firmware
Coverage of firmware in the Nexus archive.
- Coldcard ships firmware after $114 million bitcoin theft; says AI helped catch more bugs
Coldcard has shipped new firmware following a theft amounting to $114 million in bitcoin. The company stated that the improved security features were assisted by AI, which helped catch additional bugs.
- Ledger researchers disclose Tangem card flaw; Tangem says risk to everyday users is ‘virtually non-existent’
Ledger researchers disclosed a laser attack vulnerability in Tangem cards that bypasses firmware recovery-state checks to reset passwords. Tangem claims the risk to everyday users is 'virtually non-existent'.
- Tenda firmware (multiple versions) contains hidden authentication backdoor
Tenda firmware (multiple versions) contains a hidden authentication backdoor. The vulnerability was reported in a CERT advisory and discussed on Hacker News.
- [US] Ebay/Amazon AirPods? Here's the one thing you can check right now to confirm if they are genuine
The article details a user's experience with counterfeit AirPods Pro 2 purchased from eBay, highlighting a firmware update failure as a key indicator of fake units. It advises consumers to check firmware versions against Apple's listed versions and warns that counterfeit devices on eBay and Amazon may appear genuine but fail to update firmware properly.