===== #IOCX Transparency Report - Q2 2023 =====
Dear Hackers!

In the second quarter we grew to roughly 25,900 InfoSec friends. That is an increase of 200 additional friends - Welcome to #IOCX Everyone!

We had some new additions to the #IOCX admin/mod team: [[https://ioc.exchange/@tellyworth|tellyworth]] and [[https://ioc.exchange/@troed|Troed]] were promoted to Moderator. Also, [[https://ioc.exchange/@cstromblad|@cstromblad]] left the team to focus more on his own instance, contributing to the overall growth of the fedi.
Remember that we are all volunteers - Please express your gratitude when you see them online!

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==== Financial Details ====
The cost of running #IOCX has stabilized around $350 per month - Here is the breakdown of the monthly costs:\\
$298 Linode Server Hosting\\
$72 AWS S3\\

Donations and memberships amounted to an average of $250 per month. The rest of the costs [[https://ioc.exchange/@seb|@seb]] covered with his personal funds. **A very big shout-out to everyone who already supported or supports #IOCX - It is much appreciated!** Everyone, who hasn't contributed: Please consider contributing financially through our [[https://www.buymeacoffee.com/iocx|BuyMeACoffee page]].

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==== Improvements ====
In Q2 we were able to execute on the following improvements:
  * Installed Security Update quickly after a serious RCE vulnerability was identified.

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==== Future Plans ====
There is always more to do of course. Here are some ideas for improvements for the future:
  * Adding a Translation feature based on LibreTranslate
  * Register a DMCA agent
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Please keep feedback coming and Have Fun and Stay Safe!