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Happy New Year 2026 from us at urlscan! We don't arrive empty-handed, there were two neat additions to urlscan Pro over the holidays: HTTP request details & filters and the ability to change the visibility of your own scans retroactively.

Never cared I was getting thicc. Decided to lose weight so my son didn't see fat stinky Dad on computer being yucky. Now he just sees stinky Dad being yucky

I was thicc boi at 280lbs (127kg). Happy to share I've dropped down to 230lbs (104kg). My goal is 180lbs (81kg). 50lbs (23kg) weight loss in 8 months

@tony_hunt @gabsmashh This.

@gabsmashh Reminds me of some advice. Learn to love yourself, and the world loves you back. Just remind yourself, you are not alone, and you are loved and 1000% worthy of it.

my therapist told me this recently & it's been playing in my mind on repeat ever since: you are working overtime and achieving to compensate for a belief that some perceived flaw makes you unworthy of the love you see others receiving effortlessly.

Super excited to announce I’ll be speaking at @BSidesLV this year in the Hire Ground village! Come hear from me and one of my favorite people, CISO Jake Lorz of Cintas, on our best tips and advice for getting ahead in this field. You’ll hear a fun juxtaposition on viewpoints from middle manager vs. executive. It’s sure to be packed full of amazing tips and pure comedy gold. Get your badges soon!! Time is ticking.

@Layer8Con @AletheDenis

Keynote speaker @AletheDenis at Layer 8 Conference!

@AletheDenis @Layer8Con

@Layer8Con Ok, so I have some good news, and I have some bad news lol (I’m still working on slides)

#Fenway is a fantastic example of what it looks like when ownership takes care of a legacy and invests in the ballpark and the fandom to preserve that legacy. Appreciation and honor of the history with modern amenities and upgrades that make sense. That was possible in #Oakland - You just chose not to, Fisher. And you destroyed a legacy and a fandom. #FJF

@sinwindie @Zewensec

@Zewensec You know damn well I'm not a boomer 🥸

Still haven't gotten over the fact that @Zewensec thought I was a boomer :(

@AletheDenis @Layer8Con

@Layer8Con I just need to rearrange and redo all my slides. No big deal.

The @Layer8Con is in three days (or less) so of course it’s time to throw out my entire Keynote presentation and start over on the slides.

@vxunderground Sorry about that.

tl;dr have to euthanize my dog tomorrow morning. Not happy about it. He was a core staff member

When I first made vx-underground my dog was right beside me. Every single day; morning, afternoon, or night, he would be in my office while I worked. He was there right beside me when I was working on some research projects, working on Black Mass, restructuring or reorganizing the website. Every morning when I woke up we had a routine. Him and I would go outside. I'd have a smoke, he would use the restroom. We'd go inside and eat breakfast together. Following this him and I would immediately go into my office and get on the computer. While I worked he would sit right beside me on his dog bed. He did that every single day for years. If I stayed up for over 24 hours, he would be right there next to me waiting for bedtime. If I slept in and was being lazy, he would wait patiently to use the restroom (or yell at me to wake up). If I ordered food, I'd make sure he had a bite or two. If I ran to the store for snacks, I'd pick him up something. That's why it is so hard knowing that tomorrow morning I will be administering a near lethal dose of Acepromazine, Gabapentin, and Trazodone to my best friend. Following this he will transported to the veterinarian office to be administered a secondary dosage of medicine which will result in acute brain failure and respiratory failure. As always, tomorrow when him and I go outside for our daily routine of having a smoke and him using the restroom, I have to offer him his favorite snack (cheese). He'll be super excited, it's uncharacteristic of me to give him a treat for breakfast. He won't know that after he eats it, it will probably the last thing he remembers.

Another @SLEUTHCON in the books. What if the real mission wasn’t ransomware but the friends we made along the way? Was great seeing you all! #cti #sharingIsScaring

What happens when your leaders get asymmetrically attacked in a ransomware event? @SLEUTHCON lighting talk from Allie Bohan has me thinking about ransomware beyond just encryption.

Had a @Layer8Con sighting at @SLEUTHCON ! In the words of Mr. Peanut Butter “what is this? A crossover episode?!” #osint

Great talk! My takeaway: Ransomware isn’t always about the money. If a ransomware actor isn’t good at extracting money from victims….maybe their goals are more State aligned?

Another @SLEUTHCON nugget from Eric Loui. My takeaway: Attribution doesn’t need to be a single definitive data point. It can be a series of low confidence data points that all support each other, especially in the absence of intel that contradicts your attribution #CTI

@SLEUTHCON off to a great start. My lesson learned from @pmelson is: make friends, they probably know something you don’t, and the Intel space is all about not not knowing things #sharingIsScaring #CTI

The best part about @SLEUTHCON is the socks! When I get back home I shove all my cryptocurrency in them and hide them in my drawer. #sharingIsScaring #CTI

@BSides_NoVA @SLEUTHCON There!

Who will be attending @SLEUTHCON tomorrow in Crystal City? You can purchase a ticket for online attendance at sleuthcon.com