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Merab Tato Kutalia
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·Oct 18, 2021

How I hacked an Android app for a premium feature

This blog is for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES only as it exposes common vulnerabilities in Android applications. DO NOT try this on real applications. TL;DR I rewrote the bytecode to unlock premium features of the app on my device and now I will show you how to prevent it from happening to your…

Android

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How I hacked an Android app for a premium feature
How I hacked an Android app for a premium feature
Android

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ProAndroidDev

·Oct 6, 2021

Manage Gradle version conflicts with resolution strategy

Table of contents: Gradle dependency resolution and conflict types Version Conflict Accidental dependency upgrades, handling multiple versions List all Gradle dependencies Resolving accidental upgrades — ResolutionStrategy Bonus: StrictVersionMatcher Gradle plugin Gradle dependency resolution and conflict types According to the Gradle documentation dependency resolution is a process that consists of two phases, which are repeated until the…

Gradle

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Manage Gradle version conflicts with resolution strategy
Manage Gradle version conflicts with resolution strategy
Gradle

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TBC Engineering

·Feb 17, 2021

Chapter Lead in Agile Culture

In agile, the same capability employees form some kind of group often called “chapters”, similar in some ways to functions in traditional organizations (ex: Android chapter). Each chapter is responsible for: developing talent - guiding along their career paths; evaluating and promoting people; and building common tools shared by squads…

Agile

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Chapter Lead’s role in Agile Culture
Chapter Lead’s role in Agile Culture
Agile

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TBC Engineering

·Jan 28, 2021

Migrating app to Huawei AppGallery

AppGallery — an alternate market for Android phones has started to grow faster and the new Huawei phones are still the choice of the customers. It means we had to adapt to the new market and make app users happy. Users with the new Huawei phones which came with HMS…

Tbc

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Migrating app to Huawei AppGallery
Migrating app to Huawei AppGallery
Tbc

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TBC Engineering

·Jan 28, 2021

Mobile DevOps

DevOps is a set of practices that combines software development and IT operations. It aims to shorten the systems development life cycle and provide continuous delivery with high software quality. Life before DevOps The business was a driver. They set all the requirements, there were constant plannings on how to finalize all the…

DevOps

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Mobile DevOps
Mobile DevOps
DevOps

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TBC Engineering

·Jan 28, 2021

Testing Legacy Code

We all been told how good the unit tests are for the project, the positive impact from it is hugely overweight the time it requires. And we believe that the next project will be perfect with all the fancy technologies on the market, CLEAN design, and testability in mind. Usually…

Testing

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Testing Legacy Code
Testing Legacy Code
Testing

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Jan 2, 2021

debugger podcast — 2020 დეტალური სტატისტიკა

პირველი ქართული ტექნოლოგიური პოდკასტი დეველოპერული კულტურის, ტრენდული ტექნოლოგიების და კარიერული ზრდის შესახებ. პოდკასტი შეიქმნა 2018 წლის მიწურულს თუმცა გააქტიურდა 2020 წლის დასაწყისში. ამავე წელს Soundcloud პლატფორმიდან გადავბარგდი Buzzsprout-ზე, რომელიც პოდკასტებზეა ორიენტირებული და ყველა საჭირო ხელსაწყოს მთავაზობს უკეთ სამართავად. პოდკასტმა მხოლოდ 2020 წელს თებერვლიდან მოყოლებული მოაგროვა 10 000 გადმოწერა (არ ითვლება…

Podcast

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debugger podcast — 2020 დეტალური სტატისტიკა
debugger podcast — 2020 დეტალური სტატისტიკა
Podcast

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Dec 26, 2020

Winja CTF, Quiz #2 — WriteUp

I was working on Friday evening when my friend sent me a Twitter link to the Winja CTF quiz. I’m quite new to the CTF stuff but when I see the mobile challenge I go for it because it always looks interesting to me. Although those methods may look primitive…

Android

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Winja CTF, Quiz #2 — WriteUp
Winja CTF, Quiz #2 — WriteUp
Android

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Dec 8, 2020

გამარჯობა Huawei

ამ ორ სიტყვაში მოქცეული ამბის უკან, საკმაო შრომა, ტექნიკური ანალიზი და პროცესები დაგვიგროვდა, რაც გვინდა, რომ გაგიზიაროთ. ისტორიისთვის გავიხსენოთ: 2019 წელს ამერიკულ კომპანიებს შეეზღუდათ ჩინურ Huawei-ისთან თანამშრომლობა, რაც ნიშნავდა იმას, რომ Huawei-ის ტელეფონები აღარ გაიყიდებოდა Google-ის სერვისებთან ერთად და ამ სმარტფონებში არც შემდგომში ჩაიწერებოდა აღნიშნული სერვისები. …

Tbc

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გამარჯობა Huawei
გამარჯობა Huawei
Tbc

2 min read


Nov 30, 2020

Hacker101 CTF — “Hello World” — writeup

My first ever attempt to hack native binary. I learned and researched a lot during this challenge. As an Android engineer, I mostly tackle mobile-related stuff and CTFs but I was curious how I could handle native code. The task is simple: We have an input which as the name…

Hacking

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Hacker101 CTF — “Hello World” — writeup
Hacker101 CTF — “Hello World” — writeup
Hacking

4 min read

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