An undocumented set of low-level commands has been discovered in the ESP32 microchip, a widely used component in IoT devices.

Researchers from Tarlogic Security have identified 29 undocumented commands within ESP32 chip embedded in over a billion ...

With so much built into the chip itself ... a breadboard shows that this minimalist design works, but instead of building a tiny PCB to solder the ESP32 module to he attempted to build a sort ...

The ESP32 chip in question is inexpensive and easy to ... to read and write controller memory (at issue) are a common design found in Bluetooth chips from other vendors, including Broadcom ...

Recent reports have circulated concerning ESP32 chips, initially suggesting the presence of a “backdoor.” This claim originated from a press release by the Tarlogic research team, which has since been ...

The researchers warned that ESP32 is one of the world's most widely used chips for Wi-Fi + Bluetooth connectivity in IoT (Internet of Things) devices, so the risk is significant. In their ...

Like the ESP32, it has Bluetooth LE 5.0 in addition ... you can end up pushing the limits of the chip easily. So you design in an external ADC chip and connect it via I2C, or you tack on a shift ...

With its open-source firmware and accessible GPIOs, this ESP32-based step counter offers plenty of room for customization and ...

Learn about Wi-Fi connectivity and its role in IoT systems, focusing on leading manufacturers like Espressif Systems and ...

Espressif ESP32-C2 (ESP8684) has been updated to v2.0 with 20 KB of additional SRAM, 100 KB of extra flash, with some ...

Tarlogic found hidden Bluetooth HCI commands in the ESP32 that could comprise its security by allowing read/write to the RAM ...

We made something similar but using the RP2350A board, the Raspberry Pi Pico 2, and published a guide on how to get Wi-Fi on the Pico 2 using an ESP32 ... of the System on Chip used in the ...