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Followers
6.3K
Account age
3 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$40 – $65 / sponsored post
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Known for
📊 Post engagement
Recent posts · likes + reposts
Apr 23latest
9
Avg engagement / post
3–8
Typical post (engagement)
0.1%
Engagement vs followers
58/100
Consistent reach
May 2023
On Bluesky since
Half of recent posts land between 3 and 8 likes + reposts (median 7) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.
🔥 Top post: We are excited to launch a new program in the Netherlands. The g · 26 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.66 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 9 text · 2 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
13×
Follows 491 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Recent posts
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With more writers joining and more readers returning, we felt it was time for a better space. Our new @bindinghook.bsky.social website is now live! bindinghook.com
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I enjoyed joining James Lyne and @ciaranm.bsky.social on the Cyber Leaders podcast. It was both fun and useful to discuss state and criminal cyber activity in one episode - and to explore where the two intersect.
www.sans.org/podcasts/cy…
bindinghooklive.com
Ransom War is now available as an audiobook! www.amazon.com/Ransom-War-B...
Excited to be speaking at The Hague TIX this year. Great line up once again from @monicakello.bsky.social and team!
www.thehagueprogram.nl/the-hague-ti...
The G7 Cybersec Working Group has finally put nat cyber agencies in one room to align on critical infra and AI safeguards. Now let us see if a small task force can truly overcome the deep institutional silos that have long slowed collectiv…
bindinghook.com/articles-hoo...
One month left to submit a proposal for a Lightning Talk at Binding Hook Live. 10-minute presentations that should fit the same editorial scope as Binding Hook. We are interested in how digital and emerging technologies shape security.
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Published a new Pharos report today - and learned a lot in the process from @milenkowski.bsky.social Jiro, @julianferdinand.bsky.social @tgrossman.bsky.social. The report takes a closer look at how states are using ransomware.
virtual-rou…
🦋 Handle & authenticity
Bluesky handle
@maxwsmeets.bsky.social
A default .bsky.social handle — genuine, but not domain-verified. Confirm identity before a high-value deal.
On Bluesky since
May 2023
An early adopter from the invite-only beta (before the Feb 2024 public launch) — an original, established account.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Bluesky in 2023 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 9 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.7× per week.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated86/100
Excellent
Credibility score
99%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 99% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Strong engagement (~0.1% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
- Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Author of No Shortcuts & Ransom War
Co-director Virtual Routes (https://virtual-routes.org/), previously ECCRI
Managing Editor Binding Hook (https://bindinghook.com)
Senior Researcher, ETH Zurich
🔀 Audience overlap
EstimatedEstimated shared audience with similar creators — useful for avoiding overlap (or doubling down) when planning a campaign.
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