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Wi-Fi Penetration Tester In Your Pocket

Posted by kdawson on from the happy-to-see-me? dept.

00*789*00 writes "ZDNet has a story about the public launch of Immunity's Silica, a portable hacking device that can search for and join 802.11 (Wi-Fi) access points, scan other connections for open ports, and automatically launch code execution exploits from a built-in exploit platform."

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  1. ob. mae west reference by hey! · · Score: 5, Funny

    is that a penetration tester in your pocket or are you happy to see me?

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    1. Re:ob. mae west reference by The+Zon · · Score: 4, Funny

      a portable hacking device that can scan other connections for open ports, and automatically launch code execution exploits from a built-in exploit platform.
      That's what she said!
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    2. Re:ob. mae west reference by romland · · Score: 4, Funny

      It could have been funny if the editor had not already made the joke in the 'dept' line.

      But, to answer your question. Am I happy to see you? I don't know, are those a pair of boobs on your chest?

  2. Honeypot Reverse Attack by CaffeineAddict2001 · · Score: 4, Funny

    \\sharedstuff\My Super Secret Incriminating Documents Conveniently Zipped For You.exe

    1. Re:Honeypot Reverse Attack by CaffeineAddict2001 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Oh, forgive me: /usr/home/hax0r/My Super Secret Incriminating Documents Conveniently Zipped For You.MP5-R12.1.0.2.3.1.1-ALPHA.tar.gz

    2. Re:Honeypot Reverse Attack by benhocking · · Score: 5, Funny

      \home\me\optimize_linux_no_this_is_not_rm_rf

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    3. Re:Honeypot Reverse Attack by Hamoohead · · Score: 4, Funny

      /usr/home/hax0r/My\ Super\ Secret\ Incriminating\ Documents\ Conveniently\ Zipped\ For\ You.MP5-R12.1.0.2.3.1.1-ALPHA.tar.gz

      There. Fixed it for you.

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  3. The cost is too high, get a Zaurus by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    For $3,600, I think it's way over priced. Use a laptop, or home brew a similar device with a mcuh cheaper Zaurus:

    http://www.irongeek.com/i.php?submenu=zaurus/zauru sheader&page=zaurus/zaurusmain

  4. What I like to do... by Ford+Prefect · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ... is leave dozens of wireless routers lying around, switched on, broadcasting trivially encrypted 'networks' to the surroundings - except not have anything connected to them. No internet, no servers, no ethernet cable, nothing.

    The real network is hidden, strongly encrypted and using 802.11n. Beat that, hackers!

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    1. Re:What I like to do... by drooling-dog · · Score: 4, Funny

      You wouldn't happen to be the guy next door to me, would you?

  5. Recipe for bad humour by multisync · · Score: 5, Funny

    Post an article on slashdot with the words "penetrate" and "open ports" in the summary.

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  6. Automated intrusion software by sshore · · Score: 5, Funny

    Over the last year or so, I've considered writing an automated wireless network intrusion tool. It would:

    • capture encrypted packets and attempt to crack wep/wpa keys
    • join wireless networks, enumerate targets
    • retrieve files of interest from shares or recover them from packet dumps
    • launch code attacks, like this tool does

    You'd run it on a laptop that you'd carry in your backpack or in your car, on your way to/from work or just cruising around on a Sunday afternoon.

    As such, it would be called the Transient Wireless Intrusion Tool, or TWIT. I just get a charge out of network security people writing about twits wandering around near the network.

    1. Re:Automated intrusion software by mrzaph0d · · Score: 5, Funny

      Even worse would be Transient Wireless Attack Tool...

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  7. Re:Skip the Zaurus... by Tony+Hoyle · · Score: 4, Insightful

    $3600 for something to detect wireless networks?

    For half that money you could get a fully fledged laptop with builtin wireless and run any tools you liked.

    From the summary I was expecting a $50 pocket device.

  8. Now just combine that with OLPC by kabocox · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd like to see someone program that for the OLPC laptop. I could easily envision a slashdotter transforming a simple educational device into a hightech potentially offensive military IT resource and giving it to 3rd world kids.

  9. How did they know??? by master_p · · Score: 4, Funny

    I already have a wife penetration tester in my pocket, thank you very much.

  10. Actually... by StressGuy · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's the same bad joke over and over again until somebody post one of the following....

    "In Soviet Russia - Open Ports Penetrate You!"

    or..."my back door is impenetrable YOU INSENSITIVE CLOD!!!"

    or...perhaps a reference to a Beowulf cluster-f%@k

    or...something ending in .... PROFIT!

    then we all get sick of it.

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