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`

Joseph Cox @josephcox@infosec.exchange

4/16/2025, 5:30:16 PM

Public

New: following layoffs, employees at Wordpress parent company Automattic discovered leak-catching watermarks in images. The watermarks in Automattic's P2 instance are nearly invisible, rendered as a pattern overlaid on the site’s white page backgrounds.

https://www.404media.co/automattic-wordpress-p2-watermark-leakers/

Following Layoffs, Automattic Employees Discover Leak-Catching Watermarks

The watermarks, which could identify people leaking screenshots to the press, are in the background of internal communications platform P2.

www.404media.co · 404 Media

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