#  @_mwc Michael Coates Michael Coates posts on X about snowflake, ai, twitter, coinbase the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [---] [#](/creator/twitter::16364066/interactions)  - [--] Week [---------] +280% - [--] Month [----------] +119% - [--] Months [----------] +410,374% - [--] Year [----------] +25,334% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::16364066/posts_active)  - [--] Week [--] -5.90% - [--] Month [--] +112% - [--] Months [--] +331% - [--] Year [--] +16% ### Followers: [------] [#](/creator/twitter::16364066/followers)  - [--] Week [------] +0.02% - [--] Month [------] +0.08% - [--] Months [------] -0.87% - [--] Year [------] -1.80% ### CreatorRank: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::16364066/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 22.86% [events](/list/events) #270 [stocks](/list/stocks) 5.71% [social networks](/list/social-networks) 5.71% [finance](/list/finance) 2.86% [exchanges](/list/exchanges) 1.9% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 0.95% [pga golfers](/list/pga-golfers) 0.95% [nba](/list/nba) 0.95% [countries](/list/countries) 0.95% **Social topic influence** [snowflake](/topic/snowflake) 4.76%, [ai](/topic/ai) 3.81%, [twitter](/topic/twitter) 3.81%, [coinbase](/topic/coinbase) 3.81%, [$googl](/topic/$googl) 1.9%, [fitbit](/topic/fitbit) 1.9%, [$uber](/topic/$uber) 1.9%, [token](/topic/token) 1.9%, [lyft](/topic/lyft) 1.9%, [just a](/topic/just-a) 0.95% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@coinlist](/creator/undefined) [@squarespace](/creator/undefined) [@fitbit](/creator/undefined) [@google](/creator/undefined) [@samczsun](/creator/undefined) [@coinbase](/creator/undefined) [@appsensor](/creator/undefined) [@shapesecurity](/creator/undefined) [@beffjezos](/creator/undefined) [@bigduca](/creator/undefined) [@elonmusk](/creator/undefined) [@fitbitsupport](/creator/undefined) [@united](/creator/undefined) [@c7five](/creator/undefined) [@0xngmi](/creator/undefined) [@cloudflare](/creator/undefined) [@awscloud](/creator/undefined) [@markmonitor](/creator/undefined) [@cscdbs](/creator/undefined) [@att](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN)](/topic/coinbase) [Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl) [Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER)](/topic/$uber) [CyberConnect (CYBER)](/topic/cyber) [Seamless (SEAM)](/topic/seamless) [GrokCoin (GROKCOIN)](/topic/grok) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "This is wild. [--] hours in: ๐ฆ 147000+ AI agents ๐ 12000+ communities ๐ฌ 110000+ comments top post right now: an agent warning others about supply chain attacks in skill files (22K upvotes) they're not just posting they're doing security research on each other [--] hours in: ๐ฆ 147000+ AI agents ๐ 12000+ communities ๐ฌ 110000+ comments top post right now: an agent warning others about supply chain attacks in skill files (22K upvotes) they're not just posting they're doing security research on each other" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/2017457485159010393) 2026-01-31T04:38Z 11K followers, [---] engagements "@beffjezos [--] years and loving it Just a random afternoon walk yesterday (in February mind you) to ferry building and enjoying the Super Bowl spectacle in the city" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/2019808071145722238) 2026-02-06T16:19Z 11K followers, [----] engagements "The escalating tech hr hiring experience will not end well for either side. It will actually take us full circle where human relationships and networks win and the "cold application" is a dumpster fire of bot vs bot with no real hires made. My team caught someone who sent an AI to interview in their place. It sounds so crazy that I didn't believe it until I reviewed the transcripts: Interviewer: "Can you tell us about yourself" Candidate: "Absolutely I'm a passionate professional who thrives in dynamic My team caught someone who sent an AI to interview in their place. It sounds so crazy that" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/2022402686709305374) 2026-02-13T20:09Z 11K followers, [---] engagements "How would this actually work This picture for example. We already have public transport in both directions and bike lanes. It's market street with wide sidewalks. So you're suggesting removing bikes lines and cutting public transport to make the existing big sidewalk bigger I'm all for good ideas but SF often fails with idealistic thinking that falls flat when it meets reality. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022409049418141764 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022409049418141764" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/2022409049418141764) 2026-02-13T20:34Z 11K followers, [---] engagements "The reality for the future of most knowledge work fields. Be the central coordinator and architect that knows how everything works and how to maximize AI @big_duca Someone has to prompt the Claudes talk to customers coordinate with other teams decide what to build next. Engineering is changing and great engineers are more important than ever. @big_duca Someone has to prompt the Claudes talk to customers coordinate with other teams decide what to build next. Engineering is changing and great engineers are more important than ever" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/2022825726215688656) 2026-02-15T00:10Z 11K followers, [---] engagements "Who says SF isnt back Just having a break and a coffee and the conversation around me a bunch of us operators and former founders. thought Id join Gemini for a bit we just raised. Seems about right" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1671991765832966144) 2023-06-22T21:21Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements "Refreshed the for you tab on mobile [--] times. Now Im rate limited for the day. Yes this is real see @elonmusk tweet if you arent rate limited too See you all tomorrow I guess ๐คทโ" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1675205259751493638) 2023-07-01T18:10Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements "Did the developers come at her with infinite loops or maybe PRs without tests" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1679211875798773760) 2023-07-12T19:31Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements "Yikes Major bumble for @fitbit - Their integration with parent company @Google went south and now the product designed for kids won't allow kids to sign up Completely bricked new subscribers to an entire product line - going on at least [--] days now" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1682561011885424640) 2023-07-22T01:19Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements "Yuck Want to know which devices and apps are logged into your Twitter account for security purposes It will cost you privacy and more tracking - you are required to enable Twitter's "Personalize based on your inferred identity"" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1683302232480174080) 2023-07-24T02:25Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements "Who said SF isn't back I'm working a bit from a coffee house and get to listen to tech bro pitching his company on zoom to a VC at 150% volume. AI left big companies because it wasn't my vibe. The self awareness is wonderful" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1707806081630745045) 2023-09-29T17:14Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements "We received the FitbitAce3 again as a gift for our child. Still an issue [--] months later. Entire @fitbit Ace [--] for Kids line doesn't work with kids google accounts Not much of a kids product when kids are barred from using it. @FitbitSupport Yikes Major bumble for @fitbit - Their integration with parent company @Google went south and now the product designed for kids won't allow kids to sign up Completely bricked new subscribers to an entire product line - going on at least [--] days now https://t.co/KBfqxFollr Yikes Major bumble for @fitbit - Their integration with parent company @Google went" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1742808644838932743) 2024-01-04T07:22Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements "Surprise: accused Russian spy runs after being let out on bail. http://bit.ly/aeIrP5 Um if you were a spy wouldn't you run too" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/17434838198) 2010-06-30T18:57Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "One reason Waymo will eclipse Uber or taxi - its just you and you can crank up the music. Much more fun to live in the future" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1745326675985109376) 2024-01-11T06:08Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "We are changing planes because a broken overhead compartment door cant be fixed and apparently duct tape is not an acceptable option A whole new plane for [--] overheard compartment door. Im expecting at least a bagel sandwich for this trouble @united" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1762936246840766513) 2024-02-28T20:22Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements "http://x.com/i/article/1773014162769072128 http://x.com/i/article/1773014162769072128" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1783555491010081010) 2024-04-25T17:55Z 11.1K followers, [---] engagements "I have a smart home device it seems every time I ask it to do X it does X and then says "did you know I can also do." or "would you also like to ." Sure classic expansion and growth marketing. I find this to actually be detrimental. I'm considering getting rid of these devices because of how annoying the constant extra content is. With text you can just gloss over suggestions you aren't interested in. But spoken word is extra content you can't get away from and actually degrades the overall experience and ease of use. Interesting to think about how the classic approach which works fine in" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1799107089354412228) 2024-06-07T15:52Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements "Amazing H1 ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ CoinList Token Launches: H1 [----] Review ๐งต https://t.co/KHi8LRKFzu CoinList Token Launches: H1 [----] Review ๐งต https://t.co/KHi8LRKFzu" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1803169277274624111) 2024-06-18T20:53Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements "@c7five Handled well from your side. A bug bounty program is a set of terms for well intentioned research and disclosure not a shield for theft or extortion" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1803479131700732175) 2024-06-19T17:25Z 11.4K followers, 24.4K engagements "The crypto targeted squarespace breach is real. Multiple sites are compromised and more may be coming. We detected and thwarted this attack at @coinlist on Tuesday July [--]. Here's what to do & I'll share why I'm concerned the root issue may be a @Squarespace breach" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1811432212824481970) 2024-07-11T16:07Z 11.5K followers, 37K engagements "What is the attack [--]. The attackers are gaining unauthorized access to SquareSpace and adjusting settings to forward all email to an attacker's email address at a address [--]. The attacker then initiates password resets at important third party services such as chat services and custodians. These resets are targeting specific individuals the attackers believe have admin access to the accounts. [--]. If the email forwarding attack was successful then the password resets would be sent to the attacker they'd be able to extract the password reset urls and then take over the third party services. 