Hacking Secure Software Update Systems at the DEF CON 32 Car Hacking Village
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Read about Red Balloon’s CTF at DEF CON 32’s Car Hacking Village, highlighting secure software updates.
Red Balloon Security Identifies Critical Vulnerability in Kratos NGC-IDU
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Red Balloon Security Researchers discover and patch vulnerabilities regularly. One such recent discovery is CVE-2023-36670, which affects the Kratos NGC-IDU 9.1.0.4 system. Letโs dive into the details of this security issue.
Hacking In-Vehicle Infotainment Systems with OFRAK 3.2.0 at DEF CON 31
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Red Balloon Security attended DEF CON 31 in Las Vegas, Nevada where we contributed two challenges to the Car Hacking Village Capture the Flag (CTF) competition.
Brief Tour of OFRAK 3.1.0
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The latest version of OFRAK 3.1.0 on PyPI includes a range of new and experimental features. Click here t our full breakdown and demo clip.
The Power of ChatGPT, in the Palm of My OFRAK
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Transform Cisco output strings into engaging visuals with ChatGPT and OFRAK. Elevate your network troubleshooting skills – learn how in our latest blog.
In OFRAK 3.0.0, the App Writes the Code for You
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One of the neat features we’ve had in mind for the OFRAK GUI, almost since it came out, is to be able to show you a Python script version of your actions in the GUI.
This is helpful for a few reasons: remembering what you did, learning the Python API, generalizing your work in the GUI to a reusable script or component, and probably more.
Well, now this feature is here!
How to Patch Functions with OFRAK’s FunctionReplacementModifier
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OFRAKโs FunctionReplacementModifier provides an easy-to-use API that leverages the PatchMaker to replace one or more functions in a binary. This post will walk through how this works.
Brief Tour of OFRAK 2.2.1
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We published OFRAK 2.2.1 to PyPI on March 8, 2023. As always, a detailed list of changes can be viewed in the OFRAK Changelog.
Critical Architectural Vulnerabilities in Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 Series Allow for Bypass of All Protected Boot Features
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Recently, we improved the OFRAK Python package and dependency handling, resulting in the quicker installation of more functionality.
How to Instantly Accomplish Your New Yearโs Resolution to Try Out OFRAK
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Recently, we improved the OFRAK Python package and dependency handling, resulting in the quicker installation of more functionality.