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ESP32-DIV Guide: Build an Open-Source Flipper Zero - Geeky Gadgets

By Duncan Krostue 14/09/2026 0 comments

I've been watching the Flipper Zero hype train roll by for a while now. It's a cool gadget, no doubt. But for the price and the waiting list, I've always thought there had to be a more practical, hackable alternative. The ESP32-DIV might be it. It's an open-source platform built on the ESP32 and ESP32-S3 microcontrollers — chips that cost a few bucks and are everywhere. According to the article, it supports "Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RFID, NFC, sub-GHz, and IR communication." That covers just about everything you'd want for wireless experimentation. The hardware comes in a few flavors. There's a com..

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Ledger Coldcard Exploit — Bitcoin Wallet Security

By Duncan Krostue 13/09/2026 0 comments

A security researcher demonstrated an exploit against Ledger and Coldcard hardware wallets. The attack requires physical access but can extract private keys. Patches released. Source: https://decrypt.co/374914/ledger-coldcard-exploit-bitcoin-wallet-security-ai

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Orion Browser for Linux Officially Enters Beta

By Duncan Krostue 13/09/2026 0 comments

Orion, the KHTML-based browser from Kagi, has entered public beta on Linux. It supports Chrome and Firefox extensions natively, has built-in ad blocking, and uses Kagi's own rendering engine. Source: https://linuxiac.com/orion-browser-for-linux-officially-enters-beta/

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Openterface KeyMod: Tiny USB Dongle Turns Your Phone Into a Keyboard, Mouse, and SSH Terminal

By Duncan Krostue 12/09/2026 0 comments

I have been waiting for a gadget like this and the Openterface KeyMod actually delivers. It is a $42 open-source USB dongle that turns your phone into a keyboard, mouse, and SSH terminal for any computer. No bloat, no subscription, no cloud dependency. Plug it into the target machine and it shows up as a USB composite device: a standard HID keyboard and mouse plus a USB Ethernet bridge using CDC-ECM. The target gets a fixed IP at 192.168.11.2, your phone lands on 192.168.11.1. No DHCP, no Wi-Fi hunting, no driver installation on most systems. Because HID works without an OS loaded, it reaches..

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The Italian Brainrot Copyright Fight That Could Decide Who Owns AI Art

By Duncan Krostue 12/09/2026 0 comments

There is a legal fight playing out in a California courtroom that could actually settle something about AI art. Not just another thinkpiece — a real case with real money at stake. A Roblox game called Steal a Brainrot became one of the top games on the platform by featuring characters from the Italian brainrot meme universe. Think Tung Tung Sahur — a wooden stick with a face and a baseball bat, created by an Indonesian teenager named Noxa using seven prompts in an AI image generator. Fifteen minutes of work. A French company called Mementum Lab, representing Noxa and other creators, sent a l..

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Oukitel WP70 Ultra: 16,000mAh Battery Monster

By Duncan Krostue 12/09/2026 0 comments

I have a soft spot for phones that do not try to be thin and fragile. The Oukitel WP70 Ultra is the opposite of everything Apple stands for and I kind of love it. Announced at IFA 2026, this thing packs a 16,000mAh battery. To put that in perspective: the iPhone 17 Pro Max has 5,088mAh. The Galaxy S26 Ultra hits 5,000mAh. The WP70 Ultra has more than triple either of them. And it is not just a battery brick — it also has a night vision camera and thermal imaging built in. Oukitel says it is the slimmest 16,000mAh rugged smartphone, which is like being the shortest NBA player but still 16.4mm..

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Phantom Drive -- Open-Source Stealth USB

By Duncan Krostue 12/09/2026 0 comments

Here is a USB drive that actually earns the word "stealth." Phantom Drive, from Rootkit Labs, is an open-source USB that looks exactly like a cheap giveaway thumb drive. Plug it in and you see an 8GB drive with some boring files on it. Boring enough that nobody would question it. The trick is the firmware. It runs on a CH569 microcontroller and intercepts every write at the USB bus level. The OS thinks it wrote your file, but the firmware caught the password string before anything hit the SD card. Create a text file with "password:xyz" in it and the hidden partition unlocks -- with AES-256 e..

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The Nyaa Takedown — Why This Japanese Arrest Actually Matters

By Duncan Krostue 12/09/2026 0 comments

Japanese police arrested a 56-year-old guy in Sagamihara for being the "first uploader" of an NHK drama on Nyaa. That is not the headline here -- what is interesting is how they caught him. CODA used an "analytical tool" developed by the Japan Hacker Association that did not even touch the BitTorrent swarm. It worked at the index and tracker level. They are not saying exactly how it identified him, and that is the part that should worry anyone who uploads anything on any torrent site. "The suspect allegedly uploaded roughly a thousand NHK recordings over some five years." -- TorrentFreak. He..

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Japanese Authorities Arrest Nyaa Anime Torrent Seeder - Anti-Piracy Group Claims New Identification Method

By Duncan Krostue 12/09/2026 0 comments

Japanese authorities arrested the initial seeder on Nyaa, one of the largest anime torrent sites. An anti-piracy group claims they identified the user without monitoring the torrent swarm - suggesting a new method of tracking that raises concerns for privacy and torrent anonymity. "Arrest raises more questions than answers" - Tom's Hardware Source: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/initial-seeder-on-popular-anime-torrenting-site-nyaa-arrested-by-japanese-authorities-anti-piracy-group-claims-it-identified-user-without-torrent-swarm-monitoring

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