‘Argue with a fool, and you’ve got two fools.’ – John Avlon’s Father . Conventional wisdom never gets you very far when you’re trying to understand the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Take, for example, the bizarre, self-contained universe that is the North Korean internet. In the past few weeks, there’s been a spike in [...]
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Weird but Wired: North Korea’s not so Internet
Posted: 31st March 2013 by th3j35t3r in GeneralTags: dprk, internet censorship, kim jong un, Kwangmyong, north korea, th3j35t3r
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Curiosity Pwned the Cat
Posted: 9th March 2012 by th3j35t3r in General, Press Coverage, WikileaksTags: AnonOps, Anonymous, anonymousabu, assange, hacker, hacktivist, hactivism, hector xavier monsegur, Infosec Daily, islamic, jester, jihad, pwned, th3j35t3r, topiary
‘Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret’. – Ralph Waldo Emerson At the beginning of this week just hours before the news of Hector Monsegur’s arrest broke, many of you will have noticed that my twitter profile pic changed from the usual ‘Jester Mask’ to a QR-Code. The timing of this subtle change could [...]
Of Trolls and 'Lawyers'. So I Thought I would share this one.
Posted: 30th November 2011 by th3j35t3r in GeneralTags: Anonymous, chronicle.su, jester, lebal drocer, th3j35t3r
It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it. -Â John Steinbeck This past weekend I was required to access an old account I couldn’t recall the password to, so I used the ‘forgot password’ option. As we all [...]
If I am Wrong… I'll say I'm Wrong. Here's my apology.
Posted: 19th November 2011 by th3j35t3r in General, Hacker Tracker, Press CoverageTags: always, Anonymous, anonymousabu, dick, hacker, hacktivist, ISDPodcast, jester, Matt Shoemaker, occupywallstreet, ows, Rick Hayes, sabu, stay frosty, th3j35t3r
You can be a king or a street sweeper, but everybody dances with the Grim Reaper – Robert Alton Harris First order of business…. On July 13th 2011 - I stated via my blog post here that: “IF or when the time to apologize to Hugo comes. I will humbly be the second to do [...]
Occupy Wall Street?? 99%?? Ummm.
Posted: 15th November 2011 by th3j35t3r in General, Press CoverageTags: Anonymous, bullshit, hacker, hacktivist, jester, new york, nyc, occupy, occupywallst, ows, th3j35t3r
If you conduct whatever campaign you’re on with deceit and lies, your cause is lost. – a friend So recently there has been an image flying round various social networking sites. The image is an aerial photo of a supposedly huge turnout for the Occupy Wall Street protest against corruption and greed. What appears to [...]
Even Topiary Didn't Know What He Was Getting Into
Posted: 1st August 2011 by th3j35t3r in General, Hacker TrackerTags: 4Chan, AnonOps, Anonymous, hacker, hactivism, Infosec Daily, islamic, Jake Davis, jester, jihad, lulzsec, Matt Shoemaker, nakomis, NSA, on3iroi. jarred, sabu, th3j35t3r, topiary
‘Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not secrecy. Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world.’ So folks continue to ask me why I am ‘after’ anon/lulzsec…. Well I’d like to address this. I am not particularly ‘after’ anon (that’s not denying that we have [...]
Lulzsec's CloudFlare Configuration
Posted: 25th June 2011 by th3j35t3r in General, Hacker TrackerTags: anon, anonakomis, Anonymous, hacker, hactivism, Infosec Daily, ISDPodcast, jester, lulz, lulzsec, Matt Shoemaker, nakomis, Rick Hayes, sabu, th3j35t3r, topiary
‘All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use of power must always be accompanied by moral choice.’Â – Theodore Bikel As most of us are aware Lulzsec’s webserver (www.lulzsecurity.com) is protected by Cloudflare, and as such when you do a WHOIS [...]
If ya gonna troll – do it right.
Posted: 7th April 2011 by th3j35t3r in GeneralTags: 4Chan, AnonOps, Anonymous, hacker, hactivism, Infosec Daily, ISDPodcast, jester, Matt Shoemaker, on3iroi, on3iroi. jarred, podcasts, real_j35t3r, Rick Hayes, th3j35t3r
‘One little moment can change a million after it.’ – C. Gardiner As you all know IÂ ignore a huge amount of trolls and cyber-stalkers, not to mention individuals trying to pass themselves off as me online. Usually this is fairly amusing and brightens my day – after all imitation is the highest form of [...]
XerXeS for Windows??? – Not on my watch!
Posted: 9th February 2011 by th3j35t3r in General, Press CoverageTags: 4Chan, AnonOps, Anonymous, blog, encrypted, hactivism, Infosec Daily, ISDPodcast, jarred, jester, jihad, joker, Matt Shoemaker, on3iroi, on3iroi. jarred, podcast, Rick Hayes, th3j35t3r
@on3iroi ‘s Mantra – ‘It’s better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody’. – Matt Damon So those of us that keep abreast of the craziness that seems to ensue know I get trolled and insulted etc a helluva a lot. I spend about 1 second of my life deciding to ignore most [...]
