Since NoName057(16) is no more, I might as well reveal how I tracked them now.
It’s super dumb.
I cosplayed as a Russian supporter (under my real name btw, I have nothing to hide), then actually ran their Ddosia client from a PC which could only access their C2 (so couldn’t actually execute attacks).
I used video game modding tools to automatically extract the AES encrypted config ( 
) and automatically dump it into Excel spreadsheets so defending orgs knew what to block.
Wir sind ein alteingesessener Fotoladen in Saarbrücken. Seit mehr als 115 Jahren stehen wir für kompetenz rund um die Fotografie und Videografie.YouTube
Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels sign declaration of principles to end conflict in eastern Congo
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A vehicle drives into a crowd in Los Angeles, injuring 30 people, including at least 3 critically
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#Mutter hilft #Kinderschänder beim #Missbrauch Ihrer 8-Jährigen #Tochter.
Wir fordern hohe #Haftstrafen für diese skrupellosen und widerwärtigen Täter.
Null Toleranz bei Missbrauch, das gilt für absolut jeden Täter und das ohne Ausnahme, alles andere wäre Täterschutz und ein Schlag ins Gesicht der Opfer !!!
Wer Menschen missbraucht, vergewaltigt, oder ihnen Gewalt antut, muss mit voller Härte des Gesetzes strafrechtlich verfolgt und bestraft werden, und hat jedes Recht auf Freiheit und Selbstbestimmung für immer verloren.
Der Schutz von Menschen hat oberste Priorität, und nicht der Schutz von #Tätern und #Täterinnen, egal welcher gesellschaftlichen Position und welchen Status der/die Täter/inn in unserem Land hat, oder welcher #Nationalität, #Kultur, und #Religion der Täter/inn angehört !!!
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Ein Mann hat mehrere Kinder missbraucht – zum Teil mit der Hilfe seiner Freundin. Zudem arbeitete er als Notarzt, obwohl er nicht einmal Krankenpfleger war.Andreas Wegener (BILD)
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A fake party full of fakes
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One Reform council leader said he'd cut taxes 'on day one' of assuming office. You'll never guess what happened next...Tom (The London Economic)
I checked all 1,132 titles beginning with the letters I-P yesterday afternoon and only found one broken link which I was able to fix.
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But while building an "Aryan Economics" reading list I found three broken links that the link checker didn't catch. I was able to fix all of them as well.
The Colchester Collection's catalog Page Three for books starting with the letters I-Lwww.colchestercollection.com
The Palestinian health ministry said on Saturday that the death toll in Gaza since October 2023 has risen to 58,765, with an additional 140,485 people wounded. The majority of the victims are women and children.
I suspect the true figures are much much higher.
Post 'DiversityWatch (July 19, 2025)' On Amerika.org realist conservative blogwww.amerika.org
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Here we go again..
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The force has already arrested 70 people for taking part in similar protests in the past fortnightAmy-Clare Martin (The Independent)
Nobuo Uematsu and ConTiki at the BitSummit 2025 in Kyoto, Japan: Eyes on Me from Final Fantasy VIII.YouTube
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Popular JavaScript libraries eslint-config-prettier and eslint-plugin-prettier were hijacked this week and turned into malware droppers, in a supply chain attack achieved via targeted phishing and credential theft.
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Advertising without signal: The rise of the grifter equilibrium
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Economists credit ads with two welfare‑enhancing roles: 1. Informative – trimming search costs (Stigler 1961 (pdf)). 2.Gaurav (Gojiberries)
Fstrings.wtf
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Test your knowledge of Python's f-string formatting with this interactive quiz. How well do you know Python's string formatting quirks?fstrings.wtf
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Tropical storm Wipha threatens southern China after battering Taiwan and the Philippines
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Bangladesh's Islamist party projects force with a big rally in Dhaka
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Director of National Intelligence, and former Co-Chair of the Democrat National Committee, Tulsi Gabbard directly accusing Barack Hussein Obama of orchestrating a coup against President Trump.
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South Korea's ousted President Yoon indicted on additional criminal charges over martial law
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TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – The chief of Lebanon's Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem, says that the Israeli regime will never be able to take Hezbollah's weapons, and they are ready to defend themselves in the event of Israeli aggression.Mehr News Agency
Zohran Mamdani will need the Jewish establishment to become New York mayor, and liberal Zionists are paving the way. Although this means there will be Zionists in City Hall, they will be playing by new rules set by ascendant pro-Palestine Democrats.
