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Using an RTL-SDR as a Simple IMSI Catcher
Over on YouTube user Keld Norman has uploaded a video showing how he uses an RTL-SDR with gr-gsm and a Python script to create a simple IMSI catcher. IMSI stands for International mobile subscriber...
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Receiving the Bitcoin Blockchain from Satellites with an RTL-SDR
Bitcoin is the worlds first and most popular digital currency. It is steadily gaining in value and popularity and is already accepted in many online stores as a payment method. In order to use Bitcoin...
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Salamandra: A modern study of microphone bugs operation and detection with an...
A couple of weeks ago we posted about Salamandra, an RTL-SDR compatible piece of software which can be used to help detect and locate microphone bugs that are used for spying. Recently we discovered...
View ArticleOpening a Car and Garage Door With PlutoSDR
Over on his YouTube channel Tysonpower (aka Manuel) has uploaded a video showing how he was able to use his PlutoSDR to perform some simple replay attacks that open his garage and car doors. To do this...
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Transmitting RF Music Directly From the System Bus on your PC
Recently we've come into knowledge of a program on GitHub called "System Bus Radio" which lets you transmit RF directly from your computer, laptop or phone without any transmitting hardware at all. It...
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Upcoming Book “Inside Radio: An Attack and Defense Guide”
Unicorn team are information security researchers who often also dabble with wireless security research. Recently they have been promoting their upcoming text book titled "Inside Radio: An Attack and...
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Explaining and Demonstrating Jam and Replay Attacks on Keyless Entry Systems...
Thank you to Christopher for submitting to us an article that he's written for a project of his that demonstrates how vulnerable vehicle keyless entry systems are to jam and replay attacks. In the...
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A Review of the HackRF PortaPack (With Havoc Firmware)
The PortaPack is a US$220 add-on for the HackRF software defined radio (HackRF + PortaPack + Accessory Amazon bundle) which allows you to go portable with the HackRF and a battery pack. It features a...
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SirenJack: Security Vulnerability Found in Wirelessly Controlled Emergency...
Balint Seeber from security research firm Bastille has recently disclosed a major security vulnerability found in wirelessly controlled emergency sirens called "SirenJack". These sirens are used in...
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SirenJack: Rebuttal by ATI Systems
Last week we posted news about the "SirenJack" radio security vulnerability which was released by Balint Seeber of the Bastille security research agency. SirenJack describes how a cheap TX capable SDR...
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Hacker Warehouse Demonstrates Pager Decoding with an RTL-SDR
Over on YouTube the web show Hacker Warehouse have created a video explaining wireless pagers and how RTL-SDRs can be used to sniff them. In the video host Troy Brown starts by explaining what pagers...
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YouTube Talk: Investigating RF Controls with RTL-SDR
During the SANS Pen Test HackFest which was held back in 2017, speaker Katie Knowles who is a security consultant at MWR Infosecurity did a very informative talk on how an RTL-SDR can be used to...
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Using RTL_433 to Decode SimpliSafe Home Security Systems
SimpliSafe is an American DIY home security system company that claims over 2 million customers. Their system relies on 433/315 MHz ISM band wireless radio communications between its various sensors,...
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Exposing Hospital Pager Privacy Breaches
It has been a known open secret that for years many hospitals have been transmitting sensitive patient data over the air completely unencrypted via their pager network. With a simple ultra cheap radio...
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Using a HackRF to Spoof GPS Navigation in Cars and Divert Drivers
Researchers at Virginia Tech, the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and Microsoft recently released a paper discussing how they were able to perform a GPS spoofing attack that...
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Using a HackRF SDR to Withhold Treatment from an Insulin Pump
A MiniMed Insulin Pump Recently Arstechnica ran a story about how during this August's Black Hat security conference, researchers Billy Rios and Jonathan Butts revealed that a HackRF software defined...
View ArticleStealing a Tesla Model S in Seconds by Cloning its Wireless Keyfob
Recently wired.com ran a story that explains how research hackers from KU Leuven university in Belgium have been able to clone a Tesla car key fob within seconds. With the cloned keyfob they are then...
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Motherboard Article: Creating an IMSI Catcher with an RTL-SDR
Motherboard, an online technology magazine has recently run an article titled "With $20 of Gear from Amazon, Nearly Anyone Can Make This IMSI-Catcher in 30 Minutes". The article describes how an...
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USRP SDRs used to Break 3G to 5G Mobile Phone Security
According to researchers at the International Association for Cryptologic Research it is possible to snoop on 3G to 5G mobile users using a fake base station created by an SDR. It has been well known...
View ArticleUsing an RTL-SDR and RPiTX to Unlock a Car with a Replay Attack
Over on YouTube user ModernHam has uploaded a video showing how to perform a replay attack on a car key fob using a Raspberry Pi running RPiTX and an RTL-SDR. A replay attack consists of recording an...
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