CosmicStrand: the discovery of a sophisticated UEFI firmware rootkit

Introduction Rootkits are malware implants which burrow themselves in the deepest corners of the operating system. Although on paper they may seem attractive to attackers, creating them poses significant technical challenges and the slightest programming error has the potential to completely cras...

Reverse Engineering Tesla Hardware

TL;DR How does the Tesla Model S update its firmware? What did we find when reverse engineering the display and instrument cluster? Here’s the result of a couple of weeks work, working on a real vehicle that mostly worked after we had finished. Part 1: analysing the hardware, complete with a 14...

What’s in the Box?

ARCHIVED STORY What’s in the Box? By Sam Quinn · February 25, 2019 2018 was another record-setting year in the continuing trend for consumer online shopping. With an increase in technology and efficiency, and a decrease in cost and shipping time, consumers have clearly made a statement that...