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@HexRaysSA have announced IDA Pro v9.1 Beta

There are a lot changes, follow the link for changelog
https://docs.hex-rays.com/release-notes/9_1beta

Some highlights:
* Heaven's gate can now be debugged
* Rust version detection
* Improved decompilation on ARM64, RISCV, PPC
* Still no support for Linux ARM

#idapro #disassembler #decompiler #tooloftrade #reversing #reversengineering

Yesterday I coded up a simple #AI #AgenticAI #Agent. Today, we will expand to add a #RAG pipeline using a #medical PDF. See below how the agent "thinks" and "reasons" using the custom functions we provided. This is a complete demonstration of what Agentic RAG is capable of in its simplest form. Take note on this run it was unable to parse the is_prime function and still was able to recover. On subsequent runs it was able to parse. #reversengineering
https://github.com/mytechnotalent/Simple-RAG-Agent

IT IS CHARCHING!!!!!🥳

This has been quite a journey!

I plan to create a blogpost and/or repository in the next couple of days.

Hopefully that can help some people having the same problem. But to be fair it is not that easy to reflash the EC. At least you do not have to disassemble the laptop as much as when flashing the BIOS.

#lenovo #thinkpad #e531
#firmware #hacking #reversengineering

🔌 The first microcomputer: The transfluxor-powered Arma Micro Computer from 1962

http://www.righto.com/2024/02/the-first-microcomputer-transfluxor.html

#computers #electronics #retrocomputing #reversengineering #technology

ESPecially good write-up on re esp32 related items with a nice introduction to the ESP32 mcu.

There are some interesting tools used here, so while this might be a bit long, it's definitely worth checking out!

Really sad to see this barely got any likes on Twitter.

How sad.

https://jmswrnr.com/blog/hacking-a-smart-home-device

#hacking #hardwarehacking #reversengineering #writeups #InfosecWriteups

“Breaking Fortinet Firmware Encryption” #crypto #encryption #firmware #reversengineering #CyberSecurity

https://bishopfox.com/blog/breaking-fortinet-firmware-encryption

PS2 emulator escape writeup

https://cturt.github.io/mast1c0re.html

#playstation #hacking #infosec #cybersecurity #exploit #reversengineering

Escape PS2 emulator to hack PS4/PS5.

https://cturt.github.io/mast1c0re.html

#playstation #hacking #infosec #cybersecurity #exploit #reversengineering

so I was thinking of applying Avast's MIPS decompiler to the closed source binaries provided with our ISP's router. Would be interested in seeing what's inside them.
#reversengineering #hacking #internet