IOT HARDWARE & EMBEDDED FIRMWARE VAPT

Rapid Resolution and Comprehensive Analysis

Comprehensive firmware reverse engineering, hardware interface probing (UART, JTAG, I2C, SPI), wireless protocol auditing (BLE, Zigbee, LoRaWAN, Cellular IoT), and cloud backend penetration testing for smart devices and industrial IoT (IIoT).

UART / JTAG
Hardware Interface Probing
Firmware Analysis
Decompilation & Binary Audits
BLE / Zigbee / RF
Wireless Protocol Auditing

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6 Core Pillars of IoT Device Security Auditing

Our hardware lab security researchers evaluate silicon interfaces, extract embedded firmware, and probe wireless communications across your connected ecosystem.

Firmware Reverse Engineering

Extracting, unpacking, and decompiling flash memory images, analyzing hardcoded credentials, buffer overflows, and insecure bootloaders (U-Boot).

  • Binary disassembly & decompilation
  • Hardcoded API keys & root password discovery
  • Insecure bootloader (U-Boot) tampering

Hardware Interface Probing

Physical PCB pinout discovery, logic analyzer bus sniffing, side-channel analysis, and extracting root shells via unauthenticated UART and JTAG debug ports.

  • UART / JTAG debug root shell access
  • SPI / I2C EEPROM chip memory dumping
  • Fault injection & glitching assessments

Wireless & RF Protocol Audits

Auditing Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Zigbee, LoRaWAN, Wi-Fi, NFC, and Cellular IoT protocols for eavesdropping, packet injection, and MITM attacks.

  • BLE GATT attribute sniffing & hijacking
  • Zigbee & LoRaWAN key exchange exploits
  • Software Defined Radio (SDR) signal replay

Cloud Backend & MQTT Brokers

Penetration testing of cloud telemetry endpoints, unauthenticated MQTT/CoAP broker topics, and mobile companion app vulnerabilities on iOS/Android.

  • MQTT topic wildcard subscription abuse
  • Mobile companion app reverse engineering
  • Telemetry API authentication bypasses

Secure Boot & OTA Updates

Auditing hardware Root of Trust (RoT), encrypted flash storage, TPM / secure element key storage, and verifying cryptographic signing on OTA firmware updates.

  • Cryptographic secure boot validation
  • OTA firmware signature verification
  • Firmware rollback prevention audits

Hardware Hardening & Certification

Delivering PCB schematic recommendations, firmware source code patch files, conducting retesting, and issuing the official Safe-to-Deploy IoT Certificate.

  • PCB schematic & layout hardening guide
  • Free 30-day firmware patch retesting
  • CERT-In Safe-to-Deploy IoT Certificate

5-Stage IoT Device Security Roadmap

Our certified hardware security researchers follow an offensive evaluation methodology spanning silicon, firmware, wireless, and cloud layers.

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STAGE 1: HARDWARE TEARDOWN & CHIP RECONNAISSANCE

PCB Inspection & Component Datasheet Mapping

Non-destructive and destructive hardware teardown in our specialized lab, identifying microcontrollers (MCU), flash memory chips, and debug test points.

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STAGE 2: HARDWARE INTERFACE PROBING & SHELL EXPLOITATION

UART, JTAG, SPI & I2C Bus Probing

Attaching logic analyzers and hardware debuggers to intercept bootloader conversations, bypass authentication prompts, and extract raw flash memory dumps.

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STAGE 3: FIRMWARE EXTRACTION & STATIC/DYNAMIC BINARY ANALYSIS

Binary Decompilation & Vulnerability Discovery

Decompiling extracted firmware binaries with Ghidra/IDA Pro, auditing cryptographic key storage, memory corruption flaws, and embedded web server backdoors.

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STAGE 4: WIRELESS RF & CLOUD TELEMETRY PENETRATION TESTING

BLE, MQTT & Mobile Companion App VAPT

Testing wireless radio protocols with Software Defined Radio (SDR) and attacking cloud MQTT broker topics, API telemetry streams, and mobile apps.

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STAGE 5: HARDWARE HARDENING & SAFE-TO-DEPLOY CERTIFICATION

Executive Debrief & Audit Attestation

Delivering hardware modification guidelines, firmware patch files, verifying remediation, and issuing the official Lumiverse Safe-to-Deploy IoT Certificate.

Frequently Asked Questions

Key details on physical sample requirements, lab testing environments, and industry standards.

Yes. For comprehensive hardware and wireless assessments, we typically require 2 to 3 production units shipped to our secure hardware security lab for PCB teardown, interface tapping, and firmware extraction.
Our assessments follow the OWASP IoT Top 10, NIST IR 8259 (IoT Device Cybersecurity Capability Core Baseline), ETSI EN 303 645 (Cyber Security for Consumer IoT), and ISA/IEC 62443 for industrial control systems and IIoT devices.
We analyze the OTA update delivery channel for TLS interception vulnerabilities, verify digital signature enforcement on binary update payloads, and test for firmware downgrade/rollback attack prevention.

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