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The Internet of Things (IoT) describes physical objects (or groups of such objects) with sensors, processing ability, software and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet or other communications networks. Internet of Things has been considered a misnomer because devices do not need to be connected to the public internet, they only need to be connected to a network and be individually addressable.

Platforms

Hardware platforms are the integral part of IoT applications, with the help of these devices you can quickly build your DIY project or prototype. Here are some of the popular hardware platforms used in IoT projects.

Who wants ads, right? There are ways to make ads invisible to us in the Anno Domini 2024 (crap, did I just out myself as a time traveler?), like browser extensions or just developing a numbness to them in general, but what happens when you really want to browse some retro ads from the old days?

It’s simple, you click the Read more link and you enjoy them. I hope I don’t have to mention that you can click on an image to get a higher resolution one, right?

As promised, we wanted to update you on the status of last week’s cyber attack. Over the weekend, our analysis confirmed source code for League, TFT, and a legacy anticheat platform were exfiltrated by the attackers. Riot Games

Because Vice “reporters” are retards and totally not worth of even linking to their 10k words shitty “article” about the fact that Riot Games’ League of Legends source code got leaked (confirmed by Riot), here is more info about it:

Link to Breached.vc thread.
Proof (Directory tree PDF, 300mb, 1078pages).
Telegram of person involved. If this person is the same as the one that exfiltrated the source code from Riot’s servers, now that’s a good question.
Size: 72.4GB, files: 572,129, folders: 64,296.
Original message:

As you know, League of Legends source code has been stolen, confirmed by Riot Games.
I'm starting auction for the source code, at starting $1,000,000.
**INCLUDES PACKMAN (USERMODE ANTI-CHEAT FOR LEAGUE OF LEGENDS & VALORANT) **
** ALSO INCLUDES DEMACIA & XIGNCODE ** 
Current Offer: $1,000,000
Telegram: @ArkaT_001
News Article: https://www.pcgamer.com/riot-says-it-wont-pay-ransom-after-league-of-legends-source-code-stolen-by-hackers/
Twitter post by Riot: https://twitter.com/riotgames/status/1617900234734198787
Min bid increment 10k

Yes, this is plain and simple, I don’t have to write 10k words about nothing because I’m not paid 5 cents-a-word like the Vice “reporters” are. Fuck you.

Step 1: install required tools

$ sudo apt install adb apktool openjdk-11-jdk-headless zipalign apksigner
# replace apktool with new version from https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/releases
$ sudo mv /usr/share/apktool/apktool.jar /usr/share/apktool/apktool.jar.original
$ sudo mv ~/Downloads/apktool_2.7.0.jar /usr/share/apktool/apktool.jar

Step 2: retrieve the APK file

# start by finding the name of the app
$ adb shell pm list packages | grep <APP_NAME>
# find path of the app
$ adb shell pm path <APP>
# and pull the APK file
$ adb pull <PATH> .

Today we got a new leak, this time from Israeli company Cellebrite and its Swedish competitor, MSAB. From the date listed on some of the manuals inside, the data was exfiltrated in December 2022 - January 2023.

Who

Cellebrite is the global leader in partnering with public and private organizations to transform how they manage Digital Intelligence in investigations to protect and save lives, accelerate justice and ensure data privacy. Cellebrite

MSAB is a global leader in forensic technology for mobile device examination and analysis to protect lives with software solutions. The mission is to find the truth and protect the innocent by using products developed in conjunction with the EU ForMobile standard project. MSAB has been involved in mobile communications since 1984 and has had a singular focus on mobile forensics since 2003. We primarily serve law enforcement agencies but also prisons/correctional institutions, intelligence agencies, tax authorities, border control agencies, the military and selected private companies. MSAB

Where

The message below was posted on an anonymous forum:

Everyone derives their value from stuff like social media and their status within a group and not on their own achievements (or lack thereof, in some strange cases). I’m not some hyper-individualistic person that hates the concept of community, there is value in community but I’ve noticed that people tend to derive value from being in a group more than actually being a human being and having this one life to do what they truly need to do to make the world a better place and make themselves truly happy along the way (looking at it from an idealistic point of view, of course).

I believe in certain aspects of social etiquette and in natural law but I also believe that there is an over-abundance of vestigial social norms that have caused more harm than good by our continual insistence on them to climb up the social ladder, like the seniority system in Japan and the American way of trusting the government thinking they have their best interests in mind (especially nowadays). I think people need to be a bit more flexible in their thoughts on these matters. We live in an ever-changing world, let’s not pretend that society is a constant that will remain static and will give us any real input.

In computing, firmware is a specific class of computer software that provides the low-level control for a device’s specific hardware. Firmware, such as the BIOS of a personal computer, may contain basic functions of a device, and may provide hardware abstraction services to higher-level software such as operating systems. For less complex devices, firmware may act as the device’s complete operating system, performing all control, monitoring and data manipulation functions. Typical examples of devices containing firmware are embedded systems (running embedded software), home and personal-use appliances, computers, and computer peripherals.

The firmware itself is the type of software that communicates with and controls the hardware components of a specific device; it is the first piece of code that runs on the device, it usually loads the operating system and provides specific services to run programs, interacting with various hardware components.

Many of the devices you use on a daily basis interact with firmware, it can be viewed as actual code that runs on an IoT or embedded device. Reversing the firmware involves disassembling and understanding the inner workings of the device: this can range from simple analysis (looking at various aspects of the device, such as its file system and various interfaces) to an in-depth look at the firmware itself and uncovering the internal details and algorithms of the firmware.

#16: The Death Of President Edward Teach

The Finest Sounds Around From The Underground, CaptainBlackbeard Radio triumphantly returns for the highly anticipated sixteenth episode!!! The rumors of our death, were greatly exaggerated.

What would ye do, if ye were President of the United States?
What would ye do, if an ultimately powerful head of a global cocaine cartel wanted ye dead?