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On the podium at #Pwn2Own Automotive 2026 🥉
Synacktiv ranked 3rd in Tokyo 🇯🇵 after successful attacks on #Tesla Infotainment (USB), #Sony XAV-9500ES (USB) and #Autel MaxiCharger (NFC).
📍 Next stop: Berlin!
Trying to think of something serious to say about the “cryptographers lose the key for the cryptographer election” story and, mostly, hey: I just love that cryptographers are actually using the weird cryptography! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
A big shout-out to the #Synacktiv team for their strong performance at the latest #Pwn2Own competition in Cork!
They proudly secured third place overall 👏
Next stop: Tokyo for the upcoming edition 🇯🇵 👀
More details on the targets and participants here ℹ️
www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2025/20...
🎉 Big win at #Pwn2Own Cork!
@pol-y.bsky.social of #Synacktiv successfully breached the @Ubiquiti AI Pro surveillance system 🦈🎶
What a way to wrap up the challenge - congrats, @pol-y.bsky.social 💪
Impressive work from our team today at #Pwn2Own!
@mtalbi.bsky.social and Matthieu just pulled off an exploit on the Philips Hue Bridge without laying a finger on the device!
Great demonstration of Synacktiv’s offensive expertise 👏
Come on 🔥
Confirmed! The team from @synacktiv.com used a buffer overflow to exploit the Phillips Hue Bridge. Their unique bug earns them $20,000 and 4 Master of Pwn points. #Pwn2Own
That's a wrap for Hexacon 2025!
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Parce qu'il serait trop dommage de passer à côté, voici la source:
www.7joursaclermont.fr/wp-content/u...
En cliquant sur la version "à écouter" fou rire garanti !
J'en pleure encore...
Mafia guy 1: He's wearing a wire!
Mafia guy 2: More importantly, with a microphone, and a recording device on it! Those are a lot more alarming than the wire itself, honestly. Way to bury the lede, Vinnie. Just a wire, I ain't worryin' about.
The latest Synacktiv Summer Challenge was in 2019, and after 6 years, it's back!
Send us your solution before the end of August, there are skills to learn and prizes to win 🎁
www.synacktiv.com/en/publicati...
🔥 A few hours ago our experts took the stage at #DEFCON33, sharing cutting-edge research on SCCM exploitation and modern GPO attacks in Active Directory. Proud of the team! 🙌 cc @kalimer0x00.bsky.social @quent0x1.bsky.social @wilfri3d.bsky.social
If you wish to discover the amazing people working there, @synacktiv.com is hiring and looking for a french speaking team-leader to replace me in Paris: www.synacktiv.com/responsable-...
10 days ago, I left @synacktiv.com to discover new challenges. It was a bittersweet day as I loved my years there and I will miss my team, co-leaders and all ninjas. “Mersynacktiv !”
iOS for Security Engineers
by Quentin Meffre (@0xdagger.bsky.social) & Etienne Helluy-Lafont
www.hexacon.fr/trainer/meff...
From firmware dumps to wireless exploration — check out our latest dive into DVB receiver analysis and the hidden attack surface it exposes!
www.synacktiv.com/en/publicati...
In iOS 18.4, Apple introduced a bug in dynamic symbol resolutions for some specific exports. @0xf4b.bsky.social took a long journey down a rabbit hole to understand its root cause.
www.synacktiv.com/en/publicati...
The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
ADVOCATE, Book 3 of THE WARDEN is out in 2 weeks! Preorders are love. bookshop.org/p/books/advo...
“where were you when your Hugo nomination was announced?”
“well I was at a laundromat trying to wash dog piss out of a set of curtains”
Embedded devices reverse engineering. Beginners intro.
Ghidra setup: voidstarsec.com/blog/ghidra-...
Tools: voidstarsec.com/blog/intro-t...
Firmware extraction: voidstarsec.com/blog/uart-ub...
#cybersecurity
Listen, I know the Brands got all in on April Fool's Day back on the hell site. But credit where it's due, this was the funniest one ever
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpXt...
Our ninjas are attending SO-CON! Come and say hi 👋
Llandegley International Airport is a spoof located in the village of Llandegley (Welsh: Llandeglau), near Llandrindod Wells, in mid Wales. No such airport exists, but a sign, erected as a practical joke, announces a forthcoming turn off to it
Synacktiv is looking for an additional team leader in Paris for its Reverse-Engineering Team!
Find out if you are a good candidate by reading our offer (🇫🇷).
www.synacktiv.com/responsable-...
Flow global box office is over $36 Million and still going strong!
Not bad for a $3.7 million budget!
Exciting times for independent animation!
variety.com/2025/film/bo...
Bon, @fibretigre.com, ce n'est pas que le scénario ne nous intéresse pas, mais là, il y a des potits chats...
Signé : la régie.
Excited to announce two updates to our program committee! 🎉 We welcome @naehrdine.bsky.social to the team and are thrilled to have @perrib.us back with us. Looking forward to Hexacon 2025!
www.hexacon.fr/about/commit...
neat!