For the Record
Posted: 18th January 2011 by th3j35t3r in General, Press Coverage, Wikileaks, WikiSneaksTags: 4Chan, anon, AnonOps, Anonymous, assange, Ben Ali, hacker, hactivism, Infosec Daily, insurance.aes256, ISDPodcast, jester, Matt Shoemaker, Rick Hayes, RoxasPhobia, th3j35t3r, Tunisia
The goal of propaganda is no longer to transform opinion but to arouse an active mythical belief – Jacques Ellul Earlier this morning I was greeted with a rather lame attempt by the ‘mighty’ Anonymous crowd to slur my (questionably) good name. It came in the form of this YouTube video (below), the content is [...]
Message to #anonOOPS
Posted: 30th December 2010 by th3j35t3r in General, Hacker TrackerTags: 4Chan, aes, AnonOps, Anonymous, assange, blog, encrypted, gap-insurance.aes256, hacker, hactivism, Infosec Daily, ISDPodcast, jihad, joker, Matt Shoemaker, podcast, Rick Hayes, th3j35t3r, wikileaks
‘A small team of A players can run circles round a giant team of B and C players.’ – Steve Jobs Well it’s been a really interesting December. As most of you will be aware, I have taken a break from my usual activities to play with Anonymous/Op Payback. And in turn they have been [...]
Time To Speak Up – Part Three
Posted: 10th December 2010 by th3j35t3r in General, Press Coverage, Wikileaks, WikiSneaksTags: 4Chan, AnonOps, Anonymous, assange, hacker, hactivism, Infosec Daily, jester, Matt Shoemaker, Rick Hayes, th3j35t3r, wikileaks, wikisneaks
“You can learn many things from children-how much patience you have for example.”-Franklin P Jones So as predicted it has come to pass that the fearsome ‘hackers’ (both terms used loosely) over at 4Chan are gunning for me personally. My instant reaction to this news – OMFG what is a skript kiddie like me gonna [...]
Time to Speak Up – Part Two
Posted: 9th December 2010 by th3j35t3r in General, Press Coverage, Wikileaks, WikiSneaksTags: assange, blog, gap insurance, hacker, hactivism, Infosec Daily, insurance, ISDPodcast, jester, jihad, Matt Shoemaker, Rick Hayes, th3j35t3r, wikileaks
“Often the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth” – Mark Twain Skiddie? DDOS? WTF? So I really need to clear up a few things that certain folks aren’t quite grasping regarding XerXes, methods and tactics. Contrary to popular belief, I do not have C&C of a botnet, by their very [...]
Time to Speak Up – Part One
Posted: 8th December 2010 by th3j35t3r in General, Press Coverage, WikileaksTags: assange, hacker, hactivism, Infosec Daily, ISDPodcast, jester, Matt Shoemaker, Rick Hayes, th3j35t3r, wikileaks
“To escape criticism – do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.” – Elbert Hubbard As you may have clocked – I have been ‘dark’ (with regard to speaking publicly) now for 9 days. I am afraid this has been a necessary course of action. It’s called OPSEC and something that operators such as me take very [...]
WikiLeaks – Insurance Policy Expired?
Posted: 17th September 2010 by th3j35t3r in General, Wikileaks, WikiSneaksTags: aes, assange, encrypted, gap insurance, gap-insurance.aes256, hacker, insurance, insurance.aes256, jester, NSA, th3j35t3r, war diary, wikileaks, wikisneaks
UPDATE: I have re-uploaded ‘gap-insurance.aes256‘ and it appears to be staying put for now, however please download and upload to your favorite filer host and tell us where you put it in comments section below @1000am EST 18th Sept. So we all know it’s been pretty quiet round these parts. Why? WikiLeaks recently published a [...]
InfoSec Daily Show – Shout Outs!
Posted: 1st July 2010 by th3j35t3r in Press CoverageTags: hacker, hactivism, Infosec Daily, ISDPodcast, jester, joker, Matt Shoemaker, podcast, podcasts, Rick Hayes, th3j35t3r
So I listen to the ISDPodcast everyday, and find it a really informative but naturally amusing light-hearted delve into what’s going on in the world of InfoSec. I have noticed that Rick Hayes and Matt Shoemaker (the presenters of the show) have dedicated a couple of slots to me over the last few months (thanks) [...]
Unredacted Original Interview with Newspaper 'Die Welt'
Posted: 30th June 2010 by th3j35t3r in General, Press CoverageTags: blog, hacker, hactivism, islamic, jester, jihad, joker, newspaper, th3j35t3r, welt
Hi all, I was recently approached by one Florian Flade, a reporter from the famous German newspaper ‘Die Welt‘ and asked if I could do an interview. Florian I might add was a pleasure to answer questions for. The article went out today here, however only in German language, so for anyone who does not [...]
Maybe I might setup a blog here??
Posted: 26th June 2010 by th3j35t3r in GeneralTags: blog, hacker, hactivism, jester, th3j35t3r
Fairly informal affair, just notes observations and maybe an insight into the world of an independent citizen fighting the Jihadi’s online. If any of ya have any thoughts on this, (good or bad) use the comment box below PS IF YOU CANNOT SEE THE COMMENT BOX, JUST CLICK THE RED ARTICLE TITLE ABOVE! << peace [...]
