REcon Conference Talks & Presentations

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Adventures of My Oven

Reverse engineering Samsung oven firmware to fix temperature inaccuracies and improve performance, demonstrating power analysis, fault injection, and binary patching techniques for e-waste reduction.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Cracking the Final Frontier - Comprehensive Security Analysis of Low-Earth Satellites

Comprehensive security analysis of low-earth satellites, exploring vulnerabilities and demonstrating live exploitation to gain full control. Covers satellite architecture, reverse engineering, and potential impacts on critical services.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Backdoor Lockpick

Reverse engineering and exploiting cryptographic backdoors in Phicomm routers, demonstrating vulnerabilities and developing tools for unauthenticated root access.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Hello 1994

Découvrez les nouvelles techniques de dissimulation du malware PlugX utilisant les API Windows via COM, son exploitation de Windows Explorer et sa capacité de propagation par clé USB.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Hunt for Red October

Explore Windows networking internals, reverse engineering techniques, and recent vulnerabilities like CVE-2023-23415 in this insightful talk on uncovering security flaws in the Windows networking stack.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Portrait of the Artist as a Young VX-er - This Painting Is an MBR Bootkit

Exploring MS-DOS malware techniques to create art, blending assembly programming with vintage bootkit analysis. Insights on legacy vulnerabilities and modern applications in firmware and IoT security.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Press Play To Restart - Under the Hood of the Windows Restart Manager

Explore Windows Restart Manager: its architecture, legitimate uses, and potential for malicious exploitation. Learn defense techniques against threats and see live demonstrations of its functionalities.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Enabling Security Research on Qualcomm Wifi Chips

Explore modifying Qualcomm WiFi chip firmware for security research. Learn about chip architecture, firmware structure, and patching techniques using the Nexmon framework to enhance functionality and find vulnerabilities.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Unveiling Secrets in Binaries

Efficient heuristics for detecting cryptographic algorithms, state machines, and obfuscated code in binaries. Enhance reverse engineering workflows with architecture-agnostic techniques.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Ice Ice Baby - Coppin' RAM With DIY Cryo-Mechanical Robot

Discover how to build a robot for extracting RAM contents from embedded devices using cryogenic techniques. Learn about design challenges, practical solutions, and cost-effective construction methods.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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GRAP - Define and Match Graph Patterns Within Binaries

Herramienta para detectar patrones en código binario mediante coincidencia de grafos. Permite definir firmas personalizadas para identificar variantes de malware y extraer información valiosa.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Transforming Open Source to Open Access in Closed Applications

Exploring security risks of integrating open-source components in closed applications, focusing on Adobe Reader's XSLT engine. Techniques for auditing and finding vulnerabilities are demonstrated.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Hacking the Most Popular Cryptocurrency Hardware Wallets

Explore vulnerabilities in popular cryptocurrency hardware wallets with experts Thomas Roth and Dmitry Nedospasov, uncovering potential security risks and attack vectors.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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Using WPP and TraceLogging Tracing to Facilitate Dynamic and Static Windows

Explore advanced Windows tracing techniques using WPP and TraceLogging for enhanced dynamic and static analysis in cybersecurity investigations.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

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X Ray Reverse Engineering

Explore advanced X-ray reverse engineering techniques with expert George Tarnovsky, uncovering hidden hardware secrets and enhancing your security analysis skills.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk