modrobert @modrobert@qoto.org

Pure poetry!

New, from me: The Kimwolf Botnet is Lurking in Corporate, Govt. Networks

A new Internet-of-Things botnet called Kimwolf has spread to more than 2 million devices, forcing infected systems to participate in massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and to relay other malicious and abusive Internet traffic. Kimwolf’s ability to scan the local networks of compromised systems for other IoT devices to infect makes it a sobering threat to organizations, and new research reveals Kimwolf is surprisingly prevalent in government and corporate networks.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/01/kimwolf-botnet-lurking-in-corporate-govt-networks/

#botnet #infosec #IoT #DDoS #threatresearch #malware

This tune from the ending of the original 1988 version of "Snatcher" is so damn good. 🔊🎵
https://youtu.be/NE31DOyyipA?si=PYtgWcCF6X-IHovN

https://hachyderm.io/@itworldcup/115926604229775228

PHP was ahead. But at a staggering 1350 votes cast so far, python is pulling ahead again.

And still 10 hours until the poll closes.

Above all, this is testament to the engagement of both the PHP and Python communities.

Perhaps #php is not so dead after all

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@SheHacksPurple/115930818373604665

What to Actually Do About Them:

Just stop fucking using the slop machines and rewarding the slop purveyors because the rest of us are going to be unfucking your slop for the next decade as is.

Battlefront Scenario Disk One: Guadalcanal.woz

https://archive.org/details/wozaday_Battlefront_Scenario_Disk_One_Guadalcanal

Thanks to @A2_Canada for the disk!

#wozaday #AppleII #retrocomputing

RE: https://mastodon.social/@a2_4am/115924184016966918

I've been working with @A2_Canada to image, verify, and provide complete metadata for a number of scenario disks by Strategic Studies Group. SSG was an Australian video game developer+publisher that specialized in hex-based wargames. They had a multi-year print run of a magazine ("Run 5") devoted to these games and the community that centered around them. The magazine included type-in variations that nobody actually wanted to type in. They quickly started selling the variations on floppy disk.

Dreaming of your own Airbus cockpit? ✈️

We are proud to sponsor @flyfly's Open Source A320 Home Cockpit. Built with KiCad, Rust, and 3D printing, this project turns a "wire mess" into a sleek, reproducible simulator.

Full story and links to open-source files here:

#Hardware #Technology #OpenSource
https://community.aisler.net/t/fully-open-source-airbus-a320-home-cockpit/5476?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=creative-community

Easily the brightest and most widespread aurora I've seen from the west Highlands of Scotland.

Two of these photos are close to directly south facing.

#aurora

New @lukhash track is out and it's a real banger: https://lukhash.bandcamp.com/track/overdrive
#Music #EDM

You have to setup a NAS at home, which OS you choose?

Apologising to the sick astronaut, but this made me laugh for about a half an hour #IYKYK

Ultimate betrayal.

#mozilla #firefox

The intro from "Another World" (1991) still manages to impress even decades later, which is why I feel like it's nearly impossible to describe emotions one felt upon encountering it 35 years ago for the first time.

Suddenly a loud bang from the lab at the local #hamradio club ‼️ 💥🤯

Luckily nothing happened to the people in there, but I guess it’s safe to say that this vintage capacitor decided to quit its job 😂

Always wear safety glasses 🥽 when testing and troubleshooting #electronics, especially if it’s vintage gear where you have no knowledge of its state and health☝🏼

#electronicsengineering #vintageelectronics #vintagerepair

$ curl duck

I wanted to make the world's fastest yawl, so I made the aft sail bigger, but apparently that means it's not a yawl anymore! It's a real ketch-22.
https://xkcd.com/3193/

Wrote a custom C++ engine to render raw WAD geometry directly to the DAC.

Pure vector output, 1D occlusion culling, no rasterization tricks.

Running on a MOTU M4.