Posts about Hacking

Of course, I'm talking about legal hacking here, the kind that would be lauded in the pages of 2600; that is, topics such as finding security flaws in products, removing restrictions from devices that I own, making things do what I want, repairing or bettering things instead of buying a new thing, and figuring out new and novel ways to do something old.

Rescuing a UniFi Cloud Key Gen2 Plus
- UniFi
- hacking
- tutorials
October 17, 2022 — A non-working eBay item gets saved from the scrap heap, and I get a cheap upgrade.
A File Format to Aid in Security Vulnerability Disclosure
- 2600
- security
- tutorials
May 19, 2022 — When security vulnerabilities are discovered by researchers, proper reporting channels are often lacking. As a result, bugs may be left unreported. Fortunately, there is a standard to help researchers to report vulnerabilities. (As featured in 2600: The Hacker Quarterly!)
Hacking Haswell ThinkPads' Firmware
January 2, 2022 — A cheap Craigslist laptop gets its BIOS hacked and Intel Management Engine neutered.