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See how hackers can threaten aircraft security by using software-defined radios (SDRs) to spoof ADS-B signals and create fake aircraft. null-byte.wonderhowto.com/how-to/drone-spoofing
With the rise of drones, the FAA introduced Open Drone ID, a system meant to track UAVs for security and regulation. But what if we told you this protocol has a major flaw? In this episode of Null Byte, hosted by ANG13T (Angelina Tsuboi), we use a cheap $20 microcontroller to spoof drone signals and create a swarm of fake ghost drones!
Using an ESP8266 microcontroller, Wi-Fi beacon frames, and a bit of coding, we show how hackers can manipulate Open Drone ID to broadcast fake drone signals, tricking tracking apps and even airspace monitoring systems. Our tests reveal shocking vulnerabilities in drone identification, raising serious questions about airspace security and drone tracking reliability.
🔥 What we cover in this video:
✔️ How Open Drone ID works and why it's insecure
✔️ Building a Drone Swarmer with cheap hardware
✔️ Spoofing drone signals using microcontrollers
✔️ Testing ghost drones in the field with real-time tracking
✔️ The risks of unencrypted drone identification systems
🛠️ Parts/materials:
DJI Mini 2 drone: amzn.to/3WIYEg8
D1 Mini (ESP8266): amzn.to/3WMZ6dz
Breakout board: amzn.to/3EoC9XO
PCB mount terminals: amzn.to/3CDksmL
LiPo battery charger: amzn.to/4aI1ub0
LiPo battery: amzn.to/3En83E0
Breadboard: amzn.to/42Fr7aB
NEO6M GPS module: amzn.to/3EkYO7r
Wires: amzn.to/3EGxTTI
Zip ties: amzn.to/4baGmL6
💾 Code/resources:
Code: github.com/ANG13T/drone-swarmer
Detecting Aircraft Spoofing with Fly-Catcher: youtube.com/watch?v=NJ9ep0IlddA
Wi-Fi Nugget Quickstart Guide: youtube.com/watch?v=NXNTk0JizHg
Code derived from: github.com/jjshoots/RemoteIDSpoofer
📍 Check drone flight legality: airspacelink.com
🔗 Also, check out:
Wi-Fi Nugget: retia.io/products/wi-fi-nugget-assembled
Nugget.dev: https://nugget.dev
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See how hackers can threaten aircraft security by using software-defined radios (SDRs) to spoof ADS-B signals and create fake aircraft. null-byte.wonderhowto.com/how-to/drone-spoofing
With the rise of drones, the FAA introduced Open Drone ID, a system meant to track UAVs for security and regulation. But what if we told you this protocol has a major flaw? In this episode of Null Byte, hosted by ANG13T (Angelina Tsuboi), we use a cheap $20 microcontroller to spoof drone signals and create a swarm of fake ghost drones!
Using an ESP8266 microcontroller, Wi-Fi beacon frames, and a bit of coding, we show how hackers can manipulate Open Drone ID to broadcast fake drone signals, tricking tracking apps and even airspace monitoring systems. Our tests reveal shocking vulnerabilities in drone identification, raising serious questions about airspace security and drone tracking reliability.
🔥 What we cover in this video:
✔️ How Open Drone ID works and why it's insecure
✔️ Building a Drone Swarmer with cheap hardware
✔️ Spoofing drone signals using microcontrollers
✔️ Testing ghost drones in the field with real-time tracking
✔️ The risks of unencrypted drone identification systems
🛠️ Parts/materials:
DJI Mini 2 drone: amzn.to/3WIYEg8
D1 Mini (ESP8266): amzn.to/3WMZ6dz
Breakout board: amzn.to/3EoC9XO
PCB mount terminals: amzn.to/3CDksmL
LiPo battery charger: amzn.to/4aI1ub0
LiPo battery: amzn.to/3En83E0
Breadboard: amzn.to/42Fr7aB
NEO6M GPS module: amzn.to/3EkYO7r
Wires: amzn.to/3EGxTTI
Zip ties: amzn.to/4baGmL6
💾 Code/resources:
Code: github.com/ANG13T/drone-swarmer
Detecting Aircraft Spoofing with Fly-Catcher: youtube.com/watch?v=NJ9ep0IlddA
Wi-Fi Nugget Quickstart Guide: youtube.com/watch?v=NXNTk0JizHg
Code derived from: github.com/jjshoots/RemoteIDSpoofer
📍 Check drone flight legality: airspacelink.com
🔗 Also, check out:
Wi-Fi Nugget: retia.io/products/wi-fi-nugget-assembled
Nugget.dev: https://nugget.dev
🔥 Hot deal:
72% off Premium Ethical Hacking Bundle on the Null Byte Shop: shop.null-byte.com/sales/the-2022-ultimate-ethical-hacking-super-sized-certification-prep-bundle
📡 Follow Null Byte on:
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📡 Follow the Retia team on:
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Site: retia.io
Site: https://nugget.dev
📡 Follow ANG13T on:
GitHub: github.com/ANG13T
YouTube: youtube.com/@AngelinaTsuboi
Site: angelinatsuboi.net/projects
X: https://x.com/AngelinaTsuboi
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/angelina-tsuboi-322028211
![Clean & Map Wigle Wardriving Data in Jupyter Notebook [Tutorial]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Iidqk-pWK0g/mqdefault.jpg "Clean & Map Wigle Wardriving Data in Jupyter Notebook [Tutorial]
Map Wi-Fi Devices with Jupyter Notebook
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Cyber Weapons Lab, Episode 149
Wigle WiFi is an Android app that lets a hacker or pentester discover and map networks nearby, including those created by printers or other insecure devices. However, the default tools used to analyze data collected by Wigle don’t provide the robust results one would need to best survey nearby targets. Today, on Cyber Weapons Lab, we’ll import Wigle data into Jupyter Notebook and show you how to map any Wi-Fi devices you encounter and sift through the data however you want.
