OTC CatchUp #262 Summary

Suyash and others suggested targeting small startups and reaching out directly to founders on LinkedIn rather than relying on job portals like Internshala.

Discussed the freedom in his team checking in, checking out, and working independently on pen testing projects.

It’s a hardware-based vulnerability where malicious apps can steal OAuth keys without user interaction by layering intents.

Google decided not to fix it until 2026.

PixNapping Attack Blog

Rehan shared the Google Project Zero article about how Pegasus exploited iMessage using Turing machine principles to create a virtual machine inside iMessage.

Google Project Zero: NSO Zero-Click Deep Dive

A new technology that reads alpha/gamma brain waves through a headset and uses LLM to generate code based on what you’re thinking.

This neural interface writes code from my brain waves… By Fireship

Back to basics lectures covering OS fundamentals, focusing on understanding why certain designs were chosen rather than just definitions.

Adhokshaj has built his own OS and created a programming language in Sanskrit.

OS Introduction Series

Adhokshaj Mishra’s LinkedIn

It’s like an API for running code at the kernel level, allowing operations that would normally require kernel drivers.

Useful for network packet filtering and kernel-level operations without the overhead of traditional syscalls.

Glibc wrappers like open() use variadic arguments (the …​ syntax in C) to provide flexibility.

The wrapper handles default parameters and then calls the actual syscall.

Talked about the difference between product companies and consulting firms for sales engineers.

His daily work involves gathering customer requirements for cloud migration and designing proposals.

LWN Kernel Index

Live Grep Linux Kernel Search

HTB CPTS Certification

ELF Parsing by Harsh Kapadia