Edwin Feulner, founder of the poisonous The Heritage Foundation finally dead at age 83
He was one of the most influential conservatives in America ever and has unleashed so much horror and misery on the American people, Asia and the world as a whole since 1973
May he rot in hell and misery come to all who praise or mourn him #USPol
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La Hind Rajab Foundation persigue legalmente a los criminales de guerra cuando estos se toman vacaciones de matar niños y se van a cualquier país del mundo creyéndose impunes.
Su esforzado y arriesgado trabajo merece apoyo económico y de difusión. hindrajabfoundation.org
The Hind Rajab Foundation is devoted to breaking the cycle of Israeli impunity and honoring the memory of Hind Rajab and all those who have perished in the Gaza genocide. We are driven by a profound commitment to justice, seeking to hold perpetratorsTHE HIND RAJAB FOUNDATION
War veterans go from Ukraine front lines to Wembley ringside for Usyk's heavyweight bout
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🚨 TESTIMONY: Freed Palestinian prisoner, journalist Sami al-Sa’i, describes how he was raped by Israeli soldiers with objects as a “welcome” to Israel’s notorious Megiddo “Prison.”
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#Gaza #Palestine #Syria #iran #lebanon #Genocide #geopolitics
@palestine @lebanon @yemen @irannachrichten #SettlerColonialism
#AntiImperialism #tiktok #cdnpoli
#antiPalestinianracism #canada #usa #yemen
@blackmastodon #freePalestine #GazaGenocide #IsraelTerroristState
Trump's pace of early travel largely mirrors Biden's, but with more sports events and golf
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Pars Today – French forces have been compelled to withdraw from Senegal.Pars Today
There’s a show title: Summer Long Balls.
'Summer long balls': Awkward phenomenon could impact fertility
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Looking for a reason to welcome winter? The internet is rife with tales of dreaded “summer long balls,” a seasonal condition characterized by the unpleasant engorgement of the testicles…Reda Wigle (New York Post)
Walid Jumblatt warns of a prolonged crisis in Sweida, as Druze leaders urge fairness and "Israel" launches airstrikes on Syria under the guise of protection.Al Mayadeen English (Lebanese Druze leaders urge ceasefire, unity amid Sweida clashes)
Trump signs new stablecoin regulations into law, a major milestone for crypto industry
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Overheard in the library: "I've had such a good brainstorming session with ChatGPT this morning!"
The only answer I want from ChatGPT is 404 Not Found. I will also settle for 500 Internal Server Error, if it means that someone pulled all the disks out, but nginx is still unaware and full of hope.
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Russia convicts dozens for anti-Israel riots at Dagestan airport two years ago | Reuters
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> Russian courts sentenced 135 people to lengthy prison sentences in connection with a mass anti-Israel protest in October 2023 at an airport in the predominantly Muslim Dagestan region, the country's Investigative Committee said on Friday.
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...ravel nearly the speed of light, then distances shrink. So we can travel to the Andromeda galaxy in a minute, however, when you came back four million years would have passed.. Subscribe to @sci...Minds
"CODERE, MONTORO Y UNA JUEZA DE MADRID
En el año 2017 la trama corrupta en el ministerio de hacienda del PP con Montoro acabó archivada en un juzgado de Madrid.
La juez Patricia Jiménez-Alfaro Esperón archivó la causa porque no vio delito en la actividad de Estudio Económico.
Hoy sabemos por la investigación del juez de Tarragona que #CODERE pagó 679.000 euros a la consultora de #Montoro para que le hicieran leyes a medida.
¿Quién es uno de los altos directivos de CODERE? José Antonio Jiménez-Alfaro Esperón.
Sí, la JUEZA que archivó el caso sobre Estudio Económico ES LA HERMANA de uno de los directivos de la empresa que pagaba sobornos a la consultora."
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Türkiye has upped its rhetoric against Israel following the Israeli airstrikes on central Damascus on Wednesday, its Defense Ministry calling the attacks ateleSURenglish
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The Roman Empire's 3rd Century Crisis was a literal "Come to Jesus" moment.
"New York State on Friday agreed to pay $450,000 to Brittany Commisso, a former aide to Andrew Cuomo who accused him of groping and subjecting her to persistent sexual harassment on the job at the governor’s office."
NEW YORK STATE PAID IT. Not Cuomo.
Danny Dyer also lashed out at politicians who 'pretend to be working class by drinking pints in pubs'. Wonder who that could be!Tom (The London Economic)
Portuguese author and former politician Bruno Maçães took to social media to criticise a post by Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz. Katz had shared a screenshot from a video showing Israeli airstrikes on Syria, captioned: “The painful blows have begun.”
