Packagist Vulnerability Report: HTML Injection → Credential Stealing

A write-up of a vulnerability responsibly disclosed to Packagist, covering the findings and disclosure process.

November 10, 2026 · Sam Burns

Nightwatch Hackbot - Early Design

An overview of Nightwatch Hackbot’s multi-agent design and Casefile notetaking system.

November 10, 2026 · Sam Burns

Janet Jackson as an Attack Payload

The funniest CVE yet: CVE-2022-38392 - resonant frequency denial of service. Janet Jackson’s song Rhythm Nation as an attack payload.

July 13, 2025 · Sam Burns

HackerOne Automated Target Enumeration

The HackerOne bug bounty platform is the largest one to have its own researcher API. The ability to retrieve a list of in-scope targets creates the possibility for large scale vulnerability scanning.

April 14, 2024 · Sam Burns

DNS Exfiltration

DNS exfiltration allows getting data off a compromised machine using DNS lookups to hide the data. During security research, using DNS for exfiltration may help circumvent security restrictions or avoid detection.

April 13, 2024 · Sam Burns