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Jonathan Bennett

England, Lawton

Contributor at Hackaday

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Articles

  • This Week In Security: That Time I Caused A 9.5 CVE, IOS Spyware, And The Day The Internet Went Down

    1 week ago | hackaday.com | MCP Bypassed |Jonathan Bennett

    Meshtastic just released an eye-watering 9.5 CVSS CVE, warning about public/private keys being re-used among devices. And I’m the one that wrote the code. Not to mention, I triaged and fixed it. And I’m part of Meshtastic Solutions, the company associated with the project. This is is the story of how we got here, and a bit of perspective. First things first, what kind of keys are we talking about, and what does Meshtastic use them for?

  • FLOSS Weekly Episode 837: World’s Best Beta Tester

    1 week ago | hackaday.com | Jonathan Bennett

    This week Jonathan chats with Geekwife! What does a normal user really think of Linux on the desktop and Open Source options? And what is it really like, putting up with Jonathan’s shenanigans? Watch to find out!Did you know you can watch the live recording of the show right on our YouTube Channel? Have someone you’d like us to interview? Let us know, or contact the guest and have them contact us! Take a look at the schedule here. Direct Download in DRM-free MP3.

  • This Week In Security: The Localhost Bypass, Reflections, And X

    2 weeks ago | hackaday.com | MCP Bypassed |Jonathan Bennett

    Facebook and Yandex have been caught performing user-hostile tracking. This sort of makes today just another Friday, but this is a bit special. This time, it’s Local Mess. OK, it’s an attack with a dorky name, but very clever. The short explanation is that web sites can open connections to localhost. And on Android, apps can be listening to those ports, allowing web pages to talk to apps. That may not sound too terrible, but there’s a couple things to be aware of.

  • FLOSS Weekly Episode 836: Beeps And Boops With Meshtastic

    2 weeks ago | hackaday.com | Jonathan Bennett

    This week Jonathan and Aaron chat with Ben Meadors and Garth Vander Houwen about Meshtastic! What’s changed since we talked to them last, where is the project going, and what’s coming next? Listen to find out!https://meshtastic.org/https://flasher.meshtastic.org/https://meshtastic.com/Did you know you can watch the live recording of the show right on our YouTube Channel? Have someone you’d like us to interview?

  • FLOSS Weekly Episode 835: Beeps And Boops With Meshtastic

    2 weeks ago | hackaday.com | Jonathan Bennett

    This week Jonathan and Aaron chat with Ben Meadors and Garth Vander Houwen about Meshtastic! What’s changed since we talked to them last, where is the project going, and what’s coming next? Listen to find out!https://meshtastic.org/https://flasher.meshtastic.org/https://meshtastic.com/Did you know you can watch the live recording of the show right on our YouTube Channel? Have someone you’d like us to interview?

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