Update 3/9/25: After receiving concerns about the use of the term 'backdoor' to refer to these undocumented commands, we have updated our title and story. Our original story can be found here. The ...

Perhaps without many of us realising it, our single board computers perform the task of making programming their processor or SoC a lot easier. They take care of setting the right lines or commands to ...

Remember when we thought the scariest thing about our smart devices was them listening to our conversations? Well, researchers just found something way more interesting: a whole bunch of “undocumented ...

ESP32 chips expose crypto wallets and IoT devices to silent attacks. Weak security lets thieves steal private keys and fake transactions. Experts warn against using insecure chips in blockchain ...

A hot potato: The ESP32 chip, found in over a billion devices worldwide, contains undocumented vendor-specific commands that could potentially be misused to access device memory and manipulate ...

The ubiquitous ESP32 microchip made by Chinese manufacturer Espressif and used by over 1 billion units as of 2023 contains an undocumented "backdoor" that could be leveraged for attacks. The ...