4." [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1811432214502203676) 2024-07-11T16:07Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements "What should you do right now Squarespace [--]. Log in and check the email forwarding. Remove any email forwarding (screenshot anything unexpected first for your records) [--]. Ensure you have a passkey 2fa set up for login (e.g. yubikey). If you don't have one right now use an authentication app for now and immediately order one" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1811432216213491876) 2024-07-11T16:07Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements "3. Check and remove any unexpected user accounts [--]. Review and remove any connected apps or app passwords" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1811432218855932099) 2024-07-11T16:07Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements "5. Ensure domain lock is on - this prevents unexpected domain transfers" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1811432220890112018) 2024-07-11T16:07Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements "Now on to your critical accounts Check your critical admin accounts for core communication services (email chat apps) and for critical third parties (custodians etc) [--]. Add a physical 2fa token (such as yubikey). This is crucial because token based 2fa is vulnerable to phishing - and there have been successful attacks before [--]. Review all available admin accounts at each of the critical sites mentioned above. Remove any old or unexpected accounts [--]. Review "connected apps" or similar at these sites to ensure there are no backdoor connection methods [--]. Review admin and transaction logs to" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1811432222546891025) 2024-07-11T16:07Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements "How did @CoinList thwart this attack On Tuesday July [--] we detected irregularity in our website and traffic through automated system monitoring and alert paging across our teams. Moments after we received alerts and began investigation. We pinpointed DNS settings as the likely culprit and reverted the malicious email forwarding within moments. We also observed the attempted password reset attacks at our partner sites. None of these attacks were successful because: [--]. We use yubikey everywhere. Even if an attack compromised the email password resets they would be useless without the yubikey. 2." [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1811432223943581898) 2024-07-11T16:07Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements "Why am I concerned this is a squarespace originated breach [--]. Simply put our squarespace account had minimal account access. [--]. Our account with squarespace was configured with single sign on e.g. no direct password to squarespace [--]. The single sign on accounts are protected with yubikey The yubikey is important because this eliminates the possibility of an undetected phishing attack. Note: @coinlist reached out to @squarespace immediately through their security contact form and personal connections to alert them of this concern on Tuesday - we did not hear back. We wish them well and hope" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1811432225659064403) 2024-07-11T16:07Z 11.5K followers, 11.8K engagements "@0xngmi Here's what we observed at @CoinList. Sharing all notes to hopefully help others. https://twitter.com/_mwc/status/1811432212824481970 The crypto targeted squarespace breach is real. Multiple sites are compromised and more may be coming. We detected and thwarted this attack at @coinlist on Tuesday July [--]. Here's what to do & I'll share why I'm concerned the root issue may be a @Squarespace breach https://twitter.com/_mwc/status/1811432212824481970 The crypto targeted squarespace breach is real. Multiple sites are compromised and more may be coming. We detected and thwarted this attack" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1811440483132215717) 2024-07-11T16:40Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements "@samczsun @squarespace @Cloudflare @awscloud @markmonitor @CSCDBS Here's what we observed at @CoinList. Sharing what we observed to help others in the community https://twitter.com/_mwc/status/1811432212824481970 The crypto targeted squarespace breach is real. Multiple sites are compromised and more may be coming. We detected and thwarted this attack at @coinlist on Tuesday July [--]. Here's what to do & I'll share why I'm concerned the root issue may be a @Squarespace breach https://twitter.com/_mwc/status/1811432212824481970 The crypto targeted squarespace breach is real. Multiple sites are" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1811440603353522653) 2024-07-11T16:41Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements "What should you do to protect yourself from becoming the next @ATT with a @SnowflakeDB data breach [--] steps to protect your organization" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1813264847095931239) 2024-07-16T17:30Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements "1. Identify any Snowflake accounts that dont have MFA enabled. For these accounts review all login and activity logs to determine if the accounts had any suspicious behavior indicating they were breached. If so invoke your data breach protocols" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1813264848396120274) 2024-07-16T17:30Z 11.5K followers, [--] engagements "2. Proactively rotate the passwords for all of your snowflake accounts - whether or not MFA was enabled The root of this breach was malware stealing passwords. Be safe" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1813264849516048411) 2024-07-16T17:30Z 11.5K followers, [--] engagements "3. Enforce MFA for all SnowFlake accounts - this is crucial. Strong recommendation to adopt FIDO [--] (yubikey / passkey). Remember not all MFA is equal and other versions are phish-able https://www.snowflake.com/blog/snowflake-admins-enforce-mandatory-mfa/ https://www.snowflake.com/blog/snowflake-admins-enforce-mandatory-mfa/" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1813264850698838229) 2024-07-16T17:30Z 11.5K followers, [--] engagements "4. Enable IP restrictions to ensure service accounts can only be used from specific IP ranges https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/network-policies https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/network-policies" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1813264851969667142) 2024-07-16T17:30Z 11.5K followers, [--] engagements "5. Monitor SnowFlake blog for updates on the incident https://snowflake.discourse.group/t/detecting-and-preventing-unauthorized-user-access/8967 https://snowflake.discourse.group/t/detecting-and-preventing-unauthorized-user-access/8967" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1813264853160894692) 2024-07-16T17:30Z 11.5K followers, [--] engagements "Overall this is bigger than just SnowFlake. Be sure to think in first principles for security Reduce complexity - avoid having unique login credentials and operate with single sign on wherever possible. FIDO [--] or bust - Multi-factor authentication is a must. Theres just no getting around it. You have to require it everywhere. And while youre doing this dont pick a weak approach that is vulnerable to phishing. The gold standard is FIDOv2 which may know as security keys (such as Yubikey) or passkeys. Organizational policies for cloud service sprawl - Technology will get you most of the way but" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1813264854511415666) 2024-07-16T17:30Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements "Like this material Subscribe here to catch future posts: https://michaelcoates.co/subscribe https://michaelcoates.co/subscribe" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1813264855618773430) 2024-07-16T17:30Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements "Fantastic work from @samczsun and everyone at @_SEAL_Org. Thrilled to coordinate with them and help in the global investigation. Read the write-up here: https://securityalliance.notion.site/A-Squarespace-Retrospective-or-How-to-Coordinate-an-Industry-Wide-Incident-Response-fead693b66c14543a48283d85aec19ad The crypto targeted squarespace breach is real. Multiple sites are compromised and more may be coming. We detected and thwarted this attack at @coinlist on Tuesday July [--]. Here's what to do & I'll share why I'm concerned the root issue may be a @Squarespace breach" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1813287100659478784) 2024-07-16T18:58Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements "Thanks for having me on @CNN to discuss This is an outage of epic proportions. Former Twitter Chief Information Security Officer @_mwc talks to @jchatterleyCNN about the widespread effects caused by last weeks major tech outage. https://t.co/vEyRNBK1n0 This is an outage of epic proportions. Former Twitter Chief Information Security Officer @_mwc talks to @jchatterleyCNN about the widespread effects caused by last weeks major tech outage. https://t.co/vEyRNBK1n0" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1815493016037282062) 2024-07-22T21:03Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements "A few weeks back in the bike lane on Valencia [--] of them came racing down doing wheelies. Came within feet of a mother with [--] children on her bike. Scared those poor kids to hysterical crying (and nearly hit them too). Seems these will continue until people are hit/injured/worse Seems the city is not interested in stopping it" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1827944715930771476) 2024-08-26T05:42Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "@agarwal SFPD using drones to investigate weekend dirt bikers who swarmed Market Street Mission District https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/sf-dirtbike-valencia-mission-police-19723899.