LinkSys EA6100 AC1200 - Part 1 - PCB reversing
It has been a while since I did some hardware hacking, and this time I want to review the basics. The LinkSys EA6100 router intrigued me since I was only able to
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Security researcher interested in anything low-level: hardware, IoT, kernel, exploitation, reverse engineering, fuzzing, code audit, and AI.
Breaking the D-Link DIR3060 Firmware Encryption - Static analysis of the decryption routine - Part 2.2
Welcome back to part 2.2 of this series! If you have not yet checked out part 1 or part 2.1, please do so first as they highlight important reconnaissance steps
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Breaking the D-Link DIR3060 Firmware Encryption - Static analysis of the decryption routine - Part 2.1
Welcome back to part 2 of this series! If you have not checked out part 1 yet, please do so first, as it highlights important reconnaissance steps! So let us dive right
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Breaking the D-Link DIR3060 Firmware Encryption - Recon - Part 1
Recently, we came across some firmware samples from D-Link routers that we were unable to unpack properly. Luckily, we got our hands on an older, cheaper but similar device (DIR882) that
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What's a bitbang?
Note: This is a re-upload of an old write-up. This is another write-up from an interesting little challenge. The original forum post about it can be found here. To
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Welcome to the Poly Bomb 💣
Note: Re-write/Re-upload due to dead links This write up are my thoughts and steps to statically analyze a given unknown binary. I want to understand the binary to a
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Reversing and Exploiting Dr. von Noizemans Nuclear Bomb
Note: Re-upload due to dead links :) Yo! Life kept me more than busy, but now I've got a little more time on my hands. I decided to do a
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Fuzzing projects with american fuzzy lop (AFL)
Preface This quick article will give a short introduction on what fuzzers are, how they work and how to properly setup the afl - american fuzzy lop fuzzer to find flaws in arbitrary
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Dissecting and exploiting ELF files
Preface Hi folks! For quite some time there was no article from my side. Life kept me busy with all sorts of things, but here is a little something until some cooler
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Exploit Mitigation Techniques - Part 3 - Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR)
Preface Hey there! I'm finally ready to present you the third installment of the series exploit mitigation techniques. The last two times we talked about Data Execution Prevention and Stack
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