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dczia<p>We've still got badges in stock! If you want to get it before DefCon get your order in soon! This is the <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/retrocool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocool</span></a> ZipDisk <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/badgelife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>badgelife</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/defcon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defcon</span></a> badge!<br><a href="https://www.tindie.com/products/hamster/2025-dczia-badge-zippy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tindie.com/products/hamster/20</span><span class="invisible">25-dczia-badge-zippy/</span></a><br><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/defcon33" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defcon33</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/hardwarehacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardwarehacking</span></a></p>
Tog Hackerspace<p>Tog Hackerspace is off to <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/WHY2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WHY2025</span></a>! 🇮🇪⛺<br />We’re joining the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@irishembassy" class="u-url mention">@<span>irishembassy</span></a></span> – a collective of hackerspaces and makers from across Ireland – at the legendary Dutch hacker camp this August.</p><p>🎤 <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tech.lgbt/@glassofwater369" class="u-url mention">@<span>glassofwater369</span></a></span> will share the strange architecture of the Sega Saturn.<br />🔧 <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@tdr112" class="u-url mention">@<span>tdr112</span></a></span> will be running hands-on workshops in the Hardware Hacking Area all week.</p><p>🗓️ August 8–12, Geestmerambacht, NL<br />🔗 <a href="https://www.tog.ie/2025/07/irish-embassy-at-why2025/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tog.ie/2025/07/irish-embassy-a</span><span class="invisible">t-why2025/</span></a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/TogHackerspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TogHackerspace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/HackThePlanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HackThePlanet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Hackerspaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hackerspaces</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/HardwareHacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HardwareHacking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Milliways" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Milliways</span></a></p>
Cyber Saiyan<p>Get ready to go Cyber Saiyan at <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/WHY2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WHY2025</span></a>! 🔥</p><p>We've forged the official Cyber Saiyan village badge for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@why2025camp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>why2025camp</span></a></span> . </p><p>It holds our village schedule, a game, and your key to a grand challenge: Find 6 other bearers to summon Shenron! 🐉</p><p>Your quest begins here! We'll be giving a dedicated talk on the badge and its secrets. Grab your own badge at the Cyber Saiyan village and dive into the open-source code:</p><p>🐉 Village Page: <a href="https://wiki.why2025.org/Village:Cyber_Saiyan" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wiki.why2025.org/Village:Cyber</span><span class="invisible">_Saiyan</span></a><br>💻 Source Code: <a href="https://github.com/CyberSaiyanIT/why2025-badge" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/CyberSaiyanIT/why20</span><span class="invisible">25-badge</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/WHY2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WHY2025</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BadgeLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadgeLife</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HardwareHacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardwareHacking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HackerCamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerCamp</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CyberSaiyan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSaiyan</span></a></p>
DEF CON Hardware Hacking Vill.<p>Major Updates on dchhv.org! CTF ⛳, RoboSumo 🤖,Talk Schedule 💬, and more! All skill levels welcome—compete, hack, or hang out! We’ll see you <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://defcon.social/@defcon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>defcon</span></a></span> DC33 <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/dchhv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dchhv</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/hardwarehacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardwarehacking</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/hacktheplanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacktheplanet</span></a></p>
PhreakByte<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.place/users/buherator" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>buherator</span></a></span> I actually already started my hardware hacking ventures back then. I am pretty sure I was the first to have a working copy of this, using a self build eprom programmer that could read the eprom of the Epyx Fastload cartridge for C64. Off the shelf programmers were not able to read the eprom in full (wrong bits when reading)<br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hardwarehacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardwarehacking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/oldschool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oldschool</span></a></p>
Maritime Hacking Village<p>🛠️🚢 ATTN Hackers! We want to remind you to pre-order your MHV Year 0 badge, a swiss army knife for hacking ship-side networks with symbol-level fault injection.</p><p>We can't wait to see you wear it 🏴‍☠️♥️ <a href="https://maritimehackingvillage.com/shop/p/badge-dc33" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">maritimehackingvillage.com/sho</span><span class="invisible">p/p/badge-dc33</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://defcon.social/@defcon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>defcon</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Badgelife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Badgelife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DC33" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DC33</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEFCON" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEFCON</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MHV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MHV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HardwareHacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardwareHacking</span></a></p>