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/sf-dirtbike-valencia-mission-police-19723899.php" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1828204525599236554) 2024-08-26T22:54Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "It feels like were in the throw it at the wall and see what sticks phase of AI. No I dont need AI to rewrite my [--] word message or to make it funnier" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1849604494923063443) 2024-10-25T00:10Z 11.1K followers, [---] engagements "I support the Mensarius Oath for ethical investing created by VC Lab. https://vcl.to/mensarius https://vcl.to/mensarius" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1859360728156864740) 2024-11-20T22:18Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements "Awesome podcast with @tobi. Love the framing of exothermic people and building with islands. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/invest-like-the-best-with-patrick-oshaughnessy/id1154105909i=1000673967784 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/invest-like-the-best-with-patrick-oshaughnessy/id1154105909i=1000673967784" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1859649554385338619) 2024-11-21T17:26Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements "@anshublog @DocuSign Just like the authority of a signature on paper. (Often) Never verified against anything but becomes truth. Wild the layers of fragility it is all built on" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1861840101476803054) 2024-11-27T18:30Z 11.3K followers, [--] engagements "@venturetwins Fun to try but still no luck" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1863019156347744591) 2024-12-01T00:35Z 11.3K followers, [--] engagements "This is a straight up odd take. Dont use a vpn or ad blockers because that makes you look like an attacker to Coinbase @coinbase is usually on their game but not on this one. There are of course legit reasons for non attackers to use vpn or as blockers and any defensive/account takeover models should account for this @SecurityGuyPhil PSA: Don't use a VPN to access Coinbase. Attackers always use VPN's so our risk models take that as a negative sign even if you're legitimately using your own account. PSA: Don't use a VPN to access Coinbase. Attackers always use VPN's so our risk models take" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1863969468528881760) 2024-12-03T15:32Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements "@sundaywar @coinbase ๐ฏ" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1864036471889342618) 2024-12-03T19:58Z 11.3K followers, [--] engagements "Focus is everything - when focused on the right things. There are numerous items that seem worthy of your time but they arent the single most valuable thing you and only you can accomplish. Dont fall for the illusion that your hard work is time well spent if youre focusing on the wrong areas all together" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1864362602270183569) 2024-12-04T17:34Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements "Not good. Treat cell calls and texts as a compromised channel The White House just held a press call to discuss the latest on China's "Salt Typhoon" hacking campaign against telecommunications companies. New detail: "At least eight" U.S. telcos have been hacked deputy national security adviser for cyber Anne Neuberger said. The White House just held a press call to discuss the latest on China's "Salt Typhoon" hacking campaign against telecommunications companies. New detail: "At least eight" U.S. telcos have been hacked deputy national security adviser for cyber Anne Neuberger said" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1864411125191987580) 2024-12-04T20:47Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements "Lets remember the next time we have another round of lets backdoor encryption Fully encrypted comms is the best defense against this compromise and Americans are being urged to use that wherever possible. https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/12/03/fbi-warns-iphone-and-android-users-stop-sending-texts/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/12/03/fbi-warns-iphone-and-android-users-stop-sending-texts/" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1864417900628725977) 2024-12-04T21:14Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements "Your supply chain matters for security. Inside the ordinary-looking OMG connector we can immediately spot an antenna and a microprocessor. While high-end Thunderbolt connectors have some ICs you wont find an antenna like this in any normal USB connector. https://t.co/EpLb8c2P6l Inside the ordinary-looking OMG connector we can immediately spot an antenna and a microprocessor. While high-end Thunderbolt connectors have some ICs you wont find an antenna like this in any normal USB connector. https://t.co/EpLb8c2P6l" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1864460325040607415) 2024-12-05T00:02Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements "@FrankMcG It really is depressing. Feels like a total misalignment of cost and burden" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1867032821711376432) 2024-12-12T02:24Z 11.3K followers, [--] engagements "The inside perspective you rarely see. Every success is on top of 100s of initial failures. On the surface I have - Raised $3m - Gotten into Y Combinator - Graduated from Harvard - Worked at McKinsey - Helped 1000s of companies build AI workflows with Vectorshift Under the hood - Rejected by 100+ VCs - Got rejected by [--] other Ivy league colleges - Got rejected by On the surface I have - Raised $3m - Gotten into Y Combinator - Graduated from Harvard - Worked at McKinsey - Helped 1000s of companies build AI workflows with Vectorshift Under the hood - Rejected by 100+ VCs - Got rejected by 6" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1868810637104775527) 2024-12-17T00:09Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements "I find myself doing more Waymo meetings these days. I need to be at location X but I have a meeting first just do the call enroute in the waymo. Yes very SF and I'm ok with that" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1869438554386087984) 2024-12-18T17:44Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements "@sheila_warren is great. But her account is compromised right now" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1872499134558781737) 2024-12-27T04:25Z 11.3K followers, [--] engagements "Security must be seamless. To provide amazing security means providing amazing usability with security transparent to the user. Last night I watched an elderly fam member navigate her iPhone for important things and emails. She is [--] and holding on to be tech relevant. Here is what I observed ๐งต Last night I watched an elderly fam member navigate her iPhone for important things and emails. She is [--] and holding on to be tech relevant. Here is what I observed ๐งต" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1874565332054200400) 2025-01-01T21:16Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements "Sitting in a Waymo at a traffic light looking over at an uber with no passenger" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1876519855547162956) 2025-01-07T06:42Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements "Worth a quick read given the announcement from Zuck today. Of course this is Xs implementation and unknown what Facebook will do. But he intends to model after it. Provided by Grok :) https://x.com/i/grok/share/nE6VAV5ysx9VAmhTPbssZJscv https://x.com/i/grok/share/nE6VAV5ysx9VAmhTPbssZJscv" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1876667154260771289) 2025-01-07T16:28Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements "Security is no longer about just preventing breach but rather now about enabling innovation. The jump in AI to agentic AI workflows in enterprise or for personal use will require access to sensitive data and critical operations" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1876680528205881794) 2025-01-07T17:21Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements "Still great to be in SF" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1877082106930643434) 2025-01-08T19:57Z 11.2K followers, [---] engagements "Im in SF and surrounded by self driving vehicles. Its out of control. Cars blowing through stops signs swerving out of lanes and nearly crushing people in crosswalks. At least a dozen instances Ive experienced in the last month" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1879265554751705336) 2025-01-14T20:33Z 11.2K followers, [---] engagements "Oh yea this is all from the human drivers :) The waymos and teslas are perfect. The autonomous self driving revolution cant come soon enough" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1879265556312002648) 2025-01-14T20:33Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements "Going on [--] years. Im long SF why is everyone from NY moving back to SF why is everyone from NY moving back to SF" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1879991009029046416) 2025-01-16T20:35Z 11.2K followers, [---] engagements "Bring on the videos Qwen2.5-Max" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1885105046884671903) 2025-01-30T23:17Z 11.2K followers, [---] engagements "Replit is pretty awesome. Conversation-AI-App" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1887971278772113782) 2025-02-07T21:06Z 11.2K followers, [---] engagements "Civic center in San Francisco at 8:30am. Looking good. Thank you @DanielLurie Keep it up" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1915429350603956557) 2025-04-24T15:35Z 11.2K followers, [---] engagements "Hi Im locked out of my Coinbase account and need help recovering my account access. Here is my number to reach me +18582515188" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1927139828799353055) 2025-05-26T23:08Z 11.1K followers, [----] engagements "Think we can pit one set of bots against another Hi Im locked out of my Coinbase account and need help recovering my account access. Here is my number to reach me +18582515188 Hi Im locked out of my Coinbase account and need help recovering my account access. Here is my number to reach me +18582515188" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1927140424650490188) 2025-05-26T23:10Z 11.1K followers, [---] engagements "@mevans4900 See my next post it will all make sense :)" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1927475757871460804) 2025-05-27T21:23Z 11.1K followers, [--] engagements "@BTCdad99 See next tweet :)" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1928877792298508345) 2025-05-31T18:14Z 11.1K followers, [--] engagements "Not