Device vendor placed deliberate backdoor in device, and doesn't provide updates anymore. Assuming no hacky stuff, if you want a not backdoored device you throw the one you bought in trash and buy a new one.

Can you sue in EU in 2024?

https://isc.sans.edu/diary/rss/31442

SANS ISC: Ancient TP-Link Backdoor Discovered by Attackers
@jullrich did you want to report this vulnerability to MITRE (or be credited)? Using CWE-912: Hidden Functionality and sekurak's entry as vulnerability details, this should be a quick CVE submission.

#tplink #backdoor #vulnerability #cve

It’s finally landed! You can now watch “Listen to the whispers: web timing attacks that actually work” on YouTube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=zOPjz-sPyQM

Could someone from @Rapid7Official shut this spammer up?

RE: https://infosec.place/objects/43b8b113-fa3b-4fcf-b893-e61261304e7e

Evasive ZIP Concatenation: Trojan Targets Windows Users

https://perception-point.io/blog/evasive-concatenated-zip-trojan-targets-windows-users/

Parser differentials FTW :)

[RSS] Cute trick to mark parts of a C structure read-only

https://dustri.org/b/cute-trick-to-mark-parts-of-a-c-structure-read-only.html

[RSS] Beyond good ol' Run key, Part 144

https://www.hexacorn.com/blog/2024/11/15/beyond-good-ol-run-key-part-144/

Hey #infosec folks, if you've bridged your account to #Bluesky using BridgyFed (https://fed.brid.gy/) let me know so I can add that bridged account to a starter pack there. 👍

Would be great to highlight the infosec people who are here, over there.

Boost around so I can nab everyone! 🚀

- Why was ollydbg discontinued?
- Not enough ollyfans

NEW: WhatsApp forced a judge to release previously non-public court documents, which include a ton of details on how NSO's spyware works.

The documents show how NSO targeted WhatsApp, the number of customers the company had to cut off because of abuse, and more.

Here are the biggest revelations.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/15/nso-group-admits-cutting-off-10-customers-because-they-abused-its-pegasus-spyware-say-unsealed-court-documents/

After several hours my polite little #bsky xposter is still rate limited... someone plz tell them they need a user base before starting #enshittification!

Slides for my @ekoparty talk "Advanced Fuzzing
With #LibAFL"

• >https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ILXdsBx6JJbsf3uq-_hSeYux-a0DRRPxebOY65EDE5o/edit?usp=sharing

Just registered the 38c3 assembly "ITAR Violators". Hope to see your ITAR controlled items!

Google Security: Retrofitting Spatial Safety to hundreds of millions of lines of C++
Google is retrofitting secure-by-design principles to their existing C++ codebase wherever possible, including bringing spatial memory safety into as many codebases. It has already made a noticeable impact, from preventing exploits, reducing crashes and improving code reliability/easier debugging.

#google #security #securebydesign #memorysafety #vulnerability #memory #infosec #cybersecurity

Missed out on the action at #r2con2024 in Barcelona? #NowSecure researcher and #radare2 co-creator @pancake put together a recap of all three days, including all the recordings, slides, and GitHub repositories. Check it out here: https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2024/11/15/nowsecure-at-r2con2024-top-takeaways-and-mobile-security-highlights/?utm_source=mastodon

A huge thanks to everyone who joined us and made this comeback event a success after a 5-year break! #r2con #radare #frida

Pandoc compiled to Wasm (WebAssembly), which enables live conversions in the browser.

• Live demo: https://tweag.github.io/pandoc-wasm/

• Repository: https://github.com/tweag/pandoc-wasm

Amazing work by @terrorjack and the ghc-meta-wasm folks!

#pandoc #Wasm #ghc

Unpatched 0day in an enterprise firewall management interface? Must be Friday https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2024/11/15/etr-zero-day-exploitation-targeting-palo-alto-networks-firewall-management-interfaces/