Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Dio9sys @Dio9sys@haunted.computer

2/24/2026, 8:49:29 PM

Public

It's been extremely hard to keep this one under wraps.

I just published a new blog post, where one weird string that looks like a cookie value turned out to be a whole cryptostealer and database wiping operation.

https://www.labs.greynoise.io/grimoire/2026-02-24-whats-that-string/

I spent some late nights on this one, and am a little bit ridiculously proud of the work I did.

What’s That String? That Time a Weird String Revealed a Whole Operation – GreyNoise Labs

One weird payload turned out to be a loose thread on an active hacking operation.

www.labs.greynoise.io · GreyNoise Labs

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