Paul Roberts
@paulroberts.bsky.social
Reporter. Runner. Dad. Publisher securityledger.com and FightToRepair.news; Editorial Director at ReversingLabs. A #righttorepair advocate and founder of Secure Repairs @securepairs.bsky.social
Dishwashers? Yes! Coffee Makers? No. Vacuum Cleaners? Maybe. The EU's Spotty Right To Repair Law Goes Live. open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...
Dishwashers? Yes! Coffee Makers? No. Vacuum Cleaners? Maybe. The EU's Spotty Right To Repair Law Goes Live.
As the EU's landmark right to repair law takes effect, repair advocates say big gaps remain. Also: Logitech makes small device repairs easy. And: Ghana turns the West's denim trash into art.
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I’m doing a live chat with Kevin O’Reilly of @fulufoundation.bsky.social on their summer Own Your Sh*t Tour. Check it out! open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE NOW: Live: The Own Your Sh*t Tour - Coming To a City Near You!
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Thrilled to attend #CANRepair The Canadian Repair Convention at @dalhousieu.bsky.social - to speak on a panel on behalf of @securesilient.bsky.social and @securepairs.bsky.social - comparing notes with the many #righttorepair advocates at the federal and provincial levels.
Uncle Sam Pays $40,000 for an $8 Knob: The Case For Military Right To Repair open.substack.com/pub/fighttor... #righttorepair
New Class Action Suit Targets Repair Monopoly On Deere Construction, Landscaping Equipment open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...
New Class Action Suit Targets Repair Monopoly On Deere Construction, Landscaping Equipment
A lawsuit filed by a Chicago-based landscaping firm alleges that software locks and electronic restrictions prevent mechanics from fixing “Yellow” Deere construction and landscaping equipment.
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The Storm Brewing Over 3D Printer Maker Bambu Lab’s Lock Down open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...
The Storm Brewing Over 3D Printer Maker Bambu Lab’s Lock Down
Bambu Lab shut down an open source project to restore owners’ access to 3D printer functions the company cut off. Now YouTuber and advocate Louis Rossman is offering to defend that effort in court.
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Researchers at ReversingLabs identified a dangerous new tactic by North Korean hackers: targeting the AI systems that write code.
How Claude Planted Malicious Code In A Crypto-Trading App
A malicious campaign by North Korean state actors saw a malicious npm package dependency slipped into a crypto trading agent by an AI coding agent, according to a new report by ReversingLabs. The incident highlights a troubling new frontier in software supply chain attacks: hackers targeting developers...and the AI tools writing their code.
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What do unencrypted wireless communications get you when added to a life-sustaining medical device like a power wheelchair? Cool features and....this👇
The Security Ledger@securityledger.bsky.social · 6mo agoYou rely on a power wheelchair with cool, software features. But could those same features be used by to seize control of your chair and crash it into a wall or throw it (and you) down a set of stairs? Check out our latest podcast to find out! securityledger.com/2026/02/when... #cybersecurity
An important development in our effort to end #enshittification and prevent Big Tech from privatizing the profits while socializing the cyber risks. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy
SRFF@securesilient.bsky.social · 6mo agoLawmakers in MA proposed legislation to end the epidemic of "end of life" electronics. HD 5563 & SD 3606 require OEMs to disclose software support periods to consumers & ISPs to replace EOL equipment leased to customers at no cost. @consumerreports.org @cdt.org secure-resilient.org/2026/01/mass...
The #StrangerThings concept of the “Upside Down” is a pretty useful way to think about the risks lurking in the software we all rely on. A new report from @reversinglabs.com shines a light into that dark world. #appsec #softwaresupplychain securityledger.com/2026/01/tech...
Technology’s “Upside Down”? Software Supply Chain
The concept of an “Upside Down” is a good way to think about software risks, as the latest Software Supply Chain Security Report makes clear.
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It's Giving Tuesday. If your goals include reducing e-waste, fostering a circular economy and putting checks on Big Tech's abuse of consumers, here's a worthy cause to donate to! #righttorepair #circulareconomy @securesilient.bsky.social @consumerreports.org
SRFF@securesilient.bsky.social · 8mo agoHappy Giving Tuesday! Here's your opportunity to support our campaign to pass new laws giving consumers vital information about manufacturers' commitment to update and patch the software that runs smart devices _before_ they purchase the device! givebutter.com/EOL
Secure Repairs joined leading organizations in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to affirm a February, 2025 district court ruling upholding Massachusetts automotive right to repair law's granting of owner access to telematics data needed for repairs.
Secure Repairs Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Massachusetts Vehicle Right to Repair Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boston, MA — November 9, 2025 — Secure Repairs, a coalition of more than 400 cybersecurity professionals advocating for the right to repair, has joined leading organizations in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to affirm a February, 2025 ruling by a district court judge that rejected efforts by the auto industry to declare Massachusetts’s 2020 Right-to-Repair law a violation of federal authority.
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Join me at 3:00 PM EDT today for a chat on @reversinglabs.com podcast, ConversingLabs, with Casey Ellis of @bugcrowd.com about the fast-evolving (#AI powered) world of bug hunting and vulnerability disclosure. Join our live audience here: riverside.fm/studio/conve...
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Right To Repair Surges In State Houses - Washington became the 6th US state to pass a comprehensive electronics right to repair bill. Up next: Connecticut and...wait for it... Texas, vying to be the 1st Republican controlled state to enshrine a legal #righttorepair. open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...
