Mastodawn

I didn’t know binaries could embed LLDB-specific bytecode for formatting custom data types nicely in the debugger, as shown in this swift-collections PR: https://github.com/apple/swift-collections/pull/607. The code also uses fancy new Swift features to place the bytecode in a specific linker section:

@⁠section(".lldbformatters")
@⁠used
let __BasicContainers___RigidArray______formatter: (UInt8, UInt8, …, UInt8) = …

Sam Collinson Oct 13

Frida Oct 13

Frida 17.4 introduces Simmy, a new backend for Apple’s Simulators on macOS.

Spawn, attach, and instrument apps — just like on a real device. #ios #reverseengineering

Sam Collinson Sep 30

Other-worldly Hugh Sep 29

Being a programmer is almost exactly like being a builder, except you show up to work with a toolbox full of spanners and power tools you know how to use dangerously and improperly, your education was in assembling Lego, the worksite is a skyscraper made of mud, and your colleagues think you’re being intentionally obtuse when you tell them there’s no way of knowing how long it will take to attach a windmill made of cheese.

Sam Collinson Sep 29

blacktop Sep 29

High level diff of iOS 26.0 vs. iOS 26.0.1 🎉

https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/blob/main/26_0_23A345__vs_26_0_1_23A355/README.md

ipsw-diffs/26_0_23A345__vs_26_0_1_23A355/README.md at main · blacktop/ipsw-diffs

IPSW Diffs. Contribute to blacktop/ipsw-diffs development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Sam Collinson Sep 17, 2025

BenderIsGreat34 Sep 14, 2025

Me: why is everything so dusty?

People who can adult: you have to dust.

Me: what, like annually?

Adults: no, more like weekly.

Me: that can’t be right.

Sam Collinson Sep 17, 2025

Manos Pitsidianakis Aug 26, 2025

New blog post: Emulating aarch64 in software using JIT compilation and Rust

https://pitsidianak.is/blog/posts/2025-08-25_emulating_aarch64_in_software_using_JIT_compilation.html

#aarch64 #arm #rust #emulation #virtualization

Emulating aarch64 in software using JIT compilation and Rust - epilys blog

Manos Pitsidianakis - epilys

Sam Collinson Aug 20, 2025

Piotr Esden-Tempski Aug 12, 2025

For some time @securelyfitz and I have been working on a new hardware security tool. It is called epic-erebus. It is a tiny m.2 WiFi module sized FPGA board allowing the access to the PCIe interface. If you remember the slotscreamer, this is the evolution of that idea. It can do a lot more in the small form factor and FPGA on board. We just published our pre-campaign page. You can sign up for updates for when the campaign launches some time next year. https://www.crowdsupply.com/securinghw/epic-erebus #EpicErebus #fpga