Massive thanks to BeLarge for sponsoring the electronic badge for #BSidesBrisbane 2026.

The badge is one of the more unique parts of the BSides experience, and having BeLarge back it this year fits perfectly with the hands-on spirit of the event.

Go check him out! https://www.blarge.io/

#BSidesBrisbane #HardwareHacking #CyberSecurity #Brisbane

https://electroniccats.com/flat-sat/ <- just got the official email that this is shipping!

#FlatSat #HardwareHacking #infosec

The ESP32 Has Quietly Become One of the Most Interesting Hacker Devices Alive

https://cha1nc0der.wordpress.com/2026/05/13/the-esp32-has-quietly-become-one-of-the-most-interesting-hacker-devices-alive/

Anyone interested in my journey tearing down some AirTies Air 4920 ? (a really annoying WiFi Mesh extender that is firmware coupled to an ISP and specific routing setup).

AFAICT nobody else has done this yet, but it's also not super exciting...I managed to solder in some UART pins and get to the pre-boot environment as well as the busybox shell.

I'm debating whether to just mess around with it for my own interest or spend a bit of time documenting it and making a post on my site about it.

#hardware #hardwarehacking #airties #air4920 #uart #serial

m5stack cardcomputer zero sill be the flipper zero killer for me - good timing too just as the battery on mine is flatlining!

So long and thanks for all the fish🐬

#flipperzero #hardwarehacking

Its been a while since I just stat down and installed Linux on something that has no business having Linux on it.... today I bring you the Microsoft Surface RT (We all know RT stands for Really Terrible), a ARM32 machine running Windows 8 RT from 2012 that Microsoft pretty quickly gave up on.

Lets install Linux.

📺 YouTube: https://youtu.be/UbpHdumMVPQ

🌐 PeerTube: https://tube.devwithzachary.com/w/wkvpCk9SrWxVzzi4eS3ycq

#Linux #OpenSource #Sustainability #MicrosoftSurface #HardwareHacking #postmarketOS #DevWithZachary

Maybe, there's some other folks using the #Saleae logic analyzers here (or their UI + decoders aka analyzers). So I thought, I could share this question here as well:

🧵 ❓ "Adding a missing SPI chip select signal / decoding a single device without CS"

https://discuss.saleae.com/t/adding-a-missing-spi-chip-select-signal-decoding-a-single-device-without-cs/3714

#logicAnalyzer #hardwareHacking #spi

Rescuing old hardware and giving it a new chance at life is always a great thing to do! This iPod Video was given to me by a friend at my local hackerspace, and as the old iTunes ecosystem it was once tied to is no longer a thing in 2026, I threw Rockbox onto it and it lives once more!

All my music, offline and in my hands? Almost every audio codec supported? Yes please!

Keep old tech alive! Hack the planet!!  

https://www.rockbox.org

#HardwareHacking #TechReclaimers #HackThePlanet

Planning to get hands-on with activities & contests at #BSidesKC2026?

We have prizes up for grabs across the entire con, with the Corelight CTF, EnterpriseKC CTF, Scavenger Hunt Lockpicking Village, and Best Human vs. Best AI! For some activities, you might benefit from bringing along a laptop!

🔗 Last-minute tickets & activity info: https://linktr.ee/bsideskc

#BSidesKC #InfoSec #CTF #Cybersecurity #KansasCity #BadgePirates #HardwareHacking #Lockpicking