Flavio Paesano

30
Dec
Hacking Washing Machines (39C3) [video]

Hacking Washing Machines (39C3) [video]

Almost everyone has a household appliance at home, whether it's a washing machine, dishwasher, or dryer. Despite their
1 min read
30
Dec
Outside, Dungeon, Town: Integrating the Three Places in Videogames (2024)

Outside, Dungeon, Town: Integrating the Three Places in Videogames (2024)

Videogames, at least the kind I’m talking about (RPGs, adventure kinds of somewhat narrative videogames, Zelda games, Elden Ring,
3 min read
29
Dec
MongoDB Vulnerability CVE-2025-14847 Under Active Exploitation Worldwide

MongoDB Vulnerability CVE-2025-14847 Under Active Exploitation Worldwide

A recently disclosed security vulnerability in MongoDB has come under active exploitation in the wild, with over 87,000 potentially
29
Dec
27 Malicious npm Packages Used as Phishing Infrastructure to Steal Login Credentials

27 Malicious npm Packages Used as Phishing Infrastructure to Steal Login Credentials

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of what has been described as a "sustained and targeted" spear-phishing campaign that
3 min read
25
Dec
Incremental Backups of Gmail Takeouts

Incremental Backups of Gmail Takeouts

In an earlier writeup I discussed how to create reproducible bundles of git repositories such that a file-based backup strategy
3 min read
23
Dec
Demystifying user journeys: Revolutionizing troubleshooting with auto tracking

Demystifying user journeys: Revolutionizing troubleshooting with auto tracking

Introduction Troubleshooting critical issues by deciphering a user’s journey on the Grab app is an extremely challenging task. With
7 min read