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![Encrypt your Private Text, Photo & Archive Files with EncryptPad [Tutorial]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JK-RC0OjcZs/mqdefault.jpg "Encrypt your Private Text, Photo & Archive Files with EncryptPad [Tutorial]
How to Encrypt Your Important Files with EncryptPad
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A great way for a privacy conscience individual to keep their files safe is through encryption. Today, well show you how to keep your important files for your eyes only with EncryptPad on this episode of Cyber Weapons Lab.
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![Test if Your Wireless Network Adapter Supports Monitor Mode & Packet Injection [Tutorial]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JSMw4AHjRAE/mqdefault.jpg "Test if Your Wireless Network Adapter Supports Monitor Mode & Packet Injection [Tutorial]
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How to Test a Wireless Network Card for Kali Linux Compatibility
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Cyber Weapons Lab, Episode 051
Kali Linux doesnt work with all wireless network adapters on the market. Aside from chipset compatibility, one needs their adapter to be able to be put into monitor mode as well as perform packet injection. Today, well guide you through the selection process and show you how to test for these features on this episode of Cyber Weapons Lab.
Good wireless cards include:
- Alfa AWUS036NHA: https://amzn.to/36IYVTt
- Alfa AWUS036NH: https://amzn.to/2Ys0mnu
- Alfa AWUS036NEH: https://amzn.to/2VeVcv0
- Alfa AWUS051NH v2: https://amzn.to/2zpHgWm
- Alfa AWUS036H: https://amzn.to/2YoI1ri
- Alfa AWUS036ACH: https://amzn.to/37rMMnS
- Panda Wireless PAU05: https://amzn.to/2SOGdFp
- Panda Wireless PAU06: https://amzn.to/37nBYXY
- Panda Wireless Pau09: https://amzn.to/2C5rNMp
- TP-Link TL-WN722N: https://amzn.to/32nTKI3
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![Snoop on Bluetooth Devices Using Kali Linux [Tutorial]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JmQk4Yp9bww/mqdefault.jpg "Snoop on Bluetooth Devices Using Kali Linux [Tutorial]
How to Run Recon on Bluetooth Devices with Kali Linux
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Cyber Weapons Lab, Episode 138
Bluetooth is a very useful and popular technology that many people use daily but dont necessarily understand. A hacker can capitalize on this lack of understanding and exploit Bluetooth devices to gather information about a target and the device itself. Today, on this episode of Cyber Weapons Lab, well cover four built-in Kali Linux tools to explore Bluetooth devices.
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![Load Kali Linux on a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B for a Mini Hacking Computer [Tutorial]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Jquf9BDm4iU/mqdefault.jpg "Load Kali Linux on a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B for a Mini Hacking Computer [Tutorial]
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How to Set Up Kali Linux on the New Raspberry Pi 4
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The Raspberry Pi 4 Model B is finally out! When coupled with the Kali Linux OS, you can create a powerful and inexpensive hacking machine thats great for beginners. On this episode of Cyber Weapons Lab, well show you how to set up Kali Linux on the new Raspberry Pi 4.
