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`

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb@infosec.exchange

10/21/2025, 2:55:00 PM

Public

SCOOP: A man who worked on developing hacking and surveillance tools for Western defense contractor L3Harris Trenchant was notified by Apple that his iPhone was targeted with mercenary spyware.

The developer believes he was targeted after he was wrongly accused of leaking zero-days developed by Trenchant.

This may be one of the first documented cases of a zero-day maker being targeted with spyware.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/21/apple-alerts-exploit-developer-that-his-iphone-was-targeted-with-government-spyware/

Exclusive: Apple alerts exploit developer that his iPhone was targeted with government spyware

A developer at Trenchant, a leading Western spyware and zero-day maker, was suspected of leaking company tools and fired. Weeks later, Apple notified him that his personal iPhone was targeted with spyware.

techcrunch.com · TechCrunch

Link author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai@lorenzofb@infosec.exchange

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