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Squeezing Secrets Out Of An Amazon Echo Dot

Posted on April 1, 2023 by Arya Voronova
Photo of the Echo Dot PCB, highlighting the capacitor that needs to be shorted out for the exploit to work

As we have seen time and time again, not every device stores our sensitive data in a respectful manner. Some of them send our personal data out to third parties, …read more Continue reading Squeezing Secrets Out Of An Amazon Echo Dot→

Posted in Alexa, Amazon Alexa, amazon echo, amazon echo dot, Don't buy alexa, Echo, echo dot, security hacks

PCIe For Hackers: Extracting The Most

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Arya Voronova

So, you now know the basics of approaching PCIe, and perhaps you have a PCIe-related goal in mind. Maybe you want to equip a single-board computer of yours with a …read more Continue reading PCIe For Hackers: Extracting The Most→

Posted in Featured, Hardware, pci express, PCI-E, PCIe, skills

Loudmouth DJI Drones Tell Everyone Where You Are

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Arya Voronova
Screenshot of the SDR software in action, with decoded data in a terminal, and a map that shows the location received from the decoded data

Back when commercial quadcopters started appearing in the news on the regular, public safety was a talking point. How, for example, do we keep them away from airports? Well, large …read more Continue reading Loudmouth DJI Drones Tell Everyone Where You Are→

Posted in anti drone defenses, anti-drone, Data Privacy, DJI, drone hacks, location tracking, quadcopter, security hacks

Is Your USB-C Dock Out To Hack You?

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Arya Voronova
Showing the dock PCB with a Pi Zero attached and wired up onto it

In today’s installment of Betteridge’s law enforcement, here’s an evil USB-C dock proof-of-concept by [Lachlan Davidson] from [Aura Division]. We’ve seen malicious USB devices aplenty, from cables and chargers to …read more Continue reading Is Your USB-C Dock Out To Hack You?→

Posted in BadUSB, docking station, peripherals hacks, security hacks, usbc | Tagged Dock

A Jenkins Demo Stand For Modern Times

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Arya Voronova
Picture of the miniJen structure on a presentation desk

Once you’re working on large-scale software projects, automation is a lifesaver, and Jenkins is a strong player in open-source automation – be it software builds, automated testing or deploying onto …read more Continue reading A Jenkins Demo Stand For Modern Times→

Posted in ARM, automatic builds, Build Server, CI, cluster, continuous-integration, Jenkins, RISC-V, software development

Dead Raspberry Pi Boards, PMICs, And New Hope

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Arya Voronova
A picture of the bottom of the Pi 4 PCB, showing the three points you need to use to tap into the Pi 4 I2C bus going to the PMIC

Since the Raspberry Pi 3B+ release, the Pi boards we all know and love gained one more weakpoint – the PMIC chip, responsible for generating all the power rails a …read more Continue reading Dead Raspberry Pi Boards, PMICs, And New Hope→

Posted in bricked, MXL7704, PMIC, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi 4, repair hacks, Short

PCIe For Hackers: Link Anatomy

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Arya Voronova

Last time, we looked over diffpairs, their basics, routing rules and the notorious tolerances of PCIe when it comes to diffpairs. Now, let’s take a look at the exact signals …read more Continue reading PCIe For Hackers: Link Anatomy→

Posted in Hackaday Columns, Hardware, pci express, PCI-E, PCIe

Live2D: Silently Subverting Threat Models

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Arya Voronova
Screenshot of ImHex hex editor, with the MOC3 file structure being reverse-engineered inside of it

In online spaces, VTubers have been steadily growing in popularity in the past few years – they are entertainers using motion capture tech to animate a special-sauce 2D or 3D …read more Continue reading Live2D: Silently Subverting Threat Models→

Posted in live2d, Reverse-engineering, security hacks, vtuber, YouTube

RP2040 Runs Linux Through RISC-V Emulation

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Arya Voronova
A Pi Pico soldered onto a custom breakout PCB, with an SD card connected to it using prototyping wires

We’re used to running Linux on CPUs where it belongs, and the consensus is that RP2040 just isn’t up for the task – no memory controller, and nowhere near enough …read more Continue reading RP2040 Runs Linux Through RISC-V Emulation→

Posted in GNU/Linux, linux, linux hacks, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi Pico, rp2040

PCIe For Hackers: The Diffpair Prelude

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Arya Voronova

PCIe, also known as PCI-Express, is a highly powerful interface. So let’s see what it takes to hack on something that powerful. PCIe is be a bit intimidating at first, …read more Continue reading PCIe For Hackers: The Diffpair Prelude→

Posted in computer hacks, engineering, Featured, Hardware, Original Art, pci express, PCI-E, PCIe, skills

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