January 30, 2021
car hacking, car hacks, Embedded Linux, infotainment, Linux Hacks, nissan, reverse engineering, root, Security Hacks, serial port

Nissan Gives Up Root Shell Thanks To Hacked USB Drive

For the impatient Nissan owners who may be joining us from Google, a hacker by the name of [ea] has figured out how to get a root shell on the Bosch LCN2kai head unit of their 2015 Xterra, and it looks like the process should be the same for other vehicles in the Nissan family […]

January 29, 2021
Hackaday Columns, News, ransomware, Security Hacks, sudo, This Week in Security

This Week In Security: Sudo, Database Breaches, And Ransomware

December 28, 2020
eu, netscape, News, RSA encryption, Security Hacks, sha-1, treaty

Netscape Communicator And SHA-1 Written Into Brexit Agreement

We pity the civil servants involved in the negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom, because after tense meetings until almost the Eleventh Hour, they’ve had to cobble together the text of a post-Brexit trade agreement in next-to-no time. In the usual manner of such international agreements both sides are claiming some kind […]

November 17, 2020
16x2 LCD, Cybersecurity, Featured, honeypot, Linux Hacks, Pine64, Security Hacks, teardown

Teardown: Recon Sentinel | Hackaday

It might be hard to imagine now, but there was a time when the average home had only a single Internet connected device in it. This beige box, known as a “desktop computer” in those olden days, was a hub of information and productivity for the whole family. There was a good chance you might […]

October 14, 2020
Cybersecurity, exam, Featured, plain text, Rants, security, Security Hacks, weak passwords

Lowering The Bar For Exam Software Security

Most standardized tests have a fee: the SAT costs $50, the GRE costs $200, and the NY Bar Exam costs $250. This year, the bar exam came at a much larger cost for recent law school graduates — their privacy. Many in-person events have had to find ways to move to the internet this year, […]

Category: <span>Security Hacks</span>

Nissan Gives Up Root Shell Thanks To Hacked USB Drive

This Week In Security: Sudo, Database Breaches, And Ransomware

Netscape Communicator And SHA-1 Written Into Brexit Agreement

Teardown: Recon Sentinel | Hackaday

Lowering The Bar For Exam Software Security

Best Wearable Devices and Apps for 2021

Logic Chip Teardown From Early 1990s IBM ES/9000 Mainframe

Microsoft is not renaming Windows Server to Microsoft Server Operating System