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Most-linked posts?

1. Simple ways to find exposed sensitive information
   2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-06-21
2. cURL beyond the basics
   2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-09-06
3. Retrospective scraping of historical data from Internet Archive snapshots
   2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2023-12-27
4. JavaScript Obfuscation Techniques by Example
   2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-07-10
5. Notes from the Bug Hunters Methodology – Application Analysis v1
   2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-06-14
6. SSH Tips and Tricks
   2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-02-04
7. Scraping Clutch for B2B company data
   2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-04-12
8. Setting up rooted Android emulator with Frida and mitmproxy
   2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2025-09-12
9. Lesser known parts of Python standard library
   2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-08-19

What Hacker News says?

1. rl1987 · 2022-03-20

   As long as there's no certificate pinning implemented in the apps (which can be defeated with some effort) I would go with a different approach and use mitmproxy. See: https://www.trickster.dev/post/setting-up-mitmproxy-with-and...

   Comment linking /post/setting-up-mitmproxy-with-android/

   on “Decrypting your own HTTPS traffic with Wireshark”
2. rl1987 · 2022-03-20

   Submitted Decrypting your own HTTPS traffic with Wireshark as a story · 531 points

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3. jgalt212 · 2024-06-30

   I look forward to a (updated) version of this blog post. Simple ways to find exposed sensitive information (from LLMs) https://www.trickster.dev/post/simple-ways-to-find-exposed-s...

   Comment linking /post/simple-ways-to-find-exposed-sensitive-information/

   on “Building Figma AI”
4. rl1987 · 2022-03-26

   Submitted Running GUI apps within Docker containers as a story · 330 points

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5. anxiously · 2022-11-18

   Seems like a fairly shallow (content marketing fluff) substack to be honest. There are better places to follow, like: https://www.trickster.dev/post/

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   on “Ask HN: Have you ever used anti detect browsers for web scraping?”
6. rl1987 · 2022-04-20

   Submitted You probably don’t need AWS and are better off without it as a story · 324 points

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7. varun_ch · 2026-04-01

   that said, mitming stuff even on Android can be a pain, so I use a rooted Android emulator with Frida. Even that can be a hassle sometimes. https://www.trickster.dev/post/setting-up-rooted-android-emu...

   Comment linking /post/setting-up-rooted-android-emulator-with-frida-and-mitmproxy/

   on “We intercepted the White House app's traffic. 77% of requests go to 3rd parties”
8. rbanffy · 2024-09-04

   Submitted Lesser known parts of Python standard library as a story · 279 points

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9. rl1987 · 2022-05-08

   Submitted Scapy: Low level packet hacking toolkit for Python as a story · 230 points

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10. rl1987 · 2024-06-21

    Submitted Simple ways to find exposed sensitive information as a story · 127 points

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11. EntICOnc · 2022-07-17

    Submitted JavaScript Obfuscation Techniques by Example as a story · 105 points

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12. rl1987 · 2022-03-09

    Submitted Sending notifications programmatically: let me count the ways as a story · 101 points

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13. rl1987 · 2021-12-12

    Submitted Using ephemeral Onion Services for quick NAT traversal as a story · 69 points

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14. rl1987 · 2022-04-26

    Submitted Strategies and patterns of gray hat social media automation as a story · 50 points

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15. rl1987 · 2022-07-02

    Submitted How to Scrape Zillow with Python and Scrapy as a story · 38 points

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16. rl1987 · 2024-05-04

    Submitted Understanding Socks Protocol as a story · 7 points

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17. rl1987 · 2024-08-19

    Submitted Lesser known parts of Python standard library as a story · 6 points

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18. keepamovin · 2024-04-18

    Submitted SSH Tips and Tricks as a story · 5 points

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19. rl1987 · 2022-08-14

    Submitted ImageMagick: Programmable Image Processing Toolkit as a story · 5 points

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20. rl1987 · 2025-09-12

    Submitted Setting up rooted Android emulator with Frida and mitmproxy as a story · 4 points

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21. rl1987 · 2024-02-04

    Submitted SSH Tips and Tricks as a story · 4 points

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22. rl1987 · 2022-01-18

    Submitted You don’t typically need Selenium for scraping and automation as a story · 4 points

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23. rl1987 · 2023-11-05

    Submitted Scraping Data from Google Places API as a story · 3 points

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24. rl1987 · 2023-02-13

    Submitted JavaScript AST manipulation: reducing indirection, undoing string concealing as a story · 3 points

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25. rl1987 · 2022-11-11

    Submitted Wget Tips and Tricks as a story · 3 points

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26. rl1987 · 2022-09-24

    Submitted Active DNS Recon Techniques as a story · 3 points

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27. asicsp · 2022-09-16

    Submitted cURL beyond the basics as a story · 3 points

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28. rl1987 · 2022-09-16

    Submitted Httpx: Modern Python module for doing HTTP(S) requests as a story · 3 points

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29. rl1987 · 2022-09-07

    Submitted Recon-ng: modular framework for OSINT automation as a story · 3 points

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30. rl1987 · 2022-09-06

    Submitted Curl Beyond the Basics as a story · 3 points

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