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Teardowns and field notes

Hands-on security teardowns of the apps people actually install, with the code behind every finding.

- security
- ios
- android
- reverse-engineering
Reverse engineering and decrypting the Temu app on iOS and Android
We decompiled the Temu app on both platforms. On Android it erases all ten of its own native libraries from the file security scanners read, rewrites its own Java methods under a server flag, and seals its telemetry with a home-grown cipher that has no extractable key. Here is the code, and what it means for the phone in your pocket.
Filip LuchianencoJuly 30, 202637 min read
- security
- android
- reverse-engineering
- privacy
Reverse engineering the Trump Accounts Android app - the Robinhood wrapper
I decompiled the Google Play “Trump Accounts” app, listed under U.S. Department of the Treasury. It's a Robinhood wrapper compiled as an internal “Golden Eagle” flavor.
Filip LuchianencoJuly 30, 202611 min read