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The DARPA-Funded Power Strip That Will Hack Your Network

Posted by timothy on from the ok-but-how-is-it-powered? dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Power Pwn may look like a power strip, but it's actually a DARPA-funded hacking tool for launching remotely-activated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Ethernet attacks. If you see one around the office, make a point to ask if it's supposed to be there. Pwnie Express, which developed the $1,295 tool, says it's 'a fully-integrated enterprise-class penetration testing platform.' That's great, but the company also notes its 'ingenious form-factor' (again, look at the above picture) and 'highly-integrated/modular hardware design,' which to me makes it look like the perfect gizmo for nefarious purposes."

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  1. O RLY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Omg Pwnies!

  2. Parking Lots by guttentag · · Score: 5, Funny

    I predict these will start showing up in corporate parking lots. "Ooh! Look, someone dropped a power strip! I've been telling my boss I need more outlets in my cubicle since he won't let me charge my phone by plugging it into the computer anymore... this will do nicely! And is that a USB stick on the ground? Oh, almost got me there. I know better than to plug that in."