What I call file format hexploring:
Read the specs, read parsers, craft pocs by hand if possible, explore the history and the features timeline, understand abuses, analyse at a low level…

The Trump administration removed all advisory committee members within the DHS, including those in CISA and CSRB, which was investigating Salt Typhoon (Becky Bracken/Dark Reading)

https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/trump-fires-cyber-safety-board-salt-typhoon-hackers
http://www.techmeme.com/250122/p3#a250122p3

Well that's awkward. @EQSTLab used a OS command injection bug, but it was one used last year. Alpine chose not to patch it since "in accordance with ISO21434...the vulnerability is classified as 'Sharing the Risk'." Yikes. The @EQSTLab team earns $5,000 and 1 Master of Pwn point.

Going Minimal: 64×4, The Fun in Functional Computing

https://hackaday.com/2025/01/22/going-minimal-64x4-the-fun-in-functional-computing/

American History Twitter

Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht after eleven years in prison. An incredible twist in the never-ending Silk Road saga.

https://www.wired.com/story/trump-frees-silk-road-creator-ross-ulbricht-after-11-years-in-prison/

There's a "Signal deanonymized" thing going around:
https://gist.github.com/hackermondev/45a3cdfa52246f1d1201c1e8cdef6117

Stay calm. Deep breaths.

👉 while this is a real consideration, the only thing the attacker gets from this is a very rough (kilometers or tens of kilometers radius) location

👉 other communication platforms that use any kind of caching CDN to deliver attachments are just as vulnerable

👉 you almost certainly should continue to use Signal, unless you specifically know that this is a big problem for you.

#Signal #InfoSec

Project: openssl-static-gcc-dwarf 3.4.0
File: openssl
Address: 00714db0

aesni_set_encrypt_key

SVG:
dark https://tmr232.github.io/function-graph-overview/render/?graph=https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fv-p-b%2Fghidra-function-graph-datasets%2Frefs%2Fheads%2Fmain%2F%2Fopenssl-static-gcc-dwarf%2F00714db0.json&colors=dark
light https://tmr232.github.io/function-graph-overview/render/?graph=https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fv-p-b%2Fghidra-function-graph-datasets%2Frefs%2Fheads%2Fmain%2F%2Fopenssl-static-gcc-dwarf%2F00714db0.json&colors=light

Well that's a first. @ScepticCtf, @diff_fusion), & @SeTcbPrivilege of fuzzware.io used a power drill to gain access to a port and exploit the Autel MaxiCharger. They head off to explain their work - except for the drill - we understand that part. #P2OAuto

Just upped my donation to my server (if you're on infosec.exchange, here's where to donate, straight from the llama's mouth: https://infosec.exchange/@jerry/109581969726975197 ).

If you're on some other server, find out who runs it, find out if they need financial support to help run it, and donate some money if you can. Servers don't grow on trees. Etc.

High level diff of iOS 18.3 beta 3 vs. iOS 18.3 RC 🎉

https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/18_3_22D5055b__vs_18_3_22D60/README.md

Struggling to reverse Rust binaries? Cindy Xiao @cdxiao breaks down the Rust type system and shares practical techniques to reconstruct Rust structures. Learn how to tackle Rust malware & analyze binaries like a pro. #REverse2025 #ReverseEngineering #Rust #Malware

PSA FOR AUTHORS: some dipshit put a pirate edition of my latest book on Apple Books with a "50% OFF" medallion on the cover illo. They used an obscure unicode glyph in the author name so that searches for "Charles Stross" find it but the bookstore won't merge it.

Where there's one there'll be others!

My publisher's piracy team is handling it.

If you have a book that came out this year, beware! It's a relative of the IDN homograph attack only targeting ebook stores:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDN_homograph_attack

CALLING ALL #demoscene MUSICIANS!

Our jury for Best Soundtrack could urgently use one or two more jurors - are you able to help out?
We reactivated our application form just for you! Thank you humbly, everyone!

https://2025.meteoriks.org/taking_part/juror/

It looks like oil paintings on wikipedia are being infected by phone camera software that automatically "fixes" skin textures.