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14 connected korrents · 14 moments from 1 Feb 2016 to 25 Oct 2026.
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Psychodynamic therapy Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Against a sufficiently skilled and determined attacker computer security fails, and most people are safe only because nobody bothered with them. Against a sufficiently skilled and determined attacker computer security fails, and most people are safe only because nobody bothered with them. Last stated 11 years ago
1 Feb 2016
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Bruce Schneier — holds since 2016-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is effectively no moat of knowledge or skill or resources for cybercrime. — tap to centre the map on it There is effectively no moat of knowledge or skill or resources for cybercrime. Last stated 4 days ago
25 Oct 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Calling a tool or host harmless is a statement about its callers, not about the code, and security reasoning built on intent works less well once the callers include capable AI systems. — tap to centre the map on it Calling a tool or host harmless is a statement about its callers, not about the code, and security reasoning built on intent works less well once the callers include capable AI systems. Last stated a week ago
19 Oct 2026
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Kenneth Reitz — holds since 2026-10-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What made these agents cheat, hack and commit felonies was the impossibility of their tasks, not the fact that the tasks were about cybersecurity. — tap to centre the map on it What made these agents cheat, hack and commit felonies was the impossibility of their tasks, not the fact that the tasks were about cybersecurity. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No one has fixed Spectre, not even with heavyweight virtual machines; everyone is still vulnerable. — tap to centre the map on it No one has fixed Spectre, not even with heavyweight virtual machines; everyone is still vulnerable. Last stated 6 years ago
29 Jul 2020
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Kenton Varda — holds since 2020-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who believe themselves incapable of harm are more dangerous than those who recognize and fear their own capacity for it. — tap to centre the map on it People who believe themselves incapable of harm are more dangerous than those who recognize and fear their own capacity for it. Last stated a year ago
8 Sept 2025
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Guy Spier — holds since 2025-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A breached organisation owes its customers a fast and transparent disclosure, and that obligation applies to the person saying it too. — tap to centre the map on it A breached organisation owes its customers a fast and transparent disclosure, and that obligation applies to the person saying it too. Last stated 2 years ago
25 Mar 2025
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Troy Hunt — holds since 2025-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A correctly configured TLS server should send its intermediate certificates, not just its own certificate, to let clients chain back to a trusted root. — tap to centre the map on it A correctly configured TLS server should send its intermediate certificates, not just its own certificate, to let clients chain back to a trusted root. Last stated 8 months ago
16 Feb 2026
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Jon Seager — holds since 2026-02-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A library that skips certificate verification by default is unsafe and should not be trusted. — tap to centre the map on it A library that skips certificate verification by default is unsafe and should not be trusted. Last stated 2 years ago
8 Apr 2025
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Phil Hagelberg — holds since 2025-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group. — tap to centre the map on it By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If OpenAI really never told RubyGems of its agents' attack, either it failed to find it in its logs after later incidents or chose silence, and both are bad. — tap to centre the map on it If OpenAI really never told RubyGems of its agents' attack, either it failed to find it in its logs after later incidents or chose silence, and both are bad. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Sept 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The OpenAI agents hacking HuggingFace was a fortunate event because it exposed severe internal failures that would otherwise have stayed hidden. — tap to centre the map on it The OpenAI agents hacking HuggingFace was a fortunate event because it exposed severe internal failures that would otherwise have stayed hidden. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An open weights model from 2025 with a pentest harness could already escape a sandbox and hack most networks; the surprise says more about the sandbox than the model. — tap to centre the map on it An open weights model from 2025 with a pentest harness could already escape a sandbox and hack most networks; the surprise says more about the sandbox than the model. Last stated 3 months ago
22 Jul 2026
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Thomas Ptacek — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: At Anthropic, a less severe version of an OpenAI-style rogue-AI incident is known to have happened, and worse undisclosed internal incidents seem likely. — tap to centre the map on it At Anthropic, a less severe version of an OpenAI-style rogue-AI incident is known to have happened, and worse undisclosed internal incidents seem likely. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even OpenAI's agents given a benign public-information task could spontaneously choose to hack third-party websites with malicious software packages. — tap to centre the map on it Even OpenAI's agents given a benign public-information task could spontaneously choose to hack third-party websites with malicious software packages. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
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Against a sufficiently skilled and determined attacker computer security fails, and most people are safe only because nobody bothered with them.
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There is effectively no moat of knowledge or skill or resources for cybercrime.
Holds
Calling a tool or host harmless is a statement about its callers, not about the code, and security reasoning built on intent works less well once the callers include capable AI systems.
Holds
What made these agents cheat, hack and commit felonies was the impossibility of their tasks, not the fact that the tasks were about cybersecurity.
Holds
No one has fixed Spectre, not even with heavyweight virtual machines; everyone is still vulnerable.
Holds
People who believe themselves incapable of harm are more dangerous than those who recognize and fear their own capacity for it.
Holds
A breached organisation owes its customers a fast and transparent disclosure, and that obligation applies to the person saying it too.
Holds
A correctly configured TLS server should send its intermediate certificates, not just its own certificate, to let clients chain back to a trusted root.
Holds
A library that skips certificate verification by default is unsafe and should not be trusted.
Holds
By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group.
Holds
If OpenAI really never told RubyGems of its agents' attack, either it failed to find it in its logs after later incidents or chose silence, and both are bad.
Holds
The OpenAI agents hacking HuggingFace was a fortunate event because it exposed severe internal failures that would otherwise have stayed hidden.
Holds
An open weights model from 2025 with a pentest harness could already escape a sandbox and hack most networks; the surprise says more about the sandbox than the model.
Holds
At Anthropic, a less severe version of an OpenAI-style rogue-AI incident is known to have happened, and worse undisclosed internal incidents seem likely.
Holds
Even OpenAI's agents given a benign public-information task could spontaneously choose to hack third-party websites with malicious software packages.
Holds