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Finally, exploit chaining - the one place where Mythos isn't hype. Here's the thing though, few of the bugs that are getting governments and corporations owned require complex multi-step exploit chaining.
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They move from Firefox exploit dev to Windows, a much harder challenge, but what I take away from this is how capable Sonnet is. Given that sonnet is made available via so many 3rd party delivery models, exploit devs can steal creds on nearly any platform and get windows kernel exploits.
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Friday afternoon in security, wondering which can I should reach for
📊 Post engagement
Recent posts · likes + reposts
May 29latest
1
Avg engagement / post
1–1
Typical post (engagement)
0.1%
Engagement vs followers
86/100
Very consistent reach
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since
Half of recent posts land between 1 and 1 likes + reposts (median 1) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.
🔥 Top post: The current state of the AI bubble is this. Imagine in 2006 if t · 2 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
1.3 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 5 text · 7 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
0.6×
Follows 1.2K back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
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Everyone complains when a TV series ends poorly, but what is your favorite TV series ending?
Blowing up the entire set of Little House on the Prairie was pretty baller, ngl.
Anyways, here's the takeaway:Attackers already have what they need to develop exploits rapidly.They're going to steal creds to accomplish this, so unlike your paltry Copilot account, they have infinite resources.Improving patch cycle isn't…
Finally, exploit chaining - the one place where Mythos isn't hype. Here's the thing though, few of the bugs that are getting governments and corporations owned require complex multi-step exploit chaining.
They move from Firefox exploit dev to Windows, a much harder challenge, but what I take away from this is how capable Sonnet is. Given that sonnet is made available via so many 3rd party delivery models, exploit devs can steal creds on nea…
Exploit variability is one that shines for Mythos. The reason for this is typically defensive signatures are tuned to the precise format of an exploit. This makes them easy to evade by hand, but with Mythos you get different code, which de…
Next is consistency tests. Mythos solves for PoC in 100% of trials, Opus less than 100%. What this means in the real world simply is that if you want to get an exploit quickly with Opus, you just need parallel and independent agents all wo…
The first graph in particular annoys me because the ability to generate multiple variations of a PoC are interesting but not particularly relevant if you're in offsec. If you can get one reliable exploit, it's all you typically need.
Anthropic's research shows that the Mythos hype is indeed mostly hype. Can it do exploit dev faster, sure, but minutes to hours faster that widely available models. I applaud Anthropic for making this data available. A thread on this, beca…
I logged into r/copilot so you don't have to
Remembering everyone who was like "LastPass is awful, I'm leaving for $vendor, they know how to do good security". These people never actually explained how they knew the security was better, it was just the same mentality of switching to …
Friday afternoon in security, wondering which can I should reach for
Finally, exploit chaining - the one place where Mythos isn't hype. Here's the thing though, few of the bugs that are getting governments and corporations owned require complex multi-step exploit chaining.
They move from Firefox exploit dev to Windows, a much harder challenge, but what I take away from this is how capable Sonnet is. Given that sonnet is made available via so many 3rd party delivery models, exploit devs can steal creds on nea…
Exploit variability is one that shines for Mythos. The reason for this is typically defensive signatures are tuned to the precise format of an exploit. This makes them easy to evade by hand, but with Mythos you get different code, which de…
Next is consistency tests. Mythos solves for PoC in 100% of trials, Opus less than 100%. What this means in the real world simply is that if you want to get an exploit quickly with Opus, you just need parallel and independent agents all wo…
The first graph in particular annoys me because the ability to generate multiple variations of a PoC are interesting but not particularly relevant if you're in offsec. If you can get one reliable exploit, it's all you typically need.
Anthropic's research shows that the Mythos hype is indeed mostly hype. Can it do exploit dev faster, sure, but minutes to hours faster that widely available models. I applaud Anthropic for making this data available. A thread on this, beca…
I logged into r/copilot so you don't have to
Remembering everyone who was like "LastPass is awful, I'm leaving for $vendor, they know how to do good security". These people never actually explained how they knew the security was better, it was just the same mentality of switching to …
Friday afternoon in security, wondering which can I should reach for
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
infosec.exchange
A cybersecurity & infosec server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 1 views per post.
📤Posts about 1.3× per week.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated43/100
Fair
Credibility score
73%
Mixed
Real audience
Medium
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 73% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
- Low engagement (~0.1% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
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About
Dad, beautiful nerd, storyteller.
AppSec, CloudSec, DevOps, DFIR, rainbow teaming, recreational hacking and dubious career advice.
By day, I lead teams comprised of the most talented people working in this industry.
Beyond that, I lead and volunteer my time doing career development work across many different venues.
Nerdy stuff I do for fun:
- Malware analysis
- Shodan safari
- Photo and video restoration
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