Signal Injector Might Still be Handy
Repairing radios was easier when radios were simple. There were typically two strategies. You could use a signal tracer (an amplifier) to listen at the volume control. If you heard …read more
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https://hackaday.com/2025/07/26/signal-injector-might-still-be-handy/
Bringing a Decade Old Bicycle Navigator Back to Life with Open Source Software (and DOOM)
Personalization, Industrial Design, and Hacked Devices
[Maya Posch] wrote up an insightful, and maybe a bit controversial, piece on the state of consumer goods design: The Death Of Industrial Design And The Era Of Dull Electronics. …read more
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https://hackaday.com/2025/07/26/personalization-industrial-design-and-hacked-devices/
Law enforcement operations seized #BlackSuit #ransomware gang’s #darknet sites
https://securityaffairs.com/180409/cyber-crime/law-enforcement-operations-seized-blacksuit-ransomware-gangs-darknet-sites.html
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"Just because a piece of software is #OpenSource it does not mean the software is secure." --me
I've been saying that for years and it really bothers me to hear developers and users alike quip that because a package is open source it automatically means it's more secure than a comparable package that is closed-source.
As EricS. Raymond, one of the people behind open source, said in Linus's Law, "Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow." If no one is looking, though -- as appears to be the case here — then simply because a codebase is open, it doesn't provide any safety or security at all.https://www.zdnet.com/article/hacker-slips-malicious-wiping-command-into-amazons-q-ai-coding-assistant-and-devs-are-worried/
Hackers exploiting SharePoint zero-day seen targeting government agencies
The hackers behind the initial wave of attacks exploiting a zero-day in Microsoft SharePoint servers have so far primarily targeted government organizations
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Read QR Codes on the Cheap
Adding a camera to a project used to be a chore, but modern camera modules make it simple. But what if you want to read QR codes? [James Bowman] noticed …read more
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https://hackaday.com/2025/07/26/read-qr-codes-on-the-cheap/