Executive Summary In mid-July 2026, I obtained a macOS infostealer trojan disguised as a software licensing tool (Patch.app). The sample is a Mach-O universal binary (x86_64 + arm64) that uses a custom xorshift32 PRNG-based XOR cipher to obfuscate 379 embedded strings. Its recovered code targets 14 browsers, 16 software-wallet locations,... Continue reading

Yesterday, I attended my very first protest rally. It appears that the Liberal National Party of Queensland is following the playbook of the orange idiot in the states. As much as I hate linking to a News Corp Australia website… this article made my decision to attend the National Day... Continue reading

Meet Stumpie! One of the delicate skinks living in my garden, and a regular visitor around the pot plants. I recorded this little encounter back in January, when Stumpie was recovering from losing part of their tail. I suspect my earlier lawn mowing adventures might have been involved, although I... Continue reading

A trip down memory lane back to July 2023 where I look into the Banksia Wave SP 336. I ramble and ramble on about whatever was on my mind back on that sunny day. There’s a surprising amount of actual modem testing in there too, assuming you can find it... Continue reading

Well, university has been a big false start. I’ve gone with option 4 from the last blog post. That’s dropping all subjects and reapplying to UAC after I get all my other stuff in order. My other stuff is my life… getting my life in order, should be an easy... Continue reading