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- "Why hack the DHS? I can think of a couple Pretti Good reasons!"Mar 01, 2026Micah Lee
Today, DDoSecrets published data about ICE contracts hacked from DHS's Office of Industry Partnership. The hacker group, Department of Peace, published a statement that included: Why hack the DHS? I can think of a couple Pretti Good reasons! I'm releasing this because the DHS is killing
- Is everyone in your Signal groups named something like "E" or "🥑"? Nicknames can help!Jan 30, 2026Micah Lee
As ICE continues its invasion of American cities, kidnapping and murdering the people who live there, observers on the ground are increasingly relying on Signal groups to organize mutual aid and rapid response networks. In Minneapolis, people are using hyper-local Signal groups for their buildings, streets, neighborhoods, and schools. If
- Jeffrey Epstein Bought Books About Pedophilia, Woody Allen, and TrumpNov 29, 2025Micah Lee
The disgraced financier’s Kindle library reveals his interests in Lolita, how the elite avoid accountability, and Trump’s many scandals.
- How to easily dig through the Epstein files yourselfNov 14, 2025Micah Lee
Today, I published my first article in Zeteo, alongside the amazing journalist Prem Thakker: Zeteo Scoured 26,000 Epstein Docs. Here’s What We Found. The latest Epstein dataset that the House Oversight Committee released is bonkers. It shows absolute elite impunity, and it implicates rich assholes like Donald
- I spoke about ICEBlock and Trump's app censorship on the kill switch podcastOct 28, 2025Micah Lee
In case you missed it, last week I was on an episode of the kill switch podcast. I discussed the ICEBlock app and why it was activism theater, and how the developer handled my vulnerability report in the worst possible way. But I also talk about why, even though I
- Practical Defenses Against TechnofascismOct 26, 2025Micah Lee
I gave the Saturday morning keynote at BSidesPDX! I spoke honestly and frankly about the terrifying reality that Americans are facing under Trump's fascist regime, alongside practical advice for communities to defend themselves. Watch my talk below. Of if you prefer reading articles over watching video, I'
- In war-torn Portland? Watch me speak at BSidesPDX!Oct 19, 2025Micah Lee
I'll be giving the Saturday morning keynote at BSidesPDX next weekend in beautiful Portland, Oregon. I'm still putting the final touches on my talk, but it will largely be about the new American technofascist reality of mercenary spyware, device searches, and app censorship, with a focus
- ICEBlock handled my vulnerability report in the worst possible waySep 08, 2025Micah Lee
Last week, I wrote about how Joshua Aaron's ICEBlock app, which allows people to anonymously report ICE sightings within a 5-mile radius, is – unfortunately, and despite apparent good intentions – activism theater. This was based on Joshua's talk at HOPE where he made it clear
- Unfortunately, the ICEBlock app is activism theaterSep 01, 2025Micah Lee
At this summer's HOPE conference, Joshua Aaron spoke about ICEBlock, his iPhone app that allows users to anonymously report ICE sightings within a 5 mile radius, and to get notifications when others report ICE sightings near them. You can see the full talk, and the lively/infuriating Q&
- "We are currently clean on OPSEC": The Signalgate SagaAug 11, 2025Micah Lee
I just gave my first solo main stage DEFCON talk, about Signalgate, and I think it was a resounding success! The room was packed – apparently people were waiting outside to get in. I got tons of positive feedback, and no negative feedback (though, someone told me a boomer sitting
- Going to DEFCON? See my talk, "We are currently clean on OPSEC": The Signalgate SagaAug 01, 2025Micah Lee
Hacker Summer camp is upon us. If you're going to DEFCON, make sure to check out my talk! It's Saturday at 4pm. Here are the details: "We are currently clean on OPSEC": The Signalgate Saga Saturday at 16:00 in LVCC - L1 -
- Using Signal groups for activismJun 16, 2025Micah Lee
Things are heating up. Millions of people are taking to the streets against Trump's rising authoritarianism. Communities around the US are organizing to defend against ICE raids, to protest Israeli genocide, for mutual aid, and for other forms of fighting fascism. Signal can help people safely organize in
- TeleMessage Explorer: a new open source research toolMay 26, 2025Micah Lee
I've spent the last week or two writing code to make sense of the massive hack of data from TeleMessage, the comically insecure company that makes a modified Signal app that Trump's former national security advisor Mike Waltz was caught using. I've decided to
- TeleMessage customers include DC Police, Andreessen Horowitz, JP Morgan, and hundreds moreMay 22, 2025Micah Lee
💡 Update May 26, 2025: I've published the source code for TeleMessage Explorer: a new open source research tool I've been digging through the 410 GB of Java heap dumps from TeleMessage's archive server, provided by DDoSecrets. Here's a description of the
- DDoSecrets publishes 410 GB of heap dumps, hacked from TeleMessage's archive serverMay 19, 2025Micah Lee
💡 Update May 21, 2025: I've written a new detailed analysis of the heap dump dataset itself: TeleMessage customers include DC Police, Andreessen Horowitz, JP Morgan, and hundreds more Update May 26, 2025: I've published the source code for TeleMessage Explorer: a new open source research