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`

Josh Bressers @joshbressers@infosec.exchange

1/12/2026, 3:30:04 PM

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This week on #OpenSourceSecurity I have a chat with @algernonalgernon ludd about @iocaineiocaine powder

Iocaine creates a maze of garbage to trap scraping bots. I love this idea, it has amazing chaotic good energy!

I learn all about how Iocaine works, and even got to see some dashboards showing off the size of the problem and how Iocaine handles it all.

https://opensourcesecurity.io/2026/2026-01-iocaine-algernon/

Iocaine poisons bots with Gergely Nagy

Josh talks to Gergely Nagy (algernon) about his tool Iocaine. Iocaine creates a maze to trap scraping bots in a world a fake pages they cannot escape. algernon tells us how Iocaine effectively traps bots by serving them endless loops of nonsensical URLs and web pages. It’s an extremely clever tool that’s designed to be completely hidden from normal users, but not hidden to the scrapers. Episode Links Gergely Iocaine algernon on Mastodon Nam-Shub of Enki Iocaine on mastodon Iocaine example site This episode is also available as a podcast, search for “Open Source Security” on your favorite podcast player.

opensourcesecurity.io · Open Source Security

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