Collaborate Disseminate
The recent flurry of videos and posts about the TVGuardian foul language filter brought back some fond memories. I was the chief engineer on this project for most of its …read more Continue reading The Story Behind the TVGuardian Curse Catcher
With so many cheap network-connected devices out there being Linux-powered, it’s very tempting to try and hack into them, usually via a serial interface. This was the goal of [Andrzej …read more Continue reading Getting Root On A Chinese IP Camera
Hackers frequently find themselves reverse-engineering or interfacing to existing hardware and devices, and when that interface needs to be a physical one, it really pays to be able to take …read more Continue reading DIY Comparatron Helps Trace Tiny, Complex Objects
Brief introduction to setting up Ghidra, and then configuring it with a familiar UI and shortcuts, so that you would not need to re-learn all the key sequences you have got used to over the years. Continue reading How to train your Ghidra
How exactly can indicators of compromise help information security specialists in their everyday work? To find the answer we asked three Kaspersky experts to share their experience. Continue reading Indicators of compromise (IOCs): how we collect and use them
Browsing the usual websites for Chinese electronics, there are a plethora of electronic modules for almost every conceivable task. Some are made for the hobbyist or experimenter market, but many …read more Continue reading A Cheap 3D Printer Control Panel as a General Purpose Interface
A modchip is a small PCB that mounts directly on a larger board, tapping into points on that board to make it do something it wasn’t meant to do. We’ve …read more Continue reading A Modchip To Root Starlink User Terminals Through Voltage Glitching
Few CPUs have had the long-lasting influence that the 8086 did. It is hard to believe that when your modern desktop computer boots, it probably thinks it is an 8086 …read more Continue reading Silicon Sleuthing: Finding a ancient bugfix on the 8086
There was a time when a mains inverter was a heavy, expensive, and not particularly powerful item, but thanks to switch-mode technology we are now spoiled for choice. Most inverters …read more Continue reading Unlocking a Locked-Down Inverter
For as visionary as he was, [George Carlin] vastly underestimated the situation with his classic “Seven Words You Can’t Say on TV” bit. At least judging by [Ben Eater]’s reverse …read more Continue reading Reverse Engineering “The Seven Words (and More) You Can’t Say on TV”