maya's blog at the end of the universe.https://atomicmaya.me/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2026/2026-06-30_blog-conversion/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2026/2026-06-30_blog-conversion/the tale of a full technology migration so i don't have to edit 12 files to publish a single blogpostTue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2026/2026-06-13_reflecting-on-work/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2026/2026-06-13_reflecting-on-work/it has been about a year since leaving my employer, and i'm not too sure how i feel about thatSat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2026/2026-05-26_what-the-heck-is-an-uwu-space/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2026/2026-05-26_what-the-heck-is-an-uwu-space/how i may have ended co-founding a hackspace in zurich, and helped stand up the infrastructure backboneTue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2026/2026-03-20_kontiki-conference/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2026/2026-03-20_kontiki-conference/the german public transport authorities invited us to talk about train tickets this time, i went to hamburg with an extra mission: co-delivering a talk about train ticketsFri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2026/2026-01-12_39c3/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2026/2026-01-12_39c3/this time, i went to hamburg with an extra mission: co-delivering a talk about train tickets Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2025/2025-12-17_once-more-to-bsides-london/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2025/2025-12-17_once-more-to-bsides-london/going to bsides london to help out and hang outWed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2025/2025-11-15_things-ive-been-up-to/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2025/2025-11-15_things-ive-been-up-to/just a rapid fire series of small updatesSat, 15 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2025/2025-09-27_returning-this-silly-little-blog-to-the-era-of-small-internet/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2025/2025-09-27_returning-this-silly-little-blog-to-the-era-of-small-internet/maya is making things less "big tech"Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2025/2025-08-31_why2025-a-dutch-hacker-camp-experience/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2025/2025-08-31_why2025-a-dutch-hacker-camp-experience/once more, maya was in a field, and somehow helped the internet spawn thereSun, 31 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2025/2025-07-12_a-semester-in-review/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2025/2025-07-12_a-semester-in-review/going over some of the shenanigans i have been up to in the last few months :)Sat, 12 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2025/2025-05-27_a-trip-to-montreal/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2025/2025-05-27_a-trip-to-montreal/i went to montreal to spend some time somewhere very different, and to revisit my pastTue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2025/2025-04-29_hack-glasgow/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2025/2025-04-29_hack-glasgow/i went to glasgow to help out some friends with their new conference :)Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2025/2025-02-21_maya-does-an-infrastruktur/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2025/2025-02-21_maya-does-an-infrastruktur/maya has decided that it should make its internet closer to home, maybe in a closetFri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2025/2025-01-09_maya-went-to-38c3/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2025/2025-01-09_maya-went-to-38c3/maya goes to congress again, volunteers a bit (this surp... this joke is getting old), and has a fun time.Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2024/2024-12-23_bsides-london/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2024/2024-12-23_bsides-london/I went to a conference and did some volunteering! (this surprises no one)Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2024/2024-10-15_bsides-newcastle/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2024/2024-10-15_bsides-newcastle/I went to a conference and got given things to do! (this surprises no one)Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2024/2024-08-24_defcon32-new-experiences/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2024/2024-08-24_defcon32-new-experiences/I went to DEFCON32 and volunteered.Sat, 24 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2024/2024-08-15_pnw-adventures/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2024/2024-08-15_pnw-adventures/Maya decided to go on a pre-DEFCON visit to the US West Coast.Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2024/2024-07-27_startup-whiplash-at-steelcon/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2024/2024-07-27_startup-whiplash-at-steelcon/One of my rants, this time with extra punch, sure to give whiplash.Sat, 27 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2024/2024-06-30_electromagnetic-fields/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2024/2024-06-30_electromagnetic-fields/I went to a field near Ledbury. Oh, and so did 3000 or so other hackers!Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2024/2024-04-18_whoops-thats-some-pii/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2024/2024-04-18_whoops-thats-some-pii/I stumbled onto the database of a lumber/building materials buying group in Canada. A tale of responsible disclosure.Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2024/2024-01-02_new-year-new-stuff/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2024/2024-01-02_new-year-new-stuff/A few changes to this blog.Tue, 02 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-12-31_i-went-to-c3-congress/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-12-31_i-went-to-c3-congress/Chaos Congress, the perfect place for this chaos goose to end the year.Sun, 31 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-12-13_speaking-at-bsides-london/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-12-13_speaking-at-bsides-london/BSides London! (I failed the "Maya don't speak at a BSides challenge" again)Wed, 13 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-10-20_making-this-blog-easier-to-deploy/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-10-20_making-this-blog-easier-to-deploy/Blogging, on the move?Fri, 20 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-10-15_its-been-3-years/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-10-15_its-been-3-years/3 years, 54 blog posts, a bit of a brain dump.Sun, 15 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-09-30_attending-bonclesides/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-09-30_attending-bonclesides/I went to Newcastle upon Tyne to attend and speak at a conference. I ended up also winning second place at the CTF.Sat, 30 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-08-21_i-went-to-c3camp/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-08-21_i-went-to-c3camp/Chaos Computer Camp, or how a bunch of hackers and makers in a field in Germany make for quite a cool event!Mon, 21 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-08-20_i-went-to-defcon-31/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-08-20_i-went-to-defcon-31/I have once more been graced with the opportunity to head to Vegas, for one of the worlds' largest hacker conferences.Sun, 20 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-07-12_javascript-war-crimes-at-steelcon/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-07-12_javascript-war-crimes-at-steelcon/Maya is back - with a vengeance - to teach people about JSFuck.Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-05-11_a-phishing-expedition/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-05-11_a-phishing-expedition/I somehow got involved in analyzing a phishing kit that was making the rounds... So let's talk about its technical aspects.Thu, 11 May 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-04-12_yet-another-new-job/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-04-12_yet-another-new-job/I have a new job, and am leaving academia.Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-03-09_revamping-my-bsc-project/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-03-09_revamping-my-bsc-project/I made a program to visualize Dominant Language Constellations in 3D, to digitize a process done until then with sticks and papier machéThu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-02-17_gender-paradigm-shift/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-02-17_gender-paradigm-shift/Gender identity! A fun topic, and my personal stake in it.Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-02-16_going-to-bsides-cymru/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-02-16_going-to-bsides-cymru/BSides Cymru, or why I went to hang out with a bunch of trans and queer folk in WalesThu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-02-15_msc-fun/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2023/2023-02-15_msc-fun/Explaining the conspicuous disappearance of my Internet self. (ish)Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-12-20_going-to-bsides-london/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-12-20_going-to-bsides-london/BSides London, one of the UK's biggest BSides events, and the friends that were made along the way.Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-11-17_going-to-korea/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-11-17_going-to-korea/A big university trip halfway around the world.Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-10-15_beercon4/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-10-15_beercon4/BeerCon4, a cybersecurity event! (but at a trade show???)Sat, 15 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-09-30_travelling-to-scotland/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-09-30_travelling-to-scotland/I attended a wedding in Scotland, and met up with some of my friends!Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-08-30_heading-for-defcon/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-08-30_heading-for-defcon/DEFCON30! All the shenanigans, all the hackers, all the bad luck?Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-07-29_heading-to-amsterdam-and-going-to-mch/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-07-29_heading-to-amsterdam-and-going-to-mch/I attended MayContainHackers 2022, and got into some shenanigans!Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-05-15_winning-the-wavegame/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-05-15_winning-the-wavegame/I went to Paris for the WaveGame competition, and we ended up winning!Sun, 15 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-05-04_building-a-raspi-private-web-server/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-05-04_building-a-raspi-private-web-server/Going behind the scenes on developping a private web service deployed on a Raspberry Pi.Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-04-26_running-the-digital-overdose-conference-again/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-04-26_running-the-digital-overdose-conference-again/Going behind the scenes of the second iteration of the Digital Overdose Conference.Tue, 26 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-02-18_starting-a-new-job/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-02-18_starting-a-new-job/Going into a bit more detail about what I'm currently working on!Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-01-30_knight-ctf-2022-cryptography-writeups/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-01-30_knight-ctf-2022-cryptography-writeups/KnightCTF! A write-up on solving challenges from the "Cryptography" category.Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-01-30_knight-ctf-2022-misc-writeups/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-01-30_knight-ctf-2022-misc-writeups/KnightCTF! A write-up on solving challenges from the "Misc" category.Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-01-30_knight-ctf-2022-programming-writeups/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-01-30_knight-ctf-2022-programming-writeups/KnightCTF! A write-up on solving challenges from the "Programming" category.Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-01-30_knight-ctf-2022-reverse-writeups/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-01-30_knight-ctf-2022-reverse-writeups/KnightCTF! A write-up on solving challenges from the "Reverse Engineering" category.Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-01-29_knight-ctf-2022-all-writeups/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2022/2022-01-29_knight-ctf-2022-all-writeups/I participated in KnightCTF alongside the team from Digital Overdose, wherein I successfully beat a few challenges.Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-11-25_speaking-at-conint/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-11-25_speaking-at-conint/I took a stab at taking one year of experience in managing a community of hackers, and trying to discuss the benefits of Intelligence when it comes to keeping its members safe.Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-11-15_happy-birthday-to-this-blog/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-11-15_happy-birthday-to-this-blog/Marking the first year of this blog's existence.Mon, 15 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-10-30_beercon3/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-10-30_beercon3/I spoke at BeerCon 3, mainly about how JavaScript and Application Security don't really mesh well together.Sat, 30 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-10-11_digital-overdose-official-writeup-1-outage/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-10-11_digital-overdose-official-writeup-1-outage/Official challenge developer writeup for "Outage - The usual suspect", a challenge presented at the Digital Overdose 2021 Autumn CTF.Mon, 11 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-10-11_digital-overdose-official-writeup-2-a-lying-cake/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-10-11_digital-overdose-official-writeup-2-a-lying-cake/Official challenge developer writeup for "A door by any other name", a challenge presented at the Digital Overdose 2021 Autumn CTF.Mon, 11 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-10-11_digital-overdose-official-writeup-3-c4/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-10-11_digital-overdose-official-writeup-3-c4/Official challenge developer writeup for"C1 - I think this should be C4", a challenge presented at the Digital Overdose 2021 Autumn CTF.Mon, 11 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-07-20_the-2021-halfway-mark/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-07-20_the-2021-halfway-mark/Going over the timeline for the last few months, seeing what has been accomplished.Tue, 20 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-04-29_digital-overdose-conference/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-04-29_digital-overdose-conference/Speaking a bit more about my experiences surrounding and during the Digital Overdose Conference.Thu, 29 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-04-20_central-infosec-ctf-all/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-04-20_central-infosec-ctf-all/The Central Infosec CTF! I didn't do much of it, but here's my takeaways.Tue, 20 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-04-20_central-infosec-ctf-hack-the-maze-hard/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-04-20_central-infosec-ctf-hack-the-maze-hard/The Central Infosec CTF! A write-up on solving the "Hack The Maze: Hard" challenge.Tue, 20 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-04-20_central-infosec-ctf-hack-the-static-hard/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-04-20_central-infosec-ctf-hack-the-static-hard/The Central Infosec CTF! A write-up on solving the "Hack The Static: Hard" challenge.Tue, 20 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-04-20_central-infosec-ctf-python/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-04-20_central-infosec-ctf-python/The Central Infosec CTF! A write-up on solving the Python challenges.Tue, 20 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-03-07_much-ado-about-passwords/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-03-07_much-ado-about-passwords/Going over various (non-)solutions people use to store their passwords and the appeal of password management solutions.Sun, 07 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-02-26_tracelabs-ctf-with-hacksouth/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-02-26_tracelabs-ctf-with-hacksouth/A write-up on my participation in the TraceLabs OSINT CTF.Fri, 26 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-02-06_building-dos-website/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-02-06_building-dos-website/Going through the various steps of how I helped build DO's website.Sat, 06 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-02-01_organising-a-conference/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-02-01_organising-a-conference/I'm co-organizing a conference for rookie speakersMon, 01 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-01-23_website-design-choices/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-01-23_website-design-choices/Going over some of my website design choices.Sat, 23 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-01-20_talking-at-leeds-ehs/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-01-20_talking-at-leeds-ehs/The Leeds Ethical Hacking Society hosted my take on ENISA's recommendations for IoT cybersecurity.Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-01-19_whatsapp-privacy-policy-changes-enca-interview/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-01-19_whatsapp-privacy-policy-changes-enca-interview/Somehow the WhatsApp discussion got me interviewed by eNCATue, 19 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-01-09_whatsapp-privacy-policy-changes-discussion-at-hack-south/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-01-09_whatsapp-privacy-policy-changes-discussion-at-hack-south/Dissecting the new WhatsApp privacy policy changes, live on HackSouth.Sat, 09 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-01-08_whatsapp-privacy-policy-changes-analysis/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-01-08_whatsapp-privacy-policy-changes-analysis/Dissecting the new WhatsApp privacy policy changes.Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-01-05_osint-on-gateway/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-01-05_osint-on-gateway/I gave a small talk about OSINT on Gateway.Tue, 05 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-01-03_mental-health/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-01-03_mental-health/Discussing mental health.Sun, 03 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-01-02_goodbye-2020-new-year-party/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2021/2021-01-02_goodbye-2020-new-year-party/Saying goodbye to 2020, with friends!Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2020/2020-12-12_security-coffeehouse-bc2-speaker-interviews/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2020/2020-12-12_security-coffeehouse-bc2-speaker-interviews/I participated in James Bore's Security CoffeeHouse!Sat, 12 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2020/2020-11-12_mentoring/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2020/2020-11-12_mentoring/I want to help you with your endeavors.Thu, 12 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2020/2020-11-12_reading-materials/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2020/2020-11-12_reading-materials/Some books I plan on reading.Thu, 12 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2020/2020-11-09_bsides-islamabad/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2020/2020-11-09_bsides-islamabad/I gave a talk at BSides Islamabad, Pakistan's first cybersecurity conference.Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2020/2020-11-02_beercon2/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2020/2020-11-02_beercon2/I gave a talk at BeerCon2, a rookie infosec conference.Mon, 02 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2020/2020-10-19_i-participated-in-the-conint-ctf/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2020/2020-10-19_i-participated-in-the-conint-ctf/Discussing my participation in the conINT TraceLabs OSINT capture the flag event.Mon, 19 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://atomicmaya.me/post/2020/2020-10-15_hello-world/https://atomicmaya.me/post/2020/2020-10-15_hello-world/The first post on AtomicMaya's Blog. Wow!Sat, 10 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT