Halloween is coming, so here are some interesting links to decoration hardware hacks. Gravesend Inn is an attraction that mainly instead of scaring the audience, it’s meant to inspire high school students to go to college and study technology. CNN has made video report The haunted hotel that breeds engineers. Control Geek blog has lots →
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/10/drone-hijacker-gives-hackers-complete-control-of-aircraft-in-midflight/ Hackers have figured out how to hijack drones using weakness in popular remore control protocol. →
EasyEDA is an integrated tool for schematic capture, circuit simulation and PCB layout that you use with your web browser.EasyEDA homepage advertises: “EasyEDA is a free, zero-install, Web and Cloud-based EDA tool suite, integrating powerful schematic capture, mixed-mode circuit simulator and PCB layout in a seamless cross-platform browser environment, for electronic engineers, educators, students and →
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/19/home_router_insecurity/ It is not just IoT devices that are hacked en masse. Home routers are hit also with their flaws. →
https://threatpost.com/lawmakers-asking-what-isps-can-do-about-ddos-attacks/121557/ →
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-24/super-cheap-driverless-taxis-may-kick-mass-transit-to-the-curb?utm_content=business&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social →
https://www.miradore.com/you-use-linux-every-day/ Linux is everywhere. →
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/internet/experts-discuss-3-paths-to-stronger-iot-device-security-government-regulation-thirdparty-verification-and-market-forces?utm_source=SocialFlow&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_campaign=Social&utm_content=FaceBook The DDoS attack against DNS on friday started discussions on cyber security in IoT era. Maybe this discussion should have started few years earlier because now we have millions of vulnerable devices connected to Internet, and I expect that they will cause problems for years to come. →
Here is teardown of another cheap USB charger bought some time ago for around two euros from some chinese online shop. Brand “Designed by Able” Model 1300. Label Circuit board Closeup of circuit board One finding is that rectifier is replaced with diode, meaning that this half-wave rectifies mains power. Other findings: – The switcher →
https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/24/webcams-involved-in-dyn-ddos-attack-recalled/?sr_share=facebook Some IoT devices with bad security recalled. It is a good start to make Internet safer. Related postings: Blame the Internet of Things for Destroying the Internet Today | Motherboard Why Today’s Attacks on the Internet Are Just the Start – The Daily Beast Today’s Brutal DDoS Attack Is the Beginning of a →