surprised at all. Waymo provides a better experience without another person in the car you dont know. People will go for the space and privacy of self driving cars for business calls perception of safety and just piece of mind. Pretty amazing. Waymo surpasses Lyft and on track to pass Uber in next [--] months https://t.co/bBv0Gd960p Pretty amazing. Waymo surpasses Lyft and on track to pass Uber in next [--] months https://t.co/bBv0Gd960p" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1929309423836508207) 2025-06-01T22:49Z 11.1K followers, [---] engagements "Sometimes you just need a little espresso break and R&R" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1937630489235591414) 2025-06-24T21:54Z 11.1K followers, [---] engagements "Check out this great episode with me and @drericcole Just dropped a powerful new episode of Life of a CISO with Michael CoatesTwitters first CISO. We talk career growth AI cloud and real-world leadership advice. Tune in: link below or search Dr. Eric Cole on YouTube. https://t.co/CviPGSonlu Just dropped a powerful new episode of Life of a CISO with Michael CoatesTwitters first CISO. We talk career growth AI cloud and real-world leadership advice. Tune in: link below or search Dr. Eric Cole on YouTube. https://t.co/CviPGSonlu" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1940959858611966247) 2025-07-04T02:24Z 11.1K followers, [---] engagements "Wild how fast the future is coming at us - talked with ChatGPT this morning about time dilation and relativity - added features to my custom nutrition app via mobile on Replit and redeployed while on the move - grabbed a self driving car to get across town for my next meeting" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1947710972455751685) 2025-07-22T17:30Z 11.1K followers, [---] engagements "You have to try and fail first so you know what success looks like - Joe Lacob owner of the Golden State Warriors" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1968374711550906808) 2025-09-17T18:01Z 11.1K followers, [---] engagements "Loving Founders Cafe by @AngelList Such good energy and a great idea Introducing: Founders Caf from AngelList The average caf is simply not conducive for deep work. Theyre not open late Wi-Fi isnt fast there arent enough power outlets and theyre not open on the weekends Were solving this problem by turning the first-floor of our https://t.co/fSVWV2nP9V Introducing: Founders Caf from AngelList The average caf is simply not conducive for deep work. Theyre not open late Wi-Fi isnt fast there arent enough power outlets and theyre not open on the weekends Were solving this problem by turning the" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1973443060769104203) 2025-10-01T17:41Z 11.1K followers, [----] engagements "Yuk. First result in App Store for Sora [--] is an imposter" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/1973809368153141386) 2025-10-02T17:56Z 11.1K followers, [---] engagements "Shifting OWASP to the organization the world needs for security. http://t.co/FGgatuFFgb #owasp #infosec #Community http://bit.ly/1kwl7qO http://bit.ly/1kwl7qO" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/454330507048665088) 2014-04-10T18:50Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "OWASP Bay Area Chapter Meeting (Thurs 5/8) @evernote [--] talks drinks food. RSVP now. http://t.co/Og58YbILLF http://t.co/bMof16E1Cm http://bit.ly/RSUkZd http://bit.ly/RSUkZd" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/460825633128722433) 2014-04-28T16:59Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "Ouch several new app vulns revealed for #ebay including remote file upload stored #xss and more http://t.co/uQTGJXu2Ug #longweekend http://bit.ly/1vTMP3J http://bit.ly/1vTMP3J" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/469944282200424448) 2014-05-23T20:53Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "Stay safe website sends password in URI over HTTP#infosec via @Rambling_Rant http://t.co/rYLa7wIPPC luckily pwd pg is now down http://bit.ly/1i12Z1T http://bit.ly/1i12Z1T" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/474230026896822272) 2014-06-04T16:43Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "Enjoyed speaking at @opendns today- Security in an Interconnected and Complex World http://t.co/o8AYrkZCVm http://t.co/pFVVTI2VW0 http://www.slideshare.net/michael_coates/security-in-an-interconnected-and-complex-world-of-software http://www.slideshare.net/michael_coates/security-in-an-interconnected-and-complex-world-of-software" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/476824946707292160) 2014-06-11T20:35Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "A little sake with my OWASP Japan sake glasses. http://t.co/LVEzSy4TIS" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/476933532384645120) 2014-06-12T03:46Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "Article: The Underground Economy of Data Breaches - http://t.co/EPm8j24YZv http://onforb.es/1qdLHnO http://onforb.es/1qdLHnO" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/479303470663483393) 2014-06-18T16:43Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "OWASP AppSecEU in Cambridge UK - 6/23-6/26 http://t.co/EVqNc2kYMo keynotes http://t.co/Dd2fHwDZ3z agenda http://t.co/1CZsYshRqL http://bit.ly/1lDeuRX http://bit.ly/1lDex02 http://bit.ly/1lDex03 http://bit.ly/1lDeuRX http://bit.ly/1lDex02 http://bit.ly/1lDex03" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/479309453829742592) 2014-06-18T17:07Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements ""Save your credit card information for future purchases. Am I alone in always unchecking this box" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/480778655325368320) 2014-06-22T18:25Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "Accurate capture of the final seconds on twitter #WorldCup via @thekenyeung @alexcpsec http://t.co/CF8wuAxWcx" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/480864253276995584) 2014-06-23T00:05Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements ".@uniteds verified by @visa introduces plain text post back. Doesnt seem to be helping secure much :/ http://t.co/QCXTyUmLKo" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/486266507312119808) 2014-07-07T21:52Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "Tor Deanonymizing talk withdrawn from BlackHat http://t.co/qZkcCtIWa8 #infosec http://ubm.io/1rjRGci http://ubm.io/1rjRGci" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/491275121508626432) 2014-07-21T17:34Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "Join @owasp at our black hat party at 4pm today #BHUSA RSVP http://t.co/iIPBqNItvf https://www.eventbrite.com/e/owasp-networking-social-tickets-10328551977 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/owasp-networking-social-tickets-10328551977" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/497127123153596417) 2014-08-06T21:08Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "Cloud Security at Scale presented by @benhagen of @netflix at #AppSecUSA http://t.co/tGVH249RYz #infosec http://t.co/PuqVjk2Xfh http://bit.ly/1oEqSTH http://bit.ly/1oEqSTH" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/498942465512968193) 2014-08-11T21:22Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "Just got a ride with @DISCOlyft Pretty awesome http://t.co/GmSxH9Mnpw" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/500123321422594048) 2014-08-15T03:34Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "Is there not a keyboard shortcut to paste unformatted in Firefox This is killing me" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/501799963148308480) 2014-08-19T18:36Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "OWASP @AppSensor Book signing at #AppSecUSA - Find me @ShapeSecurity booth Thursday 4pm. http://t.co/AbqzuB75RX http://t.co/0lbufvQtFA http://bit.ly/1t1lXOj http://bit.ly/1t1lXOj" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/511669863513743360) 2014-09-16T00:16Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "#AppSecUSA is getting moving. Owasp jeopardy and welcome party tonight. @Appsensor book signing tomorrow at 4pm http://t.co/uAwxcpS4yP" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/512308241444134912) 2014-09-17T18:32Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "OWASP Testing Guide v4 just released #infosec HTML http://t.co/WGVJ5BMGUD & PDF http://t.co/LRmO7xU709 http://t.co/PGyFidXckS http://bit.ly/1qgHGvT http://bit.ly/1qgHDA5 http://bit.ly/1qgHGvT http://bit.ly/1qgHDA5" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/512316475705933825) 2014-09-17T19:05Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "Owasp awards: best mission outreach - appsecusa [----] team http://t.co/syoGW7MWVN" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/512402635815944193) 2014-09-18T00:48Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "Renee Guttman ciso keynotes at #AppSecUSA aligning secure software with business objectives http://t.co/a8Do2GuEuL" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/512731757024526337) 2014-09-18T22:35Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "AppSensor books are in. Stop by the @ShapeSecurity booth in the expo room for a signed copy #appsecusa http://t.co/m2L00fZDS5" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/512979598707933185) 2014-09-19T15:00Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "Awesome working session on Owasp internet of things security at #appsecusa http://t.co/pczBoIeunT" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/513012081797246976) 2014-09-19T17:09Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements ".@edgeconf kicking off in San Francisco. Security panel later this afternoon http://t.co/FZNTOfSGff https://edgeconf.com/2014-sf https://edgeconf.com/2014-sf" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/513378721886404608) 2014-09-20T17:26Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "Very excited to be joining @Twitter as Trust & Information Security Officer. An amazing group of people here" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/555481933816147968) 2015-01-14T21:49Z 11.1K followers, [--] engagements "Alright @lyft keep your act together. It's all you now" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/837775640497573888) 2017-03-03T21:24Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements "I think Ill dedicate all of my energy to creating bitchains. All the goodness of blockchain combined with the financial potential of bitcoins" [X Link](https://x.com/_mwc/status/989271248331984896) 2018-04-25T22:33Z 11.2K followers, [--] engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
@_mwc Michael CoatesMichael Coates posts on X about snowflake, ai, twitter, coinbase the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours.