In response, Maçães wrote: “Not sure what to call this. Psychologically it’s a mental disease. Politically it reminds us of the old European fascism like nothing else since then.”
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The exchange followed a wave of powerful Israeli airstrikes that hit Damascus on Wednesday, 16 July. According to Syrian state media, the attacks targeted the Syrian defence ministry, military headquarters, and areas close to the presidential palace.
Footage aired on local TV channels showed a large explosion in central Damascus. Thick plumes of smoke were seen rising around Umayyad Square.
Police Claim 6 Guerrilla Cadres Killed In Skirmish With Security Personnel In Narayanpur District abolitionmedia.noblogs.org/204…
Police Claim 6 Guerrilla Cadres Killed In Skirmish With Security Personnel In Narayanpur District
Narayanpur District, July 18, 2025: At least six persons police claim to be cadres of the CPI (Maoist) were killed in a firefight with security personnel in the hilly forested terrain of Abujhmad region in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district, about 400 km south of Raipur, State Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) P. Sundarraj announced to the press today.
A combing operation was launched by a joint team of security forces in the Abujhmad region based on intelligence inputs about the presence of Maoist cadres in the area. An exchange of fire ensued on Friday afternoon and continued intermittently in the forest. Six bodies have been recovered so far from the encounter scene, the IGP stated in his report to the press, adding that the security forces have recovered one AK-47, a Self Loading rifle and other weapons, as well as explosives materials and items of daily use from the site of the gun battle.
The IGP concluded his remarks to the press by saying that as the search operation remains underway, further operational details could not to be shared, adding that there was however no report of any injury sustained by the security forces.
According to police officials, Abujhmad region in Narayanpur district, is among the seven Maoist-affected districts in Bastar Region, and is cited by police authorities as an epicenter of Maoist activity in south Chhattisgarh.
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Six Maoists killed in encounter with forces in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur
RAIPUR: At least six cadres of banned outfit CPI (Maoist) were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in the hilly forested terrain of Abujhmad in NEjaz Kaiser (The New Indian Express)
WHY is there a ResuciAnnie in the report?
B-roll?
Patient privacy?
Does the viewer really need the prop shot to grok the sitch?
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Making Sense of the PKK’s Self-Dissolution
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"What Does It Mean for the Middle East? On May 12, 2025, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê, PKK) announced its dissolution after more than four decades of armed struggle against the Turkish government. This came on the heels of a call from imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan to disband the organization. On July..."
These French villages have no more drinking water. The reason? PFAS pollution
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> Nearly 3,500 residents across 16 rural villages have been unable to drink tap water since July 10 due to a record-breaking contamination by PFAS, a group of toxic substances known as 'forever chemicals.'
#PFAS #France #Environment #Nature
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Kevin Beaumont
in reply to Kevin Beaumont • • •Lots of the ISPs wouldn’t disconnect their C2 servers due to law enforcement, geopolitics and threat intel vendor incentives (selling tracking is $$), so I used to submit them as spam servers - many ISPs automatically null route spam, so they’d get cut off from supporters.
Thanks to those who helped me with that, it cut their support base in half.
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in reply to Kevin Beaumont • • •“Be the chaotic good you’d like to see in the world!”
Much appreciated.
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in reply to Kevin Beaumont • • •Thanks, good job
Kevin Beaumont
in reply to Kevin Beaumont • • •At one stage they almost rumbled me, as they realised my successful attack stats were zero after years and cut me off.
I started talking about video games to the guy and he forgot. Then somebody else hooked me back up the following day, not looking at my stats. :02dab:
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in reply to Kevin Beaumont • • •No surprise here. I think I must have been the third #Smurf on the local timeline of #CyberPlace.
I always fall asleep when you talk about Flight Simulator or The Elder Scrolls. I suppose we all do... 💤
But please do continue. We derive great pleasure from that 😘
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in reply to Kevin Beaumont • • •this is a good tip, I'll have to remember that tbh
this story also reminds of that one time I tracked down some german teenager running a DDoS for hire service, bypassed cloudflare through various methods to find his server's backend IP, and then ran a bash one-liner that signed up with bogus accounts until it accidentally filled the disk and crashed the MySQL process on the server.... taking it down for everyone
pretty sure he just gave up and deleted the entire infrastructure after that lol
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in reply to Kevin Beaumont • • •What was NoName057 ?
(For those of us who missed the start of the story ?)
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