Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: The Sacklers woulda gotten away with it if it wasn't for those darned meddling feds; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/11/justice-delayed/
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"Intel DOWNFALL: New Vulnerability Affecting AVX2/AVX-512 With Big Performance Implications" https://downfall.page/
"Latest updates on Flat_z’s PS5 Exploit chain" https://wololo.net/2023/07/29/latest-updates-on-flat_zs-ps5-exploit/
I’m just catching up on Web Integrity but it looks really concerning. Basically adds DRM to your browser so only approved browsers can access certain sites. https://twitter.com/nearcyan/status/1684242509847822336?s=46&t=sPOl9bVNdjREujwiUeFx1g
"PS4 Syscon Tools is a free solution (software & hardware) that allow you to manipulate original PlayStation 4 Syscon chip (Renesas RL78/G13). It consists of 2 projects:
* PS4 Syscon Tools (PC client to allow you to control your PS4 Syscon Flasher hardware).
* PS4 Syscon Flasher (Hardware flasher based currently on Teensy++ 2.0 - Teensy 4.0)."
"Cl0p in Your Network? Here's How to Find Out"
https://www.darkreading.com/dr-tech/cl0p-in-your-network-how-to-find-out
"This new PS4 Syscon Flasher everyone's talking about"
John Romero plays MYHOUSE.WAD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIl_TqFJNO8
A perfect circle :)
#Doom #Retrogaming #JohnRomero
Someone has compromised a bunch of Minecraft plugin developer accounts, and has injected info-stealing malware into a number of widely used plugins for the game. Apparently, this is widespread enough that some involved in the investigation are urging people to just stay off Minecraft for now. Also, it sounds like they need some help.
More info:
https://prismlauncher.org/news/cf-compromised-alert/
More structured breakdown:
“Clickless” iOS exploits infect Kaspersky iPhones with never-before-seen malware
"Operation Triangulation" stole mic recordings, photos, geolocation, and more.
Reversing Python Pickles with r2pickledec https://blog.doyensec.com/2023/06/01/r2pickledec.html
Good morning. You look like you could use a little therapy today.
(P.s. If you get a good one, post it below.)
https://theoatmeal.com/pages/horrible_therapist?q=q_disneyland&a=a_strapon&t=t_police_helicopters
"How I created the perfect NES sound chip" https://youtu.be/8RrQrATnXXY #chiptune #squarewave
Lol at this privilege escalation in Google #Chrome https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/attachmentText?aid=586678
New side channel attacks on SoCs. Yikes. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2305.12784.pdf
"Exploring a novel way to convert heat to electricity"
https://phys.org/news/2023-05-exploring-electricity.html
-"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro..."