Maritime Hacking Village<p>🛠️🚢 ATTN Hackers! We want to remind you to pre-order your MHV Year 0 badge, a swiss army knife for hacking ship-side networks with symbol-level fault injection.</p><p>We can't wait to see you wear it 🏴‍☠️♥️ <a href="https://maritimehackingvillage.com/shop/p/badge-dc33" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">maritimehackingvillage.com/sho</span><span class="invisible">p/p/badge-dc33</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://defcon.social/@defcon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>defcon</span></a></span> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Badgelife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Badgelife</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/DC33" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DC33</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/DEFCON" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEFCON</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/MHV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MHV</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/HardwareHacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardwareHacking</span></a></p>
Eugene :emacs: :freebsd:<p>Sooo, with a great help of our local <a href="https://mas.to/tags/hackspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackspace</span></a> (<a href="https://0x08.in" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">0x08.in</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) I updated my <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Libreboot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Libreboot</span></a> to the 25.06 version and installed the right (txtmode) version suitable for <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> :dragnaww: </p><p>Now, all my problems with Stage 3 loader, installed with the latest system update — are gone! :dragnhappy: </p><p><a href="https://eugene-andrienko.com/en/it/2025/07/09/update-libreboot-to-25-06.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eugene-andrienko.com/en/it/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/09/update-libreboot-to-25-06.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HardwareHacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardwareHacking</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Thinkpad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thinkpad</span></a></p>
Straithe<p>The Jumperless probe has some of the most interesting engineering solutions I've seen in a soldering kit. </p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/soldering-probe-133676182" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">patreon.com/posts/soldering-pr</span><span class="invisible">obe-133676182</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Jumperless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jumperless</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hardwareHacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardwareHacking</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://leds.social/@ArchiteuthisFlux" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ArchiteuthisFlux</span></a></span></p>
eShard<p>Post-quantum crypto resists quantum computers, not physical attacks.</p><p>On July 10, we're live with PQShield to show how side-channel and fault injection techniques still break schemes like ML-KEM, and how to protect your implementations.</p><p>Register now:<br>🔵 11am CEST: <a href="https://pqshield.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GUBZIV41QDGiROlkbuUsPg#/registration" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pqshield.zoom.us/webinar/regis</span><span class="invisible">ter/WN_GUBZIV41QDGiROlkbuUsPg#/registration</span></a><br>🔵 6pm CEST: <a href="https://pqshield.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6WZOefg3T06jQW6ind_bqw#/registration" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pqshield.zoom.us/webinar/regis</span><span class="invisible">ter/WN_6WZOefg3T06jQW6ind_bqw#/registration</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/pqc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pqc</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/postquantumcryptography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>postquantumcryptography</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/sidechannel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sidechannel</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/faultinjection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>faultinjection</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hardwarehacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardwarehacking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hardwaresecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardwaresecurity</span></a></p>
Dirt Cheap Hacking Tools<p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hardwarehacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardwarehacking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hackers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackers</span></a>, what third-hand do you most use?</p>
Rommudoh<p>Using DuPont connectors in the ZIF socket made it wear out a bit. The first three positions don't grip as tightly as they should. So I modified my component tester. Now it has a three pin DuPont socket at the top. I like how it looks.<br>I should've done it from the beginning.<br><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/soldering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soldering</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/hardwaremodding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardwaremodding</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electronics</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/componenttester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>componenttester</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/testequipment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>testequipment</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/hardwarehacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardwarehacking</span></a></p>
r҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖<p>I was looking in the Tandy wiki to see if they've got the LCD listed in the WP-2 details. Alas, few manufacturers make LCDs in this profile. Most are custom. A shame, cause it's ideal for my DIY writer</p><p><a href="http://tandy.wiki/WP-2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">tandy.wiki/WP-2</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Zork is a nice touch:<br><a href="http://randomvariations.com/2014/09/30/tandy-wp-2-running-an-infocom-interpreter/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">randomvariations.com/2014/09/3</span><span class="invisible">0/tandy-wp-2-running-an-infocom-interpreter/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/HardwareHacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardwareHacking</span></a></p>
r҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖<p>This is a very nice breakdown by Bigclive of a combination EMI line filter and inrush current limiting circuit built into a microwave power system. It's using a capacitor as a delay to trigger a bypass relay</p><p>As they say, the real gold is in the comments. Someone mentions using a triac, which is probably less likely to fail over long-term use than a relay</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HStkkEVL9mA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=HStkkEVL9m</span><span class="invisible">A</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/HardwareHacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardwareHacking</span></a></p>
r҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖<p>Just found out the keyboard for the Pyra is using the TCA8418 chip</p><p><a href="https://www.pyra-handheld.com/wiki/index.php/Keyboard" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pyra-handheld.com/wiki/index.p</span><span class="invisible">hp/Keyboard</span></a></p><p>It's an I2C-controlled bus expander. Lots of those out there, but this can basically support 80 keys. Which puts it into compact keyboard territory</p><p><a href="https://www.ti.com/product/TCA8418" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ti.com/product/TCA8418</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/HardwareHacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardwareHacking</span></a></p>
r҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖<p>You can now turn your old smartphone into a pocket cyberdeck. Because why not</p><p><a href="https://www.mobile-hacker.com/2025/06/06/transform-your-old-smartphone-into-a-pocket-cyberdeck-with-kali-nethunter/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobile-hacker.com/2025/06/06/t</span><span class="invisible">ransform-your-old-smartphone-into-a-pocket-cyberdeck-with-kali-nethunter/</span></a></p><p>This is a Google Pixel 3 XL, but I don't see why this can't be modified to fit another mobile. The case is 3D printed and it's running Kali Nethunter</p><p><a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/HardwareHacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardwareHacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/Cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberpunk</span></a></p>
r҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖<p>On that note, you should probably look into waterproofing your projects if they're going outdoors</p><p>For obvious reasons</p><p>I usually go by good old clear nail polish. But there are other options</p><p><a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/HardwareHacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardwareHacking</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8ycmroFQSs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=h8ycmroFQS</span><span class="invisible">s</span></a></p>
r҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖<p>Speaking of <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/HardwareHacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardwareHacking</span></a>, there's a great, slow and steady, tutorial on creating a <a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/KiCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KiCAD</span></a> project from scratch. It's a TCAL9539 breakout, but can be applied to most other projects you may be working on</p><p>Best of all, it goes through the library creation process, which lets you reuse your custom components/layouts elsewhere</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61uLHVL8qCY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=61uLHVL8qC</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a></p>
r҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖<p>This was, and IMHO still is, the best tutorial to get started with KiCAD. Mostly because it gets to the basics very quickly, yet clearly, and it's relatively recent so the approach still works with few changes in 9.0, even though the video is for 7</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FGNw28xBr0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=3FGNw28xBr</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://masto.hackers.town/tags/HardwareHacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardwareHacking</span></a></p>
Drew Fustini<p>Hardware Happy Hour Portland (Teardown 2025 edition) is this Thursday, June 19th, 06:30 PM - 11:00 PM, at McMenamins on Broadway with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@crowdsupply" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>crowdsupply</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@helenleigh" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>helenleigh</span></a></span> <a href="https://www.crowdsupply.com/events/2025/6/19/hardware-happy-hour-portland-teardown-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">crowdsupply.com/events/2025/6/</span><span class="invisible">19/hardware-happy-hour-portland-teardown-2025</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/portland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portland</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/pdx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pdx</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/hardwarehacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardwarehacking</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/teardown2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teardown2025</span></a></p>
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