Right To Repair Surges In State Houses
Washington became the 6th U.S. state to enact an electronics right to repair law. Connecticut & Texas may be next. Also: Nintendo’s threat to brick Switch 2s highlights collapse of ownership rights.
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2. As huge numbers of America's small product-makers and retailers are left to scramble and go under because of the tariff shocks, and even larger chains like Target expect rough seas, Walmart will come out ahead because no supplier can afford to lose its business.
Manufacturers walk away from the smart, connected devices they sell, arbitrarily declaring them "end of life" and ending security updates and software support. That short changes consumers and is a gold mine for cybercriminals and hackers. This new model legislation address the problem.
SRFF@securesilient.bsky.social · last yr.Some important news: SRFF has teamed up with @consumerreports.org and #USPIRG to introduce model legislation to require smart device makers to disclose to consumers _before_ they buy a smart device how long they'll support the software that runs it. Read more: secure-resilient.org/2025/03/srff...
Check out the latest news on the fight for a #righttorepair, with stories from @wired.com , @theverge.com, @ifixit.com and more!
Fight to Repair News@fight2repair.bsky.social · last yr.Right to Repair is on a roll! The push for pro-repair laws, has spread to all 50 states. Also: Humane sold a $700 #AI powered pin, then bricked it. A hack by owners may keep it working. #RighttoRepair news from WIRED, The Verge, iFixit, Digital Journal & more: open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...
" You can have a beautiful app that's fast and looks great and does everything the customer asks for, but if I can hack into it in 10 minutes, would you call that high quality?" The amazing Tanya Janca of @shehackspurple.bsky.social talks about her new Wiley book: Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding.
The Security Ledger@securityledger.bsky.social · last yr.In our latest podcast we talked with Tanya Janca (@shehackspurple.bsky.social ) about her new book Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding.
A big win for the #righttorepair as a federal judge in Massachusetts dismisses a case challenging the state's automobile right to repair law.
Secure Repairs@securepairs.bsky.social · last yr.Statement on Ruling Upholding Massachusetts Auto Right to Repair Law Secure Repairs, an organization of cyber professionals that support the right to repair, applauded a ruling by a federal court in Massachusetts upholding the state's automotive right to repair law. Secure Repairs member Craig…
A survey by @consumerreports.org finds that 43% of the consumers who purchased smart devices were unaware of manufacturers' plans to support the software that runs their devices. More than 70% want more transparency from OEMs. #righttorepair Read more: open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...
In this clip from our latest #podcast, David Kellerman the Field #CTO at Cymulate explains how the company's attack simulation feature works - helping organizations test the effectiveness of security products in real life attack scenarios. Check out the full interview here: lnkd.in/efyEiJRe
Nice pick up here from @jasonkoebler.bsky.social and @404media.co on a medical device company, Terumo, slamming the gate shut on independent repair of their products.
Secure Repairs@securepairs.bsky.social · 2y agoMedical device manufacturers have fought #righttorepair laws with great success - winning carve outs in every state law that has passed. What's the price of that? Well... this: www.404media.co/email/6eaf73...
🎙️ In this clip from our latest podcast, host @paulroberts.bsky.social asks David Kellerman, Field #CTO at #Cymulate about security tool overload and whether enterprises might already have all they need to protect themselves from major cyber risks. #podcast #sponsored
In our newsletter: Embodied technicians are working on open source software to keep the #Moxie robots working after its cloud servers shut down. And: senators call out automakers for opposing #righttorepair. And news from @arstechnica.com , @thedrive.com and more! open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...
End of (Emotional) Support: $800 Smart Toy Bricked After Manufacturer Ceases Operations open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...
End of (Emotional) Support: $800 Smart Toy Bricked After Manufacturer Ceases Operations
Embodied, which makes the Moxie emotional support robot for kids, said it is shutting down, rendering its robots inoperable. Also: industry groups urge Trump to cancel right to repair.
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Check out the latest #righttorepair news from @FightToRepair.bsky.social including the FTC's new report on the lack of transparency around smart device support.
FTC: Failure To Declare Software Support For Smart Devices Violates Federal Law
The FTC said that smart device makers that fail to disclose their software support plans may be violating federal law. Also: meet OpenWRT One: a wireless Internet router designed to be repairable!
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Fight to Repair News@fight2repair.bsky.social · 2y agoThe latest #righttorepair news. In this issue: a Federal Trade Commission report finds ~89% of smart device makers fail to provide clear information on software support. Also: @openwrt.bsky.social ONE wireless router designed for repair & news from @404media.co, @theprospect.bsky.social, and more.
Our latest Fight to Repair Newsletter is out with a look at what impact Trump 2.0 will have on the battle for a legal right to fix our stuff. Also, news from @techdirt.com.web.brid.gy , @forbes.com, @ifixithq.bsky.social, @moreperfectunion.bsky.social, and more.
Fight to Repair News@fight2repair.bsky.social · 2y agoThis week: will Trump 2.0 help or hinder the right to repair? Also: Netflix's #BuyNow highlights the fight for a right to repair. 🛠️ And #righttorepair news from @techdirt.com.web.brid.gy , @ifixithq.bsky.social @forbes.com, @timesofindia.bsky.social and more! open.substack.com/pub/fighttor...
