So it seems there is a Fitbit vulnerability involving the BlueTooth implementation that can be used to embed self replicating malware onto the wearable fitness tracker. I actually own a Fitbit, and have had previous models too, so this is quite interesting to me. The malware could spread to your PC/Laptop if you’re using the […]
Hardware Hacking
Kid Arrested For Clock He Built – World Goes NUTS
So, today we have a tale of the fabled American knee-jerk reaction, kid arrested for clock he built – this time to a 14-year-old Muslim boy who made a cool clock and brought it to school. He got arrested, cuffed and fingerprinted – over a science project. Yah, arrested for building a clock. That seems […]
The Jeep HACK – What You Need To Know
So yah, the big news this week everyone is shouting about is about the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) owned Jeep Hack involving the new Cherokee which has remote control software which allows access to the engine, aircon, audio system and brakes – basically the whole car can be controlled remotely as long as you know […]
Rowhammer – DDR3 Exploit – What You Need To Know
So the big news this week was the release of details of a very clever hardware attack posted by Google’s Project Zero security initiative called Rowhammer. The impressive part is this is a hardware/manufacturing bug that has elevated to a software based attack. In simple terms Rowhammer is an attack that exploits physical weaknesses in […]
ATM Hacked Using Samsung Galaxy S4 & USB Port
A pretty interesting black box daughter board attack on ATM via USB, the crowd cry ATM Hacked! Yah it was, and it was triggered using a mobile phone to actually activate the attack, showing it’s fairly complex and also abstracting the actual attacker from being physically there. The guy carrying the black box can’t actually […]