John Z Black
Brunswick, ME • (207) 245-1010 • contact@johnzblack.com
I haven't yet decided exactly what kind of content I intend to post here. I love cooking and taking pictures so initially I'll probably just share recipes, photos and that kind of thing.
If I really start using the space I may expand on the blog capabilities. For now I'm keeping it quite simple.
When 'No' Means Nothing: Privacy Erosion from DHS Surveillance to Duolingo Tracking
DHS fired the privacy officers who questioned surveillance orders. Duolingo keeps sending your data to ByteDance after you opt out. Your 'no' doesn't work when nobody's enforcing it.
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The War Near Iran Is Breaking Your Apps: GPS Jamming, Cyber Escalation, and Civilian Collateral
GPS jamming near Iran is wrecking delivery and navigation apps across the region. Unit 42 warns of escalating Iranian cyber risk. Modern conflict has a civilian tech blast radius.
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APT28's Covenant Trick and North Korea's AirDrop Hack: How Nation-States Borrow Their Tools
Russia's APT28 hijacked an open-source red-team tool to hit Ukraine. North Korea's UNC4899 used Apple AirDrop to break into a crypto firm. Both attacks exploit the trust we put in legit software.
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AI Agents Have an Infrastructure Problem — and Researchers Just Proved It
MCP protocol flaws, a 38-researcher red team exercise, and LLM-powered deanonymization all landed the same week. AI agent security isn't a future problem. It's a right now problem.
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The Edge Is the Front Line: FortiGate, ASUS Routers, and the War on Network Perimeters
Enterprise firewalls and consumer routers are getting hammered. FortiGate credential theft and the KadNap botnet show the same failure at the network edge.
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Patch Week From Hell: Microsoft, Adobe, SAP, and HPE All Drop Critical Fixes at Once
March 2026 might be the worst coordinated patching week in years. Microsoft, Adobe, SAP, and HPE all dropped critical fixes in the same 48-hour window. Here's what to patch first.
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