Surprise(?) discovery: the Samsung compact camera WB800F (Jan'2013) is using the same Fujitsu RELC compression as the NX mini (Aug'2014): https://op-co.de/blog/posts/fujitsu_relc_compression/

The Sunday afternoon is saved!

Firmware: http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/FM/201311/20131115133333828/WB800FVE_FW_F1311061.zip

Partition table at is 0x110 (7 partitions):
- 0x00040000 (2.9MB uncompressed)
- 0x001cc000 (2.1)
- 0x00300400 (2.8)
- 0x00474000 (1.9)
- 0x0057f800 (5.1)
- 0x008bea00 (0.9)
- 0x00946200 (0.01)

Paging @IgorSkochinsky

My latest blog post: I presented at the 2025 Open Hardware Summit

https://mikecoats.com/presented-at-ohs-2025/

Apologies for the break in blogging, but I've spent the past month preparing for, and then giving, my 'VanSpoof and F**dG3ar' talk at the 2025 Open Hardware Summit.

Our journey with our #iOS emulator continues.

We show how we reached the home screen, enabled multitouch, unlocked network access, and started running real apps https://eshard.com/posts/emulating-ios-14-with-qemu-part2

New blog post!

How I got a Root Shell on a Credit Card terminal

https://stefan-gloor.ch/yomani-hack

Been here a while and haven’t found #hardware #hackers or those #building projects. Where’s the #bugbounty pros with the tips? #Blueteam with those new #YARA rules?

Here’s a $20 FPV scanner I’ll probably document and open source.

Hashtags might help? #infosec #detection #makestuff #reverseengineering #drones

The Cost of a Cheap UPS is 10 Hours and a Replacement PCB - Recently [Florin] was in the market for a basic uninterruptible power supply (UPS)... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/29/the-cost-of-a-cheap-ups-is-10-hours-and-a-replacement-pcb/ #reverseengineering #homeassisstant #repairhacks #ups

fascinating and interesting research on targeting avionics systems of Boeing planes - specifically, security analysis of hardware, protocols & data manipulation https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3626205.3659144

grand theft auto of planes coming soon

Reverse Engineering LEGO Island - While LEGO themed video games have become something of a staple, in 1997 they were... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/24/reverse-engineering-lego-island/ #reverseengineering #softwarehacks #gaminghacks #legogame #gaming #ghidra #lego

Hi Rust reversing fans - the recording of my talk at @REverseConf: Reconstructing Rust Types: A Practical Guide for Reverse Engineers, is available for you to watch!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGLX7g2a-gw

Fault Analysis of a 120W Anker GaNPrime Charger - Taking a break from his usual prodding at suspicious AliExpress USB chargers, [Dio... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/21/fault-analysis-of-a-120w-anker-ganprime-charger/ #reverseengineering #usbcharger #teardown #usbpower #autopsy

The Nightmare of Jailbreaking a ‘Pay-To-Ride’ Gotcha Ebike - Theoretically bicycle rental services are a great thing, as they give anyone the m... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/19/the-nightmare-of-jailbreaking-a-pay-to-ride-gotcha-ebike/ #reverseengineering #ebike

500 lines of pure x64 assembly.
Just to create a Vulkan instance.
No helpers. No C. No safety nets. Just raw MASM64 and the Vulkan headers.

This is what low-level graphics looks like when you go all the way down.
Next up: surface and device creation.

https://github.com/IbrahimHindawi/masm64-vulkan

DuckDuckFedi: has anyone reverse engineered the Tumblr API/app and made a third-party implementation yet, and if not, why?

Inside Starlink’s User Terminal - If you talk about Starlink, you are usually talking about the satellites that orbi... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/14/inside-starlinks-user-terminal/ #reverseengineering #satellite #teardown #starlink

In the demo version of Cryo's Dune, Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen was based on a production image of Sting from the Dune movie, but was redesigned before release.

Here's a video of the image of Sting, Feyd-Rautha from the demo version, and the final portrait from the game.

(Let's see how Mastodon handles a very wide video…)

Reading the color of money - Ever wondered what happens when you insert a bill into a vending machine? [Janne] ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/11/reading-the-color-of-money/ #reverseengineering #money