Lifehacker wrote a guide for cracking a WiFi network’s WEP password using BackTrack. BackTrack is a Linux live CD used for security testing and comes with the tools needed to break WEP.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.07.02 at 15:34
Reader, [Andres Leon], has two adorable cats with very specific dietary needs. Instead of altering his schedule, he donned his hacking hat and designed a very solid cat food dispenser.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.06.24 at 16:49
The term ‘warwalking’ isn’t used very often, but the Ekahau HeatMapper adds a new tool to the pod bound hacker’s arsenal. The tool maps out wireless access points as well as their signal strength within a facility.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.06.16 at 19:43
Remote-Exploit. org is releasing Keykeriki, a wireless keyboard sniffer. The project is both open source hardware and software. you can download the files on their site.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.06.04 at 12:37
Liquidware has put together an interesting kit called the WiNet. It has a battery powered touchscreen controlled by an Arduino. Using an XBee shield, it can send commands to a paired XBee and Arduino attached to a computer.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.05.30 at 18:28
We reported last week that D-Link was adding captchas to their routers to prevent automated login by malware. Unsurprisingly, it doesn’t work all time.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.05.19 at 20:02
[NRP] sent us a few of his projects. The most notable of the bunch was a school project funded by Disney. They were to make some kind of interactive entertainment for people waiting in line for rides.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.05.17 at 10:01
D-Link is adding captcha support to its line of home routers. While default password lists have been abundant for many years, it was only recently that we started seeing the them implemented in malware.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.05.12 at 18:26
[dunk] sent his home made Radio Control system. It is constructed from a Playstation 2 controller, an Atmega 2561, microcontroller, some RF modules and various servos and motors.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.05.09 at 14:15
Host of the Soldersmoke podcast, [Bill Meara], contributed this guest post. WSPR is a new communications protocol written by radio amateur and Nobel Prize winner [Joe Taylor].
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.05.07 at 17:23