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https://themarkup.org/blacklight?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tarlogic.com%2Fnews%2Fbackdoor-esp32-chip-infect-ot-devices%2F&device=mobile&location=us-ca&force=false

Tarlogic Security has detected a backdoor in the ESP32, a microcontroller that enables WiFi and Bluetooth connection and is present in millions of mass-market IoT devices. Exploitation of this backdoor would allow hostile actors to conduct impersonation attacks and permanently infect sensitive devices such as mobile phones, computers, smart locks or medical equipment by bypassing code audit controls.

Update: The ESP32 "backdoor" that wasn't.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

welp, TL;DR from comments says its fear mongering at best, physical access required right?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is this some hardware flaw, or just something in their standard BT stack?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I have a bunch of ESP32's that ... I can update and replace the firmware on, if i reset it the right way with a usb cable. the web site doesn't explain it any way how this is any worse than that...?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

The website is also the guy trying to sell the solution so I'm just sceptical for now

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Jokes on them, I live in America when all that shit was already being done.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Babe, wake up its time for your china fear mongering news

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