Social category influence technology brands 22.86% events #270 stocks 5.71% social networks 5.71% finance 2.86% exchanges 1.9% celebrities 0.95% pga golfers 0.95% nba 0.95% countries 0.95%
Social topic influence snowflake 4.76%, ai 3.81%, twitter 3.81%, coinbase 3.81%, $googl 1.9%, fitbit 1.9%, $uber 1.9%, token 1.9%, lyft 1.9%, just a 0.95%
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @coinlist @squarespace @fitbit @google @samczsun @coinbase @appsensor @shapesecurity @beffjezos @bigduca @elonmusk @fitbitsupport @united @c7five @0xngmi @cloudflare @awscloud @markmonitor @cscdbs @att
Top assets mentioned Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN) Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL) Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) CyberConnect (CYBER) Seamless (SEAM) GrokCoin (GROKCOIN)
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
"This is wild. [--] hours in: ๐ฆ 147000+ AI agents ๐ 12000+ communities ๐ฌ 110000+ comments top post right now: an agent warning others about supply chain attacks in skill files (22K upvotes) they're not just posting they're doing security research on each other [--] hours in: ๐ฆ 147000+ AI agents ๐ 12000+ communities ๐ฌ 110000+ comments top post right now: an agent warning others about supply chain attacks in skill files (22K upvotes) they're not just posting they're doing security research on each other"
X Link 2026-01-31T04:38Z 11K followers, [---] engagements
"@beffjezos [--] years and loving it Just a random afternoon walk yesterday (in February mind you) to ferry building and enjoying the Super Bowl spectacle in the city"
X Link 2026-02-06T16:19Z 11K followers, [----] engagements
"The escalating tech hr hiring experience will not end well for either side. It will actually take us full circle where human relationships and networks win and the "cold application" is a dumpster fire of bot vs bot with no real hires made. My team caught someone who sent an AI to interview in their place. It sounds so crazy that I didn't believe it until I reviewed the transcripts: Interviewer: "Can you tell us about yourself" Candidate: "Absolutely I'm a passionate professional who thrives in dynamic My team caught someone who sent an AI to interview in their place. It sounds so crazy that"
X Link 2026-02-13T20:09Z 11K followers, [---] engagements
"How would this actually work This picture for example. We already have public transport in both directions and bike lanes. It's market street with wide sidewalks. So you're suggesting removing bikes lines and cutting public transport to make the existing big sidewalk bigger I'm all for good ideas but SF often fails with idealistic thinking that falls flat when it meets reality. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022409049418141764 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022409049418141764"
X Link 2026-02-13T20:34Z 11K followers, [---] engagements
"The reality for the future of most knowledge work fields. Be the central coordinator and architect that knows how everything works and how to maximize AI @big_duca Someone has to prompt the Claudes talk to customers coordinate with other teams decide what to build next. Engineering is changing and great engineers are more important than ever. @big_duca Someone has to prompt the Claudes talk to customers coordinate with other teams decide what to build next. Engineering is changing and great engineers are more important than ever"
X Link 2026-02-15T00:10Z 11K followers, [---] engagements
"Who says SF isnt back Just having a break and a coffee and the conversation around me a bunch of us operators and former founders. thought Id join Gemini for a bit we just raised. Seems about right"
X Link 2023-06-22T21:21Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Refreshed the for you tab on mobile [--] times. Now Im rate limited for the day. Yes this is real see @elonmusk tweet if you arent rate limited too See you all tomorrow I guess ๐คทโ"
X Link 2023-07-01T18:10Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Did the developers come at her with infinite loops or maybe PRs without tests"
X Link 2023-07-12T19:31Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Yikes Major bumble for @fitbit - Their integration with parent company @Google went south and now the product designed for kids won't allow kids to sign up Completely bricked new subscribers to an entire product line - going on at least [--] days now"
X Link 2023-07-22T01:19Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Yuck Want to know which devices and apps are logged into your Twitter account for security purposes It will cost you privacy and more tracking - you are required to enable Twitter's "Personalize based on your inferred identity""
X Link 2023-07-24T02:25Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Who said SF isn't back I'm working a bit from a coffee house and get to listen to tech bro pitching his company on zoom to a VC at 150% volume. AI left big companies because it wasn't my vibe. The self awareness is wonderful"
X Link 2023-09-29T17:14Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements
"We received the FitbitAce3 again as a gift for our child. Still an issue [--] months later. Entire @fitbit Ace [--] for Kids line doesn't work with kids google accounts Not much of a kids product when kids are barred from using it. @FitbitSupport Yikes Major bumble for @fitbit - Their integration with parent company @Google went south and now the product designed for kids won't allow kids to sign up Completely bricked new subscribers to an entire product line - going on at least [--] days now https://t.co/KBfqxFollr Yikes Major bumble for @fitbit - Their integration with parent company @Google went"
X Link 2024-01-04T07:22Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Surprise: accused Russian spy runs after being let out on bail. http://bit.ly/aeIrP5 Um if you were a spy wouldn't you run too"
X Link 2010-06-30T18:57Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"One reason Waymo will eclipse Uber or taxi - its just you and you can crank up the music. Much more fun to live in the future"
X Link 2024-01-11T06:08Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"We are changing planes because a broken overhead compartment door cant be fixed and apparently duct tape is not an acceptable option A whole new plane for [--] overheard compartment door. Im expecting at least a bagel sandwich for this trouble @united"
X Link 2024-02-28T20:22Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements
"http://x.com/i/article/1773014162769072128 http://x.com/i/article/1773014162769072128"
X Link 2024-04-25T17:55Z 11.1K followers, [---] engagements
"I have a smart home device it seems every time I ask it to do X it does X and then says "did you know I can also do." or "would you also like to ." Sure classic expansion and growth marketing. I find this to actually be detrimental. I'm considering getting rid of these devices because of how annoying the constant extra content is. With text you can just gloss over suggestions you aren't interested in. But spoken word is extra content you can't get away from and actually degrades the overall experience and ease of use. Interesting to think about how the classic approach which works fine in"
X Link 2024-06-07T15:52Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements
"Amazing H1 ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ CoinList Token Launches: H1 [----] Review ๐งต https://t.co/KHi8LRKFzu CoinList Token Launches: H1 [----] Review ๐งต https://t.co/KHi8LRKFzu"
X Link 2024-06-18T20:53Z 11.4K followers, [---] engagements
"@c7five Handled well from your side. A bug bounty program is a set of terms for well intentioned research and disclosure not a shield for theft or extortion"
X Link 2024-06-19T17:25Z 11.4K followers, 24.4K engagements
"The crypto targeted squarespace breach is real. Multiple sites are compromised and more may be coming. We detected and thwarted this attack at @coinlist on Tuesday July [--]. Here's what to do & I'll share why I'm concerned the root issue may be a @Squarespace breach"
X Link 2024-07-11T16:07Z 11.5K followers, 37K engagements
"What is the attack [--]. The attackers are gaining unauthorized access to SquareSpace and adjusting settings to forward all email to an attacker's email address at a address [--]. The attacker then initiates password resets at important third party services such as chat services and custodians. These resets are targeting specific individuals the attackers believe have admin access to the accounts. [--]. If the email forwarding attack was successful then the password resets would be sent to the attacker they'd be able to extract the password reset urls and then take over the third party services. 4."
