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You probably recognize that dreadful feeling when you reboot a gadget after updating its firmware, only to be greeted by a blank screen and an unresponsive device. This apparently happened …read more Continue reading Laser Projector Needs Hardware Hack After Software Mod
According to [Venn Stone], technical producer over at LinuxGameCast, the Sony a5000 is still a solid option for those looking to shoot 1080p video despite being released back in 2014. …read more Continue reading Telnet Gets Stubborn Sony Camera Under Control
A few days ago, Chinese researchers from technology giant Tencent released a paper outlining a firmware vulnerability in several types of fast charger power bricks (translated). The attack is known as BadPower, and it works by altering the default parameters in the firmware of fast chargers to deliver more power …read more
Continue reading BadPower Vulnerability in Fast Chargers Might Make Phones Halt and Catch Fire
Hackaday Superconference is just a week away (precious few tickets remain), a celebration of all things Hackaday, which naturally includes creative projects making the most of their hardware. Every attendee gets a platform for hacking in the form of the conference badge.
To make the most of your badge hacking fun, plan ahead so you will have the extra components and the tools you need. At the most basic, bring along a serial to USB cable and a PIC programmer. These are common and if you don’t own them, ask around and you will likely be able to borrow …read more
Continue reading Supercon Badge Hardware Hacking: Here’s What to Bring
[Charlie Miller] and [Chris Valasek] Have just released all their research including (but not limited to) how they hacked a Jeep Cherokee after the newest firmware updates which were rolled out in response to their Hacking of a Cherokee in 2015.
FCA, the Corp that owns Jeep had to recall 1.5 million Cherokee’s to deal with the 2015 hack, issuing them all a patch. However the patch wasn’t all that great it actually gave [Charlie] and [Chris] even more control of the car than they had in the first place once exploited. The papers they have released are a goldmine …read more
Continue reading Car Security Experts Dump All Their Research and Vulnerabilities Online
The scope of the ThinkPwn UEFI vulnerability disclosed last week has grown past Lenovo and HP laptop firmware to motherboards sold by Gigabyte. Continue reading Scope of ThinkPwn UEFI Zero Day Expands