Recommended kit: https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Starter-32GB-Official/dp/B07VDGKN51/?tag=whtnb-20
Everything youll need:
- Raspberry Pi 4 Model B: https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Basic-Kit-2GB/dp/B07TYK4RL8/?tag=whtnb-20
- USB Type-C adapter: https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Power-Supply-PiSwitch/dp/B07TSFYXBC/?tag=whtnb-20
- Micro-HDMI adapter: https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Micro-HDMI-Cable/dp/B07TTKD38N/?tag=whtnb-20
- microSD card: https://www.amazon.com/Micro-SD-Memory-Cards/b/?tag=whtnb-20&node=3015433011
- card reader: https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Memory-Card-Readers/b/?tag=whtnb-20&node=516872
- keyboard: https://www.amazon.com/Raspberry-Official-Keyboard-PepperTech-Digital/dp/B07RDGFRW4/?tag=whtnb-20
- mouse: https://www.amazon.com/Raspberry-Official-Keyboard-PepperTech-Digital/dp/B07RDGFRW4/?tag=whtnb-20
- monitor: https://www.amazon.com/Monitors-Computers-Accessories/b/?tag=whtnb-20&node=1292115011
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![Scan for Vulnerabilities on Any Website Using Nikto [Tutorial]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/K78YOmbuT48/mqdefault.jpg "Scan for Vulnerabilities on Any Website Using Nikto [Tutorial]
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How to Scan Websites for Vulnerabilities with Nikto
Full Tutorial: http://bit.ly/NiktoScan
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Not all websites are developed the same, and a lack of security measures is all the opening a hacker needs to wreak some havoc. In this episode of Cyber Weapons Lab, well show you how to scan websites for vulnerabilities with Nikto, a powerful but simple tool that can perform scans on SSL/HTTPS websites, an IP address for a service on a local network, or an older HTTP web domain.
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![Conduct OSINT Recon on Domains with Racoon Scanner [Tutorial]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KRKz-irsZdA/mqdefault.jpg "Conduct OSINT Recon on Domains with Racoon Scanner [Tutorial]
How to Use Raccoon Scanner to Do Recon on a Domain
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Cyber Weapons Lab, Episode 033
Reconnaissance is the phase of an attack where a hacker sits back and scoped out the target trying to find any vulnerable or weak links that could allow them to craft an easy exploit rather than taking the long way around. This ensures that any attack isnt up taking unnecessary time and instead is the most efficient one possible to make.
To learn all this information required, you can go a couple different routes and use tools like either Maltego or Nmap but, in general, youll run up against either cost issues or time issues using these two tools multi go is somewhat expensive.
Tools like Raccoon scanner are fantastic because they coordinate a whole bunch of different scans all at the same time, conveniently organizing the information into a folder which you can read through at the end, which reads kind of like a report of all the different scans that are coordinated. It also just uses Python so if you have python 3.5 then youre good to go .
Recommended book:
Mike Bazzells Open Source Intelligence Techniques: Resources for Searching and Analyzing Online Information : https://amzn.to/2tU4CAU
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![Scan for Devices Vulnerable to the Libssh Exploit [Tutorial]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KT8RI6_CDtc/mqdefault.jpg "Scan for Devices Vulnerable to the Libssh Exploit [Tutorial]
How to Remotely Access Devices with the Libssh Vulnerability
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The libssh authentication bypass discovered in an October 2018 exploit left thousands of devices on the internet vulnerable. Well explain how it works and how to test if a device is vulnerable to it using a combination of pentesting tools such as Nmap, libssh-scanner, and libSSH-Authentication-Bypass.
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![Use Facial Detection & Recognition on an ESP32 Wi-Fi Camera [Tutorial]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LOqVIe9cnW8/mqdefault.jpg "Use Facial Detection & Recognition on an ESP32 Wi-Fi Camera [Tutorial]
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How to Set Up an ESP32-CAM for Facial Recognition
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Cyber Weapons Lab, Episode 201
The ESP32 is the update to the popular ESP8266 microcontroller, which is capable of far more while still maintaining an extremely affordable price. Well go over how to set up an ESP32-CAM module to experiment with the ESP-WHO feature, a neural network-powered facial recognition system.
How to create the Wi-Fi Spy Camera: https://youtu.be/tx09GFGgVwA
ESP32-CAM and FTDI: https://amzn.to/2KiisVK
Battery Shield: https://amzn.to/3u54Kq1
Battery: https://amzn.to/3fBIr6d
Solderless Breadboard: https://amzn.to/2VLRoRX
Jumper Wires: https://amzn.to/35cIsrJ
Mini-USB Cable: https://amzn.to/2SkQyfG
Other ESP32 Camera Ideas: https://youtu.be/UqzdbOcoF7Q
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![Use Skiptracer to Gather License Plate OSINT Data [Tutorial]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ls0SH9MZMCs/mqdefault.jpg "Use Skiptracer to Gather License Plate OSINT Data [Tutorial]
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How to Find License Plate OSINT with Skiptracer
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Cyber Weapons Lab, Episode 160
Running someones plates may seem like something only the police can do, but its open-source intelligence, for the most part. In todays episode of Cyber Weapons Lab, well use a Python program called Skiptracer to look up information on a vehicle from its license plate number and state, based on a photograph we have of it.
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