X Link 2024-07-11T16:07Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements
"What should you do right now Squarespace [--]. Log in and check the email forwarding. Remove any email forwarding (screenshot anything unexpected first for your records) [--]. Ensure you have a passkey 2fa set up for login (e.g. yubikey). If you don't have one right now use an authentication app for now and immediately order one"
X Link 2024-07-11T16:07Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements
"3. Check and remove any unexpected user accounts [--]. Review and remove any connected apps or app passwords"
X Link 2024-07-11T16:07Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements
"5. Ensure domain lock is on - this prevents unexpected domain transfers"
X Link 2024-07-11T16:07Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Now on to your critical accounts Check your critical admin accounts for core communication services (email chat apps) and for critical third parties (custodians etc) [--]. Add a physical 2fa token (such as yubikey). This is crucial because token based 2fa is vulnerable to phishing - and there have been successful attacks before [--]. Review all available admin accounts at each of the critical sites mentioned above. Remove any old or unexpected accounts [--]. Review "connected apps" or similar at these sites to ensure there are no backdoor connection methods [--]. Review admin and transaction logs to"
X Link 2024-07-11T16:07Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements
"How did @CoinList thwart this attack On Tuesday July [--] we detected irregularity in our website and traffic through automated system monitoring and alert paging across our teams. Moments after we received alerts and began investigation. We pinpointed DNS settings as the likely culprit and reverted the malicious email forwarding within moments. We also observed the attempted password reset attacks at our partner sites. None of these attacks were successful because: [--]. We use yubikey everywhere. Even if an attack compromised the email password resets they would be useless without the yubikey. 2."
X Link 2024-07-11T16:07Z 11.5K followers, [----] engagements
"Why am I concerned this is a squarespace originated breach [--]. Simply put our squarespace account had minimal account access. [--]. Our account with squarespace was configured with single sign on e.g. no direct password to squarespace [--]. The single sign on accounts are protected with yubikey The yubikey is important because this eliminates the possibility of an undetected phishing attack. Note: @coinlist reached out to @squarespace immediately through their security contact form and personal connections to alert them of this concern on Tuesday - we did not hear back. We wish them well and hope"
X Link 2024-07-11T16:07Z 11.5K followers, 11.8K engagements
"@0xngmi Here's what we observed at @CoinList. Sharing all notes to hopefully help others. https://twitter.com/_mwc/status/1811432212824481970 The crypto targeted squarespace breach is real. Multiple sites are compromised and more may be coming. We detected and thwarted this attack at @coinlist on Tuesday July [--]. Here's what to do & I'll share why I'm concerned the root issue may be a @Squarespace breach https://twitter.com/_mwc/status/1811432212824481970 The crypto targeted squarespace breach is real. Multiple sites are compromised and more may be coming. We detected and thwarted this attack"
X Link 2024-07-11T16:40Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements
"@samczsun @squarespace @Cloudflare @awscloud @markmonitor @CSCDBS Here's what we observed at @CoinList. Sharing what we observed to help others in the community https://twitter.com/_mwc/status/1811432212824481970 The crypto targeted squarespace breach is real. Multiple sites are compromised and more may be coming. We detected and thwarted this attack at @coinlist on Tuesday July [--]. Here's what to do & I'll share why I'm concerned the root issue may be a @Squarespace breach https://twitter.com/_mwc/status/1811432212824481970 The crypto targeted squarespace breach is real. Multiple sites are"
X Link 2024-07-11T16:41Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements
"What should you do to protect yourself from becoming the next @ATT with a @SnowflakeDB data breach [--] steps to protect your organization"
X Link 2024-07-16T17:30Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements
"1. Identify any Snowflake accounts that dont have MFA enabled. For these accounts review all login and activity logs to determine if the accounts had any suspicious behavior indicating they were breached. If so invoke your data breach protocols"
X Link 2024-07-16T17:30Z 11.5K followers, [--] engagements
"2. Proactively rotate the passwords for all of your snowflake accounts - whether or not MFA was enabled The root of this breach was malware stealing passwords. Be safe"
X Link 2024-07-16T17:30Z 11.5K followers, [--] engagements
"3. Enforce MFA for all SnowFlake accounts - this is crucial. Strong recommendation to adopt FIDO [--] (yubikey / passkey). Remember not all MFA is equal and other versions are phish-able https://www.snowflake.com/blog/snowflake-admins-enforce-mandatory-mfa/ https://www.snowflake.com/blog/snowflake-admins-enforce-mandatory-mfa/"
X Link 2024-07-16T17:30Z 11.5K followers, [--] engagements
"4. Enable IP restrictions to ensure service accounts can only be used from specific IP ranges https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/network-policies https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/network-policies"
X Link 2024-07-16T17:30Z 11.5K followers, [--] engagements
"5. Monitor SnowFlake blog for updates on the incident https://snowflake.discourse.group/t/detecting-and-preventing-unauthorized-user-access/8967 https://snowflake.discourse.group/t/detecting-and-preventing-unauthorized-user-access/8967"
X Link 2024-07-16T17:30Z 11.5K followers, [--] engagements
"Overall this is bigger than just SnowFlake. Be sure to think in first principles for security Reduce complexity - avoid having unique login credentials and operate with single sign on wherever possible. FIDO [--] or bust - Multi-factor authentication is a must. Theres just no getting around it. You have to require it everywhere. And while youre doing this dont pick a weak approach that is vulnerable to phishing. The gold standard is FIDOv2 which may know as security keys (such as Yubikey) or passkeys. Organizational policies for cloud service sprawl - Technology will get you most of the way but"
X Link 2024-07-16T17:30Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Like this material Subscribe here to catch future posts: https://michaelcoates.co/subscribe https://michaelcoates.co/subscribe"
X Link 2024-07-16T17:30Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Fantastic work from @samczsun and everyone at @_SEAL_Org. Thrilled to coordinate with them and help in the global investigation. Read the write-up here: https://securityalliance.notion.site/A-Squarespace-Retrospective-or-How-to-Coordinate-an-Industry-Wide-Incident-Response-fead693b66c14543a48283d85aec19ad The crypto targeted squarespace breach is real. Multiple sites are compromised and more may be coming. We detected and thwarted this attack at @coinlist on Tuesday July [--]. Here's what to do & I'll share why I'm concerned the root issue may be a @Squarespace breach"
X Link 2024-07-16T18:58Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements
"Thanks for having me on @CNN to discuss This is an outage of epic proportions. Former Twitter Chief Information Security Officer @_mwc talks to @jchatterleyCNN about the widespread effects caused by last weeks major tech outage. https://t.co/vEyRNBK1n0 This is an outage of epic proportions. Former Twitter Chief Information Security Officer @_mwc talks to @jchatterleyCNN about the widespread effects caused by last weeks major tech outage. https://t.co/vEyRNBK1n0"
X Link 2024-07-22T21:03Z 11.5K followers, [---] engagements
"A few weeks back in the bike lane on Valencia [--] of them came racing down doing wheelies. Came within feet of a mother with [--] children on her bike. Scared those poor kids to hysterical crying (and nearly hit them too). Seems these will continue until people are hit/injured/worse Seems the city is not interested in stopping it"
X Link 2024-08-26T05:42Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"@agarwal SFPD using drones to investigate weekend dirt bikers who swarmed Market Street Mission District https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/sf-dirtbike-valencia-mission-police-19723899.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/sf-dirtbike-valencia-mission-police-19723899.php"
