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LeakNet Ransomware Uses ClickFix via Hacked Sites, Deploys Deno In-Memory Loader

March 17, 2026 Blogmaster

The ransomware operation known as LeakNet has adopted the ClickFix social engineering tactic delivered through compromised websites as an initial access method. The use of ClickFix, where users are tricked…

Technology

Brendan Carr Pretends To Be Tough, Demands Broadcasters Support Disastrous War

March 17, 2026 Blogmaster

Brendan Carr is once again doing Brendan Carr stuff. Carr has threatened to revoke the broadcast licenses of broadcasters that tell the truth about Trump’s disastrous war in Iran. In…

Technology

The Temu People Asked A Sports Reporter To Not Use Its Name As Shorthand For Crap Quality

March 16, 2026 Blogmaster

Normally, a post about the signing of an NFL free agent wouldn’t make it anywhere near these here Techdirt pages. Today, that is not the case. The site For The…

Technology

America’s Diminished Place In The World And The Consequences Of Not Impeaching

March 16, 2026 Blogmaster

It has long been clear: Trump needs to be removed from office before he can inflict even more damage than he already has. But he doesn’t just need to be…

Technology

A Reddit Post, An AI Hallucination, And Two Lawyers Who Never Checked Citations Walk Into A Dog Custody Case

March 16, 2026 Blogmaster

We’ve been covering the growing parade of lawyers submitting AI-hallucinated case citations to courts for a while now. It keeps happening, and courts keep having to deal with it. But…

Technology

Trump Gets $10 Billion Kickback To The Treasury For Offloading TikTok To His Billionaire Buddies

March 16, 2026 Blogmaster

We’ve discussed at length how Trump’s “fix” for TikTok’s problems basically involved forcing the sale of the platform to his greedy billionaire buddies (with the help of pathetic Democrats). The…

Technology

ICE Officers Admit To Arrest Quotas During Court Testimony

March 16, 2026 Blogmaster

It’s not that arrest and ticket quotas don’t exist. They do. They always have. They always will. It’s that they’re illegal. Courts have repeatedly criticized quotas because they create incentives…

Technology

Daily Deal: Mag 3 Ultra Qi2 25W 3-in-1 Foldable Charger

March 16, 2026 Blogmaster

Power all your Apple essentials-without the clutter. The Mag 3 Ultra Qi2 25W 3-in-1 Foldable Charger delivers fast charging for your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods all at once. The…

Technology

Turns Out The DOGE Bros Who Killed Humanities Grants Are Kinda Sensitive About It

March 16, 2026 Blogmaster

Much of last week I had been working on a different article than the one this became. The American Historical Association, the Modern Language Association, and the American Council of…

Technology

Microsoft Locks Down Discord Server After People Wouldn’t Stop Making Fun Of AI ‘Microslop’

March 16, 2026 Blogmaster

We’ve noted how Microsoft is a little sensitive about AI slop at the moment. Back in January, CEO Satya Nadella wrote a well-circulated blog post lamenting critics of “AI slop”…

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