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I just learned the sad news that Peter Neumann has passed away.
Peter Neumann shaped how a generation of security people learned to think about risk. As editor of RISKS Digest, he gave many of us coming up in the 1990s and early 2000s a steady education in the real-world consequences of computer failures. His work made the field more serious, more thoughtful, and more honest. He will be missed.
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103 views I just learned the sad news that Peter Neumann has passed away. Peter Neumann shaped how a generation of security people learned to think about risk. As editor of RISKS Digest, he gave many of us coming up in the 1990s and early 2000s a steady education in the real-world consequences of computer failures. His work made the field more serious, more thoughtful, and more honest. He will be missed. I

My wife Deb and I are heartbroken to share the sad news that our old friend Jason Snitker AKA Parmaster has passed away.
Par was one of the sharpest and most elusive minds of the early underground hacking scene. As chronicled in “Underground”, he spent years navigating the emerging digital frontier, connecting with hackers internationally and repeatedly staying ahead of the United States Secret Se

85 views My wife Deb and I are heartbroken to share the sad news that our old friend Jason Snitker AKA Parmaster has passed away. Par was one of the sharpest and most elusive minds of the early underground hacking scene. As chronicled in “Underground”, he spent years navigating the emerging digital frontier, connecting with hackers internationally and repeatedly staying ahead of the United States Secret Se

82 views 28 years ago today, 7 members of the hacking group @L0pht told the U.S. Senate they could "shut down the internet in 30 minutes." Happy #L0phtDay

In order to collect a bug bounty, a researcher was required to sign an NDA to not discuss the vulnerability.
https://zuernerd.github.io/blog/2026/01/29/molekule-re.html

55 views In order to collect a bug bounty, a researcher was required to sign an NDA to not discuss the vulnerability. https://zuernerd.github.io/blog/2026/01/29/molekule-re.html

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0.43 / week

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🔥 Top post I just learned the sad news that Peter Neumann has passed away. Peter Neumann shaped how a generation of security people learned to think about risk. As editor of RISKS Digest, he gave many of us coming up in the 1990s and early 2000s a steady education in the real-world conseq… ★ 103

This is a pretty big shift in U.S. cyber policy. The White House is setting up a program that would let private cybersecurity companies conduct government-authorized operations against foreign cybercriminal groups, including surveillance a… ★ 19

There is a new cybersecurity conference coming to Boston this spring - MinuteCon! Boston has a long history of cybersecurity impact going back to the @L0phtHeavyInd days in the '90s but hasn't had a major hacker/practitioner oriented con … ★ 10

28 years ago today, 7 members of the hacking group @L0pht told the U.S. Senate they could "shut down the internet in 30 minutes." Happy #L0phtDay ★ 82

Phrack call for papers is out! Check out the cool demoscene graphics at phrack.org ★ 10

If you have any photos or stories to share please reply here. This is a photo of Par in Times Square during HOPE in 2006. ★ 3 RE: https://infosec.exchange/@Weld/116100770024505311 🕯️ Jason Snitker "Parmaster" Memorial 🕯️ Feb 28, 2026 04:00 PM Debra Kavaler Wysopal will be hosting this online memorial service for Parmaster along with Jason's family from Atlantic … ★ 24

My wife Deb and I are heartbroken to share the sad news that our old friend Jason Snitker AKA Parmaster has passed away. Par was one of the sharpest and most elusive minds of the early underground hacking scene. As chronicled in “Undergrou… ★ 85 New $10k FULU bug bounty for Ring video doorbells just announced. https://bounties.fulu.org/bounties/ring-video-doorbells ★ 2

In order to collect a bug bounty, a researcher was required to sign an NDA to not discuss the vulnerability. https://zuernerd.github.io/blog/2026/01/29/molekule-re.html ★ 55 Hackers & vendors working together on coordinated disclosure led to working together to secure products, systems and networks ★ 5 Vulnerability disclosure norms are a control system for incentives. They made vulnerability handling predictable enough to industrialize. We get more finding, more fixing, and more secure software. ★ 1

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A cybersecurity & infosec server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.

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Nov 2022

Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.

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🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.

👁️Averages 33 views per post.

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Est. 94% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
Engagement (~0.7% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.
Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
Established account (3+ years old).

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Co-founder/Chief Security Evangelist Veracode. Former L0pht security researcher. Builds tools to find vulnerabilities in code at scale. Twitter: @weldpond

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