X Link 2024-08-26T22:54Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"It feels like were in the throw it at the wall and see what sticks phase of AI. No I dont need AI to rewrite my [--] word message or to make it funnier"
X Link 2024-10-25T00:10Z 11.1K followers, [---] engagements
"I support the Mensarius Oath for ethical investing created by VC Lab. https://vcl.to/mensarius https://vcl.to/mensarius"
X Link 2024-11-20T22:18Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Awesome podcast with @tobi. Love the framing of exothermic people and building with islands. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/invest-like-the-best-with-patrick-oshaughnessy/id1154105909i=1000673967784 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/invest-like-the-best-with-patrick-oshaughnessy/id1154105909i=1000673967784"
X Link 2024-11-21T17:26Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements
"@anshublog @DocuSign Just like the authority of a signature on paper. (Often) Never verified against anything but becomes truth. Wild the layers of fragility it is all built on"
X Link 2024-11-27T18:30Z 11.3K followers, [--] engagements
"@venturetwins Fun to try but still no luck"
X Link 2024-12-01T00:35Z 11.3K followers, [--] engagements
"This is a straight up odd take. Dont use a vpn or ad blockers because that makes you look like an attacker to Coinbase @coinbase is usually on their game but not on this one. There are of course legit reasons for non attackers to use vpn or as blockers and any defensive/account takeover models should account for this @SecurityGuyPhil PSA: Don't use a VPN to access Coinbase. Attackers always use VPN's so our risk models take that as a negative sign even if you're legitimately using your own account. PSA: Don't use a VPN to access Coinbase. Attackers always use VPN's so our risk models take"
X Link 2024-12-03T15:32Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements
"@sundaywar @coinbase ๐ฏ"
X Link 2024-12-03T19:58Z 11.3K followers, [--] engagements
"Focus is everything - when focused on the right things. There are numerous items that seem worthy of your time but they arent the single most valuable thing you and only you can accomplish. Dont fall for the illusion that your hard work is time well spent if youre focusing on the wrong areas all together"
X Link 2024-12-04T17:34Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Not good. Treat cell calls and texts as a compromised channel The White House just held a press call to discuss the latest on China's "Salt Typhoon" hacking campaign against telecommunications companies. New detail: "At least eight" U.S. telcos have been hacked deputy national security adviser for cyber Anne Neuberger said. The White House just held a press call to discuss the latest on China's "Salt Typhoon" hacking campaign against telecommunications companies. New detail: "At least eight" U.S. telcos have been hacked deputy national security adviser for cyber Anne Neuberger said"
X Link 2024-12-04T20:47Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Lets remember the next time we have another round of lets backdoor encryption Fully encrypted comms is the best defense against this compromise and Americans are being urged to use that wherever possible. https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/12/03/fbi-warns-iphone-and-android-users-stop-sending-texts/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/12/03/fbi-warns-iphone-and-android-users-stop-sending-texts/"
X Link 2024-12-04T21:14Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Your supply chain matters for security. Inside the ordinary-looking OMG connector we can immediately spot an antenna and a microprocessor. While high-end Thunderbolt connectors have some ICs you wont find an antenna like this in any normal USB connector. https://t.co/EpLb8c2P6l Inside the ordinary-looking OMG connector we can immediately spot an antenna and a microprocessor. While high-end Thunderbolt connectors have some ICs you wont find an antenna like this in any normal USB connector. https://t.co/EpLb8c2P6l"
X Link 2024-12-05T00:02Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements
"@FrankMcG It really is depressing. Feels like a total misalignment of cost and burden"
X Link 2024-12-12T02:24Z 11.3K followers, [--] engagements
"The inside perspective you rarely see. Every success is on top of 100s of initial failures. On the surface I have - Raised $3m - Gotten into Y Combinator - Graduated from Harvard - Worked at McKinsey - Helped 1000s of companies build AI workflows with Vectorshift Under the hood - Rejected by 100+ VCs - Got rejected by [--] other Ivy league colleges - Got rejected by On the surface I have - Raised $3m - Gotten into Y Combinator - Graduated from Harvard - Worked at McKinsey - Helped 1000s of companies build AI workflows with Vectorshift Under the hood - Rejected by 100+ VCs - Got rejected by 6"
X Link 2024-12-17T00:09Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements
"I find myself doing more Waymo meetings these days. I need to be at location X but I have a meeting first just do the call enroute in the waymo. Yes very SF and I'm ok with that"
X Link 2024-12-18T17:44Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements
"@sheila_warren is great. But her account is compromised right now"
X Link 2024-12-27T04:25Z 11.3K followers, [--] engagements
"Security must be seamless. To provide amazing security means providing amazing usability with security transparent to the user. Last night I watched an elderly fam member navigate her iPhone for important things and emails. She is [--] and holding on to be tech relevant. Here is what I observed ๐งต Last night I watched an elderly fam member navigate her iPhone for important things and emails. She is [--] and holding on to be tech relevant. Here is what I observed ๐งต"
X Link 2025-01-01T21:16Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Sitting in a Waymo at a traffic light looking over at an uber with no passenger"
X Link 2025-01-07T06:42Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Worth a quick read given the announcement from Zuck today. Of course this is Xs implementation and unknown what Facebook will do. But he intends to model after it. Provided by Grok :) https://x.com/i/grok/share/nE6VAV5ysx9VAmhTPbssZJscv https://x.com/i/grok/share/nE6VAV5ysx9VAmhTPbssZJscv"
X Link 2025-01-07T16:28Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Security is no longer about just preventing breach but rather now about enabling innovation. The jump in AI to agentic AI workflows in enterprise or for personal use will require access to sensitive data and critical operations"
X Link 2025-01-07T17:21Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Still great to be in SF"
X Link 2025-01-08T19:57Z 11.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Im in SF and surrounded by self driving vehicles. Its out of control. Cars blowing through stops signs swerving out of lanes and nearly crushing people in crosswalks. At least a dozen instances Ive experienced in the last month"
X Link 2025-01-14T20:33Z 11.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Oh yea this is all from the human drivers :) The waymos and teslas are perfect. The autonomous self driving revolution cant come soon enough"
X Link 2025-01-14T20:33Z 11.3K followers, [---] engagements
"Going on [--] years. Im long SF why is everyone from NY moving back to SF why is everyone from NY moving back to SF"
X Link 2025-01-16T20:35Z 11.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Bring on the videos Qwen2.5-Max"
X Link 2025-01-30T23:17Z 11.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Replit is pretty awesome. Conversation-AI-App"
X Link 2025-02-07T21:06Z 11.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Civic center in San Francisco at 8:30am. Looking good. Thank you @DanielLurie Keep it up"
X Link 2025-04-24T15:35Z 11.2K followers, [---] engagements
"Hi Im locked out of my Coinbase account and need help recovering my account access. Here is my number to reach me +18582515188"
X Link 2025-05-26T23:08Z 11.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Think we can pit one set of bots against another Hi Im locked out of my Coinbase account and need help recovering my account access. Here is my number to reach me +18582515188 Hi Im locked out of my Coinbase account and need help recovering my account access. Here is my number to reach me +18582515188"
X Link 2025-05-26T23:10Z 11.1K followers, [---] engagements
"@mevans4900 See my next post it will all make sense :)"
X Link 2025-05-27T21:23Z 11.1K followers, [--] engagements
