Category Archives: Security

Amazing fast install of a credit card skimmer

Posted on March 17, 2016 by robertwilkie

This was amazing how quick it was to install the skimmer inside a store to get the credit card info.  If the article is correct, the only reason the store noticed was it wasn’t on right and started to fall … Continue reading →

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Cyborg Hawk Linux, Looks like Kali with better graphics

Posted on March 16, 2016 by robertwilkie

Yet another pen testing distro.  This on looks like Kali with a few mods.  I looked at the feature list and I think its the same as Kali’s….so..beside the better graphics, is there a reason to switch? http://www.darknet.org.uk/2016/03/cyborg-hawk-linux-penetration-testing-linux-distro/

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Interesting wrapper around nmap

Posted on March 15, 2016 by robertwilkie

A tool called LNHG(Low NoiseHG Massive Web Fingerprinter, say that 5 times), extends nmap functionality to ID the technology behind a running website and list exploits for it. http://www.darknet.org.uk/2016/02/lnhg-massive-web-fingerprinter-mwebfp/

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Gunsafe cracking in seconds with a paperclip

Posted on March 11, 2016 by robertwilkie

Thankfully the average robber uses just brinks…funny to watch how easy it is to open these things. http://sploid.gizmodo.com/watch-a-gun-safe-get-cracked-open-with-just-a-paper-cli-1762989392

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Ha, make a simple door alarm

Posted on March 11, 2016 by robertwilkie

This project was a bit on the overkill, but still clever.   I think you could get away with an ATiny instead. http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Theremin-Door-close-Reminder/

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Another IoT standards group

Posted on February 25, 2016 by robertwilkie

Whats this like the 5th one?  The Open Connectivity Foundation, is yet another standards group to help with control/setup/etc with IoT based devices.  This one has some low end manufacturers involved and Microsoft.  The articl goes a good job listing … Continue reading →

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How to know if your kids are home

Posted on February 23, 2016 by robertwilkie

The first few choices are commercial stuff.  The last one, you use an RPi and a bluetooth sniffer that detects when there phone is at home.  And yes, this is on my list now. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways-alerted-kids-home-school/

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An opensource RFID scrambler

Posted on February 22, 2016 by robertwilkie

Too funny.  Author put forth a realitively simple circuit that could scramble RFID in your wallet.  The project is called GuardBunny. GuardBunny Active RFID Protection Going Open Hardware

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Hacking systems with barcodes

Posted on February 19, 2016 by robertwilkie

The author was going after POS systems.  But this would totally apply to things like printers and scanners too. http://hackaday.com/2016/02/17/barcodes-that-hack-devices/

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Fear IoT

Posted on February 19, 2016 by robertwilkie

This is pretty scarier how simple IoT devices are reaching out to talk to other systems, even when they are disabled to do so. http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/02/this-is-why-people-fear-the-internet-of-things/

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