This Week in Security: More Linux Bugs, Biggest Crypto Theft Ever, Prusa Printers, Residential Proxies
https://hackaday.com/2026/11/06/this-week-in-security-more-linux-bugs-biggest-crypto-theft-ever-prusa-printers-residential-proxies/

Linux kernel bugs which can be triggered remotely, without any login, are rare. Most kernel vulnerabilities need an attacker to already be running code on the machine. CVE-2026-98432 is one of those: …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/06/this-week-in-security-more-linux-bugs-biggest-crypto-theft-ever-prusa-printers-residential-proxies/)

Why the ULC Audio Codec is a Perfect Fit for the N64
https://hackaday.com/2026/11/06/why-the-ulc-audio-codec-is-a-perfect-fit-for-the-n64/

Although the Nintendo 64 could deliver solid 3D graphics with assets loaded at a blistering speed from the game cartridge, audio-wise it was a bit more hampered. The main challenge …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/06/why-the-ulc-audio-codec-is-a-perfect-fit-for-the-n64/)

Using Halftone Images in QR codes Without Upsetting Scanners
https://hackaday.com/2026/11/06/using-halftone-images-in-qr-codes-without-upsetting-scanners/

Although quick-response (QR) codes are rather simple monochrome affairs, adding embellishments to them is a popular activity, if only to make QR codes not stick out like a sore thumb …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/06/using-halftone-images-in-qr-codes-without-upsetting-scanners/)

MousePods Reverse Engineers Head Tracking Data From Stubborn AirPods
https://hackaday.com/2026/11/06/mousepods-reverse-engineers-head-tracking-data-from-stubborn-airpods/

[Matteo Gaudioso] released MousePods, a Python tool which accesses the motion sensors in Apple AirPods on Linux, turning them into mouse input. No Apple host required. Doing this required reverse-engineering …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/06/mousepods-reverse-engineers-head-tracking-data-from-stubborn-airpods/)

It’s Alpine Linux, On A Kindle Paperwhite 3
https://hackaday.com/2026/11/06/its-alpine-linux-on-a-kindle-paperwhite-3/

As computing power becomes cheaper and microprocessors become more capable, a steady trend over recent decades has been to see more everyday devices hiding Linux under the hood somewhere. Sadly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/06/its-alpine-linux-on-a-kindle-paperwhite-3/)

DIY Rooftop Tent Sets Up In a Jiffy
https://hackaday.com/2026/11/06/diy-rooftop-tent-sets-up-in-a-jiffy/

[CraftAndu] shares his DIY car rooftop tent design that looks like a pretty accessible build. It allowed him to test drive the concept to his satisfaction while spending a fraction …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/06/diy-rooftop-tent-sets-up-in-a-jiffy/)

Automate That Halloween Treating
https://hackaday.com/2026/11/06/automate-that-halloween-treating/

We live a Jetsons future of ubiquitous automation, in which the most trivial of human tasks has a machine to take the work out of it. Take doling out Halloween …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/06/automate-that-halloween-treating/)