Category Archives: Firmware

Hacking Digital License Plates

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Not everything needs to be digital and “smart.” License plates, for example:

Josep Rodriguez, a researcher at security firm IOActive, has revealed a technique to “jailbreak” digital license plates sold by Reviver, the leading vendor of those plates in the US with 65,000 plates already sold. By removing a sticker on the back of the plate and attaching a cable to its internal connectors, he’s able to rewrite a Reviver plate’s firmware in a matter of minutes. Then, with that custom firmware installed, the jailbroken license plate can receive commands via Bluetooth from a smartphone app to instantly change its display to show any characters or image…

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Overlooking platform security weakens long-term cybersecurity posture

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Platform security – securing the hardware and firmware of PCs, laptops and printers – is often overlooked, weakening cybersecurity posture for years to come, according to HP. The report, based on a global study of 800+ IT and security decision-makers (… Continue reading Overlooking platform security weakens long-term cybersecurity posture→

Is it possible to proxy USB and disconnect when a certain sequence is intercepted before it is (fully) passed to the real USB device?

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Let’s assume:

I have a piece of software (with a webUI) that has access to a USB device.
The software itself can’t be changed.
The software has the ability to perform a firmware flash on the USB device, also remotely when uploaded through… Continue reading Is it possible to proxy USB and disconnect when a certain sequence is intercepted before it is (fully) passed to the real USB device?→

ESET researchers analyze first UEFI bootkit for Linux systems

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ESET Research has discovered the first UEFI bootkit designed for Linux systems, named Bootkitty by its creators. Researchers believe this bootkit is likely an initial proof of concept, and based on ESET telemetry, it has not been deployed in the wild. … Continue reading ESET researchers analyze first UEFI bootkit for Linux systems→