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Tag: Security Research

  • Hacker News: Espressif’s Response to Undocumented Commands in ESP32 Bluetooth by Tarlogic

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    Source URL: https://www.espressif.com/en/news/response_esp32_bluetooth Source: Hacker News Title: Espressif’s Response to Undocumented Commands in ESP32 Bluetooth by Tarlogic Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Espressif addresses concerns regarding claims of a “backdoor” in its ESP32 chips, clarifying that the reported internal debug commands do not pose a security threat. The company emphasizes its…

  • The Register: ‘Uber for nurses’ exposes 86k+ medical records, PII in open S3 bucket for months

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/11/uber_for_nurses_exposes_86k/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Uber for nurses’ exposes 86k+ medical records, PII in open S3 bucket for months Feedly Summary: Non-password-protected, unencrypted 108GB database…what could possibly go wrong Exclusive More than 86,000 records containing nurses’ medical records, facial images, ID documents and more sensitive info linked to health tech company ESHYFT was…

  • Cloud Blog: Unraveling Time: A Deep Dive into TTD Instruction Emulation Bugs

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/ttd-instruction-emulation-bugs/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Unraveling Time: A Deep Dive into TTD Instruction Emulation Bugs Feedly Summary: Written by: Dhanesh Kizhakkinan, Nino Isakovic Executive Summary This blog post presents an in-depth exploration of Microsoft’s Time Travel Debugging (TTD) framework, a powerful record-and-replay debugging framework for Windows user-mode applications. TTD relies heavily on accurate…

  • Hacker News: Apple rearranged its XNU kernel with exclaves

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/08/kernel_sanders_apple_rearranges_xnu/ Source: Hacker News Title: Apple rearranged its XNU kernel with exclaves Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple is enhancing the security of its XNU kernel through the introduction of “exclaves,” which create isolated domains that enhance protection against kernel compromises. This architectural shift aims to combine the advantages…

  • Hacker News: Undocumented backdoor found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices

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    Source URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/undocumented-backdoor-found-in-bluetooth-chip-used-by-a-billion-devices/ Source: Hacker News Title: Undocumented backdoor found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The discovery of an undocumented backdoor in the widely used ESP32 microchip presents significant security risks, especially in IoT devices. This backdoor allows for device spoofing, unauthorized access,…

  • Google Online Security Blog: Vulnerability Reward Program: 2024 in Review

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    Source URL: http://security.googleblog.com/2025/03/vulnerability-reward-program-2024-in.html Source: Google Online Security Blog Title: Vulnerability Reward Program: 2024 in Review Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Google’s Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP) for 2024, highlighting its financial support for security researchers and improvements to the program. Notable enhancements include revamped reward structures for mobile, Chrome, and…

  • Cloud Blog: GoStringUngarbler: Deobfuscating Strings in Garbled Binaries

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/gostringungarbler-deobfuscating-strings-in-garbled-binaries/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: GoStringUngarbler: Deobfuscating Strings in Garbled Binaries Feedly Summary: Written by: Chuong Dong Overview In our day-to-day work, the FLARE team often encounters malware written in Go that is protected using garble. While recent advancements in Go analysis from tools like IDA Pro have simplified the analysis process, garble…