Hacklore spreads through word of mouth as much as it does more official channels. Fight back against zombie advice. 🧟♀️ Send the hacklore.org website to at least two friends today so they can learn what really keeps accounts and devices safe! 🔐
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I updated the resources page with a new draft slide deck. Let me know what you think. Feel free to remix and share! www.hacklore.org/resources
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The cybersecurity advice we all repeat that isn't actually helping anyone. hacklore.org • CC BY 4.0 • Robert Lord
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📣 BREAKING NEWS! "Avoid shopping and banking on public Wi-Fi." 🤔 😆 😜 www.kob.com/news/what-th... Check out hacklore.org to get rid of zombie advice. 🧟
🥱 Tired of zombie advice that won't stay dead? 🧟 Check out hacklore.org for the advice that will keep your online accounts and devices safe from the most common attacks. 🔐 📣 Share the cure with your networks!
🏫🎓 Here is an interesting academic paper that cites hacklore.org. Let me know your thoughts! 🔐 Title: Public Wi-Fi Security and the Spread of Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt publications.cispa.de/articles/con...
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🎭 Roses are red, violets are blue, juice jacking isn't real, and neither are half the threats you've been told to worry about. 😜 Happy (almost) April Fools' Day — the Hacklore newsletter is out! 📰 buttondown.com/hacklore/arc...
Imagine spending your limited security awareness budget warning people about a crime that has never happened in the wild. 🤔 What would you do with that time and budget instead? 👇 hacklore.org 🙈
📞 2010 called... 📞 It wants its security advice back! 🤣 hacklore.org 🧟 🔁 Boost to your network to bury hacklore before it rises again. 🧟☠️
I just learned of this hacklore website. 🤔😆 (Someone needs to create a juice-jacking emoji...) usbcondom.com
USB Data Blockers – Straight Answers
Clear, hype-free answers on USB condoms & juice-jacking.
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⌛ Giving outdated cybersecurity advice misdirects people from the tasks that will actually help them be secure. It's time to let go of zombie advice! 🧟♀️ 📖 Check out hacklore.org where you can learn what tactics work against the most common crimes. 📬 And sign up for the mailing list!
Bravo to the Cyber Readiness Institute for joining the movement to stop hacklore! People and organizations are rethinking security guidance in light of today's technology and threat landscapes. Check out their blog below, and visit hacklore.org. 🔐 cyberreadinessinstitute.org/news-and-eve...
Stop Spreading “Hacklore”: What Small Businesses Should Really Do to Stay Secure - Cyber Readiness Institute
There is no shortage of cybersecurity advice for small and medium-sized businesses. Much of it is practical and easy to understand, even without a technical background. But some long-standing recommen...
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📅 It's not too early to start your Cybersecurity Awareness Month planning, especially if that planning involves removing hacklore from your materials. 😉 ℹ️ More information here: hacklore.org 📬 Join the newsletter: buttondown.com/hacklore 📣 Spread the word!
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There are some serious problems with this article, but the main point is right: Some personal VPN products falsely claim, or imply, that using their products will solve the online privacy problem. It's just not true. www.cnet.com/tech/service...
VPNs Can’t Make You Anonymous Online. Don’t Be Fooled by Anyone Who Says They Can
Total anonymity online is impossible, and it’s dangerous to claim otherwise.
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It's 2026 and time to stop getting cybersecurity advice from the undead. 🧟♂️🧟♀️ Ready to let go of zombie advice? Start at hacklore.org! 🔐 📣 Spread the word!! 📣
🔐 Wi-Fi public, codes QR, juice jacking, Bluetooth, cookies, rotation de mots de passe — on croit encore à ces mythes de cybersécurité? Nouvel épisode avec Guillaume Ross sur le projet @hacklore.bsky.social 🎧 Web: bit.ly/46SsOTd 🎧 Spotify: bit.ly/3ZG5lkq 🎧 YouTube: bit.ly/46bIUHt #Cybersécurité
Someone just suggested that Hacklore.org recommend using a protected DNS service. How should we think about this proposal? 🤔
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This site from the Government of Canada promotes some classic #hacklore. Does anyone have contacts in the appropriate department? I'd like to help them update their guidance. 🙏🔐 www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/en
Get Cyber Safe
Homepage of the Government of Canada Get Cyber Safe campaign. Find out where the risks are, how to protect yourself and how to protect your devices.
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This FTC page is free of hacklore. Bravo! 🔐🥳 consumer.ftc.gov/node/78344
Are Public Wi-Fi Networks Safe? What You Need To Know
Public Wi-Fi networks, or hotspots, in coffee shops, malls, airports, hotels, and other places are convenient. In the early days of the internet, they often weren’t secure. But things have changed. He...
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🧟♀️ Still giving out zombie advice about public wi-fi? Still warning about evil baristas hacking people's devices in the cafe? Check out hacklore.org for the guidance that will actually help everyday people stay secure online. 🔐
Tired of zombie cybersecurity advice that should have been dead and buried by now? 🧟 Stop letting the undead waste your time. Visit hacklore.org for the cure! Real-world threat models. No fear theater. Just the facts. 🔐 Boost to your network! 🙏
🔥 Killer post about hacklore from Huntress 🔥 www.huntress.com/cybersecurit... They write, "Drop the lore, defend the core". Brilliant!! 🔐🙏
What is Hacklore? Debunking Common Cybersecurity Myths | Huntress
Join the Hacklore initiative to separate cybersecurity fact from fiction. We audit our own content to reveal the truth about VPNs, charging stations, and how to focus on threats that actually matter i...
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📣 The latest Hacklore newsletter is out! In this Valentine’s Day issue, we’re celebrating the truest gift of love: helping someone level up their security with advice that actually stops real-world attacks. Spread the word to your followers! ❤️🌹🔐❤️🌹🔐❤️🌹🔐❤️🌹 buttondown.com/hacklore/arc...
Hacklore, the Valentine’s Day Edition
"Celebrating Valentine's Day with security tactics that really work!"
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Apologies for the spoilers, but desperate times call for desperate action! 😱 🔐 Someone needs to send the NYT the correct answer to this puzzle: www.hacklore.org/passwords It's not 2010 anymore, but you wouldn't know it from all the #hacklore out there... 🤔
Jeremy Grant@jgrantindc.bsky.social · 6mo ago
Ex-CISA officials, CISOs dispel 'hacklore,' spread cybersecurity truths
Ex-CISA officials, CISOs dispel 'hacklore,' spread cybersecurity truths
Don't believe everything you read Afraid of connecting to public Wi-Fi? Terrified to turn your Bluetooth on? You may be falling for "hacklore," tall tales about cybersecurity that distract you from real dangers. Dozens of chief security officers and ex-CISA officials have launched an effort and website to dispel these myths and show you how not to get hacked for real.…
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This is Hacklore outdated security concern #3!
The Letter — Stop Hacklore!
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LOWρUFO 🇺🇦🇵🇸🌍@lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 8mo agoHi, I'm a bad actor looking to compromise people's phones for my own financial gain while minimizing legal risks by modifying USB-C ports in public places. I have chosen to sabotage an aircraft
Our culture rewards spectacular claims ("OMG! You'll get hacked if you use coffee shop wi-fi!") and largely ignores the unglamorous work of saying “this isn’t true anymore.” Nevertheless, we persist. 🔐 hacklore.org
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