ‘Inside the World’s Biggest Hacker Rickroll | WIRED’](https://www.wired.com/story/biggest-hacker-rickroll-high-school-prank/?mc_cid=b5e6da334c