This is someting I wish I'd realized a lot sooner in life.

High level diff of iOS 26.5 beta1 vs. iOS 26.5 beta1 (v2) 🎉

https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/26_5_23F5043g__vs_26_5_23F5043k/README.md

@nixCraft I'm on this picture and don't like it

😂 credit https://ashermaxperlman.com/#cartoons

Interesting Git repos of the week:

Threats:

* https://github.com/haxrob/BPFDoor-controller-source - yay, BPFDoor source

Detection:

* https://github.com/davidjurgens/hallucinated-reference-finder - how many of those references are horseshit?
* https://github.com/Cybereason-Public/owLSM - kernel based Sigma rules powered by eBPF

Exploitation:

* https://github.com/zh54321/SharePointDumper - dump SharePoint
* https://github.com/Byxs20/Krb5RoastParser - have PCAPs, can cookie
* https://github.com/shellkraft/Anvil - analyse thick clients
* https://github.com/bethgelab/foolbox - mislead that neural network
* https://github.com/Oros42/IMSI-catcher - build your own IMSI catcher
* https://github.com/pullmoll/trusttrust - sample code for Reflections on trusting trust
* https://github.com/ZephrFish/BugBountyTemplates - bug bounty templates
* https://github.com/JoasASantos/Offensivesecurity-Checklists - helpful checklists for pen testing

Hard hacks:

* https://github.com/PentHertz/urh-ng - analyse RF protocols and abuse SDR
* https://github.com/wh1te4ever/super-tart-vphone-writeup - bulld your own virtual iPhone
* https://github.com/34306/vphone-aio - virtual iPhone images

Hardening:

* https://github.com/cisco-ai-defense/defenseclaw - watch where you're sticking that claw

#security, #research, #code

Is your KitKat Stolen?
https://nestlecorporate.qualifioapp.com/quiz/1776864_2455/CDCG-KITKAT-STOLEN-FORM.html

@osxreverser have you read this classic? https://www.direkt36.hu/en/megszolal-a-nyomozo-aki-belulrol-ismeri-a-tisza-elleni-muvelet-ugyet/

@osxreverser I bet most ppl around here don't know who the guy is in the first place. Local politics are so polarized the visit won't change a thing anyway.

This quote from Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell has been in my head the last few days

docs.rs builds are about to change. If you have crates published on crates.io/docs.rs, I recommend you read this blog post in case you might be impacted by this change: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2026/04/04/docsrs-only-default-targets/

#rust #rustlang

you ever write code so inefficient they have to update the whole power grid

My Dad sends me horrible Dad jokes all the time, but sometimes he tells one that hits hard. This is one of those times.

"My favourite time of the year is campaign time. It's the only time I see politicans hang from trees."

Tired of reversing the same libc for the 100th time? 👀

Meet SightHouse, our open-source tool that automatically detects third-party library functions in binaries.
High-confidence function mapping. Works with any disassembler. By @Mad5quirrel & Sami.

🔗 https://blog.quarkslab.com/sighthouse-automated-function-identification.html

🆕 New blog post!

"BitLocker's Little Secrets: The Undocumented FVE API"

A small Windows RE adventure to figure out how to get the status and configuration of a BitLocker protected drive programmatically and without admin privileges.

Now also implemented in PrivescCheck! 🔥

👉 https://itm4n.github.io/bitlocker-little-secrets-the-undocumented-fve-api/

Node.js pauses bug bounty program after a funding lapse

They were sponsored by IBB, a program funded by Microsoft, Meta, Adobe, and a bunch of other tech giants

Unclear what happened there

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/announcements/discontinuing-security-bug-bounties

@wdormann similar experience when using itunes for the first and the last time: importing a disk is nowhere to be found in the menu. The only way to do that is drag&drop. Like, how am I supposed to figure that out?

New Project Zero issue:

vpu driver allocation and free of dmabuf and iova can race causing UAF read

https://project-zero.issues.chromium.org/issues/465824679

CVE-2026-0121

[RSS] Mongoose: Preauth RCE and mTLS Bypass on Millions of Devices

https://www.evilsocket.net/2026/04/02/Mongoose-Preauth-Remote-Code-Execution-and-mTLS-Bypass/

[RSS] Review of AzireVPN and Malwarebytes Privacy VPN

https://x41-dsec.de/security/research/news/2026/04/02/malwarebytes/

Here's a fun post for pro- and anti-AI infosec people alike - guess who is going to have to "fix" AI? If you're thinking "not me" well, think again.

https://www.markloveless.net/blog/2026/4/2/the-uncomfortable-effects-of-ai

#security #ai #infosec