digital forensics
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An 80-Server IPTV OpSec Disaster Costs One UK Operator Six Years in Prison
Running an illegal IPTV operation out of an on-prem server farm in Lancashire is a baffling display of technical complacency. Milan Ibrahim, 68, pulled in roughly £980,000 ($1.3 million) across three years by streaming copyrighted broadcasts from Sky, the Premier League, and the BBC. Instead of scattering traffic across bulletproof offshore hosts, Ibrahim stacked 80…
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SANS Technology Institute Research Review Journal
I found this paper interesting, I’ve created an ai podcast with NotebookLM that goes through it, for those who would rather listen. The SANS Technology Institute Research Review Journal highlights diverse cybersecurity studies conducted by students and mentored by expert faculty. A primary focus of this year’s publication is the impact of artificial intelligence, specifically…
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Recovering the Unrecoverable: A Tale of a “Frankenstein” Mac and a Failed Update
In the world of cybersecurity and data recovery, we often talk about “worst-case scenarios.” Usually, that involves ransomware or physical platter failure. But recently, I encountered a different kind of beast: a “Frankenstein” Hackintosh that suffered a catastrophic crash during a macOS update. The result? A drive that refused to mount, a partition table that…
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What’s New in Cybersecurity This Week: Projects, Videos, Articles & Podcasts I’m Following – 3/2/26
Welcome to my weekly cybersecurity roundup! Here, I share updates on the projects I’m currently working on, along with the most insightful cybersecurity videos I watched, articles I found valuable, and podcasts I tuned into this week. Featured Analysis Featured article analysis: FBI investigating hack on its wiretap and surveillance systems: Report The reported hack…
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What’s New in Cybersecurity This Week: Projects, Videos, Articles & Podcasts I’m Following – 3/2/26
Welcome to my weekly cybersecurity roundup! Here, I share updates on the projects I’m currently working on, along with the most insightful cybersecurity videos I watched, articles I found valuable, and podcasts I tuned into this week. Featured Analysis Featured article analysis: Alabama man pleads guilty to hacking, extorting hundreds of women The case centers…
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What’s New in Cybersecurity This Week: Projects, Videos, Articles & Podcasts I’m Following – 2/23/26
Welcome to my weekly cybersecurity roundup! Here, I share updates on the projects I’m currently working on, along with the most insightful cybersecurity videos I watched, articles I found valuable, and podcasts I tuned into this week. Featured Analysis Featured article analysis: Romanian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Selling Access to US State Network The SecurityWeek…
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What’s New in Cybersecurity This Week: Projects, Videos, Articles & Podcasts I’m Following – 1/19/26
Welcome to my weekly cybersecurity roundup! Here, I share updates on the projects I’m currently working on, along with the most insightful cybersecurity videos I watched, articles I found valuable, and podcasts I tuned into this week. Featured Analysis Featured article analysis: You Got Phished? Of Course! You’re Human… The BleepingComputer article, “You Got Phished?…
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What’s New in Cybersecurity This Week: Projects, Videos, Articles & Podcasts I’m Following – 1/12/26
Welcome to my weekly cybersecurity roundup! Here, I share updates on the projects I’m currently working on, along with the most insightful cybersecurity videos I watched, articles I found valuable, and podcasts I tuned into this week. Featured Analysis Featured article analysis: California bans data broker reselling health data of millions The recent enforcement action…
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What’s New in Cybersecurity This Week: Projects, Videos, Articles & Podcasts I’m Following – 1/5/26
Welcome to my weekly cybersecurity roundup! Here, I share updates on the projects I’m currently working on, along with the most insightful cybersecurity videos I watched, articles I found valuable, and podcasts I tuned into this week. Featured Analysis Featured article analysis: China Hacked Email Systems Used by US Congressional Staff, New Report This article…
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What’s New in Cybersecurity This Week: Projects, Videos, Articles & Podcasts I’m Following – 12/29/25
Welcome to my weekly cybersecurity roundup! Here, I share updates on the projects I’m currently working on, along with the most insightful cybersecurity videos I watched, articles I found valuable, and podcasts I tuned into this week. Featured Analysis Featured article analysis: The CyberBunker’s underground facility in Germany is up for sale Originally purchased in…