iPhone 6S NVMe chip Tapped Using a Flexible PCB

The FPC adapter shown soldered between the BGA chip and the phone's mainboard, with the phone shown to have successfully booted, displaying an unlock prompt on the screen

Psst! Hey kid! Want to reverse-engineer some iPhones? Well, did you know that modern iPhones use PCIe, and specifically, NVMe for their storage chips? And if so, have you ever …read more Continue reading iPhone 6S NVMe chip Tapped Using a Flexible PCB

Big Candy Is Watching You: Facial Recognition in Vending Machines Upsets University

Most people don’t think too much of vending machines. They’re just those hulking machines that lurk around on train stations, airports and in the bowels of school and office buildings, …read more Continue reading Big Candy Is Watching You: Facial Recognition in Vending Machines Upsets University

This Week in Security: Filename Not Sanitized, MonikerLink, and Snap Attack!

Reading through a vulnerability report about ClamAV, I came across a phrase that filled me with dread: “The file name is not sanitized”. It’s a feature, VirusEvent, that can be …read more Continue reading This Week in Security: Filename Not Sanitized, MonikerLink, and Snap Attack!