Terminal Magic With Notcurses
Writing a command line program that needs a little more pizzaz? Ncurses just not colorful or high res enough? Or maybe you want to bring the demo scene to the …read more Continue reading Terminal Magic With Notcurses
Author Archives: Jonathan Bennett
Repairing a Vintage HP 9825 the Hard Way
[CuriousMarc] is at it again, this time trying to undo the damage from a poorly designed power circuit, that fried the internals of his HP 9825 computer. (Video, embedded below.) …read more Continue reading Repairing a Vintage HP 9825 the Hard Way
This Week in Security: Fragattacks, The Pipeline, Codecov, and IPv6
Some weeks are slow, and the picking are slim when discussing the latest security news. This was not one of those weeks. First up is Fragattacks, a set of flaws …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: Fragattacks, The Pipeline, Codecov, and IPv6
This Week in Security: BYOVD, Spectre Vx, More Octal Headaches, and ExifTool
I learned a new acronym while reading about a set of flaws in the Dell BIOS update system. Because Dell has patched their driver, but hasn’t yet revoked the signing …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: BYOVD, Spectre Vx, More Octal Headaches, and ExifTool
This Week in Security: Dan Kaminsky, Banned from Kernel Development, Ransomware, And The Pentagon’s IPv4 Addresses
This week we’re starting off with a somber note, as Dan Kaminsky passed at only 42, of diabetic ketoacidosis. Dan made a name for himself by noticing a weakness in …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: Dan Kaminsky, Banned from Kernel Development, Ransomware, And The Pentagon’s IPv4 Addresses
This Week in Security: NAME:WRECK, Signal Hacks Back, Updates, and More
NAME:WRECK is a collection of vulnerabilities in DNS implementations, discovered by Forescout and JSOF Research. This body of research can be seen as a continuation of Ripple20 and AMNESIA:33, as …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: NAME:WRECK, Signal Hacks Back, Updates, and More
This Week in Security: Pwn2own, Zoom Zero Day, Clubhouse Data, and an FBI Hacking Spree
Our first story this week comes courtesy of the Pwn2own contest. For anyone not familiar with it, this event is held twice a year, and features live demonstrations of exploits …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: Pwn2own, Zoom Zero Day, Clubhouse Data, and an FBI Hacking Spree
SV Seeker Is Recycling Batteries
SV Seeker is a home-made boat currently being built by [Doug Jackson] just north of Tulsa, Oklahoma. It’s a bit different than what you might imagine as a typical DIY …read more Continue reading SV Seeker Is Recycling Batteries
This Week in Security: The Facebook Leak, The YouTube Leak, and File Type Confusion
Facebook had a problem, way back in the simpler times that was 2019. Something like 533 million accounts had the cell phone number associated with the account leaked. It’s making …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: The Facebook Leak, The YouTube Leak, and File Type Confusion
This Week in Security: Ubiquity Update, PHP Backdoor, And Netmask
Back in January, we covered the news that Ubiquiti had a breach of undisclosed severity. One reader pointed out the compromise of a handful of devices as potentially related. With …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: Ubiquity Update, PHP Backdoor, And Netmask