Hacking Secure Software Update Systems at the DEF CON 32 Car Hacking Village
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
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
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.
Baets by Der
Friendly advice from Red Balloon Security: Just pay the extra $2 Recently, we wanted to use some wired headphones with an iPhone, which sadly lacks a headphone jack. The nearest deli offered a solution: a Lightning-to-headphone jack adapter for only $7. Got to love your local New York City bodega.ย ย But a wrinkle appeared: […]
Red Balloon Security Wins 2022 NSF Convergence Accelerator Award for Proposed Improvements to 5G Cybersecurity Through Hardening of Embedded Devices
Weโre one of 16 teams chosen to enhance the secure operation of 5G infrastructure. Red Balloon Security has received a $682,000 award from the National Science Foundationโs Convergence Accelerator Program, which includes participation in Phase 1 of the programโs Track G: Securely Operating Through 5G Infrastructure. The Department of Defense is aligned with the NSF […]
OFRAK: A BOON TO THE CYBER SECURITY COMMUNITY, EMBEDDED DEVICE MANUFACTURERS, AND END USERS, IN 7 QUESTIONS
The release of RBSโs firmware reverse engineering tool is consistent with government and industry calls for higher security standards.
DEF CON 30 Badge Fun with OFRAK
The TL;DR? We used OFRAK to rewrite the badge firmware so that it auto-plays the solution for Challenge 1. Check out our video and full breakdown.