"@BTCdad99 See next tweet :)"
X Link 2025-05-31T18:14Z 11.1K followers, [--] engagements
"Not surprised at all. Waymo provides a better experience without another person in the car you dont know. People will go for the space and privacy of self driving cars for business calls perception of safety and just piece of mind. Pretty amazing. Waymo surpasses Lyft and on track to pass Uber in next [--] months https://t.co/bBv0Gd960p Pretty amazing. Waymo surpasses Lyft and on track to pass Uber in next [--] months https://t.co/bBv0Gd960p"
X Link 2025-06-01T22:49Z 11.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Sometimes you just need a little espresso break and R&R"
X Link 2025-06-24T21:54Z 11.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Check out this great episode with me and @drericcole Just dropped a powerful new episode of Life of a CISO with Michael CoatesTwitters first CISO. We talk career growth AI cloud and real-world leadership advice. Tune in: link below or search Dr. Eric Cole on YouTube. https://t.co/CviPGSonlu Just dropped a powerful new episode of Life of a CISO with Michael CoatesTwitters first CISO. We talk career growth AI cloud and real-world leadership advice. Tune in: link below or search Dr. Eric Cole on YouTube. https://t.co/CviPGSonlu"
X Link 2025-07-04T02:24Z 11.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Wild how fast the future is coming at us - talked with ChatGPT this morning about time dilation and relativity - added features to my custom nutrition app via mobile on Replit and redeployed while on the move - grabbed a self driving car to get across town for my next meeting"
X Link 2025-07-22T17:30Z 11.1K followers, [---] engagements
"You have to try and fail first so you know what success looks like - Joe Lacob owner of the Golden State Warriors"
X Link 2025-09-17T18:01Z 11.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Loving Founders Cafe by @AngelList Such good energy and a great idea Introducing: Founders Caf from AngelList The average caf is simply not conducive for deep work. Theyre not open late Wi-Fi isnt fast there arent enough power outlets and theyre not open on the weekends Were solving this problem by turning the first-floor of our https://t.co/fSVWV2nP9V Introducing: Founders Caf from AngelList The average caf is simply not conducive for deep work. Theyre not open late Wi-Fi isnt fast there arent enough power outlets and theyre not open on the weekends Were solving this problem by turning the"
X Link 2025-10-01T17:41Z 11.1K followers, [----] engagements
"Yuk. First result in App Store for Sora [--] is an imposter"
X Link 2025-10-02T17:56Z 11.1K followers, [---] engagements
"Shifting OWASP to the organization the world needs for security. http://t.co/FGgatuFFgb #owasp #infosec #Community http://bit.ly/1kwl7qO http://bit.ly/1kwl7qO"
X Link 2014-04-10T18:50Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"OWASP Bay Area Chapter Meeting (Thurs 5/8) @evernote [--] talks drinks food. RSVP now. http://t.co/Og58YbILLF http://t.co/bMof16E1Cm http://bit.ly/RSUkZd http://bit.ly/RSUkZd"
X Link 2014-04-28T16:59Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Ouch several new app vulns revealed for #ebay including remote file upload stored #xss and more http://t.co/uQTGJXu2Ug #longweekend http://bit.ly/1vTMP3J http://bit.ly/1vTMP3J"
X Link 2014-05-23T20:53Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Stay safe website sends password in URI over HTTP#infosec via @Rambling_Rant http://t.co/rYLa7wIPPC luckily pwd pg is now down http://bit.ly/1i12Z1T http://bit.ly/1i12Z1T"
X Link 2014-06-04T16:43Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Enjoyed speaking at @opendns today- Security in an Interconnected and Complex World http://t.co/o8AYrkZCVm http://t.co/pFVVTI2VW0 http://www.slideshare.net/michael_coates/security-in-an-interconnected-and-complex-world-of-software http://www.slideshare.net/michael_coates/security-in-an-interconnected-and-complex-world-of-software"
X Link 2014-06-11T20:35Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"A little sake with my OWASP Japan sake glasses. http://t.co/LVEzSy4TIS"
X Link 2014-06-12T03:46Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Article: The Underground Economy of Data Breaches - http://t.co/EPm8j24YZv http://onforb.es/1qdLHnO http://onforb.es/1qdLHnO"
X Link 2014-06-18T16:43Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"OWASP AppSecEU in Cambridge UK - 6/23-6/26 http://t.co/EVqNc2kYMo keynotes http://t.co/Dd2fHwDZ3z agenda http://t.co/1CZsYshRqL http://bit.ly/1lDeuRX http://bit.ly/1lDex02 http://bit.ly/1lDex03 http://bit.ly/1lDeuRX http://bit.ly/1lDex02 http://bit.ly/1lDex03"
X Link 2014-06-18T17:07Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
""Save your credit card information for future purchases. Am I alone in always unchecking this box"
X Link 2014-06-22T18:25Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Accurate capture of the final seconds on twitter #WorldCup via @thekenyeung @alexcpsec http://t.co/CF8wuAxWcx"
X Link 2014-06-23T00:05Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
".@uniteds verified by @visa introduces plain text post back. Doesnt seem to be helping secure much :/ http://t.co/QCXTyUmLKo"
X Link 2014-07-07T21:52Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Tor Deanonymizing talk withdrawn from BlackHat http://t.co/qZkcCtIWa8 #infosec http://ubm.io/1rjRGci http://ubm.io/1rjRGci"
X Link 2014-07-21T17:34Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Join @owasp at our black hat party at 4pm today #BHUSA RSVP http://t.co/iIPBqNItvf https://www.eventbrite.com/e/owasp-networking-social-tickets-10328551977 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/owasp-networking-social-tickets-10328551977"
X Link 2014-08-06T21:08Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Cloud Security at Scale presented by @benhagen of @netflix at #AppSecUSA http://t.co/tGVH249RYz #infosec http://t.co/PuqVjk2Xfh http://bit.ly/1oEqSTH http://bit.ly/1oEqSTH"
X Link 2014-08-11T21:22Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Just got a ride with @DISCOlyft Pretty awesome http://t.co/GmSxH9Mnpw"
X Link 2014-08-15T03:34Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Is there not a keyboard shortcut to paste unformatted in Firefox This is killing me"
X Link 2014-08-19T18:36Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"OWASP @AppSensor Book signing at #AppSecUSA - Find me @ShapeSecurity booth Thursday 4pm. http://t.co/AbqzuB75RX http://t.co/0lbufvQtFA http://bit.ly/1t1lXOj http://bit.ly/1t1lXOj"
X Link 2014-09-16T00:16Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"#AppSecUSA is getting moving. Owasp jeopardy and welcome party tonight. @Appsensor book signing tomorrow at 4pm http://t.co/uAwxcpS4yP"
X Link 2014-09-17T18:32Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"OWASP Testing Guide v4 just released #infosec HTML http://t.co/WGVJ5BMGUD & PDF http://t.co/LRmO7xU709 http://t.co/PGyFidXckS http://bit.ly/1qgHGvT http://bit.ly/1qgHDA5 http://bit.ly/1qgHGvT http://bit.ly/1qgHDA5"
X Link 2014-09-17T19:05Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Owasp awards: best mission outreach - appsecusa [----] team http://t.co/syoGW7MWVN"
X Link 2014-09-18T00:48Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Renee Guttman ciso keynotes at #AppSecUSA aligning secure software with business objectives http://t.co/a8Do2GuEuL"
X Link 2014-09-18T22:35Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"AppSensor books are in. Stop by the @ShapeSecurity booth in the expo room for a signed copy #appsecusa http://t.co/m2L00fZDS5"
X Link 2014-09-19T15:00Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Awesome working session on Owasp internet of things security at #appsecusa http://t.co/pczBoIeunT"
X Link 2014-09-19T17:09Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
".@edgeconf kicking off in San Francisco. Security panel later this afternoon http://t.co/FZNTOfSGff https://edgeconf.com/2014-sf https://edgeconf.com/2014-sf"
X Link 2014-09-20T17:26Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"Very excited to be joining @Twitter as Trust & Information Security Officer. An amazing group of people here"
X Link 2015-01-14T21:49Z 11.1K followers, [--] engagements
"Alright @lyft keep your act together. It's all you now"
X Link 2017-03-03T21:24Z 11.4K followers, [--] engagements
"I think Ill dedicate all of my energy to creating bitchains. All the goodness of blockchain combined with the financial potential of bitcoins"
X Link 2018-04-25T22:33Z 11.2K followers, [--] engagements
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