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Wi-Fi Pineapple Hacking Device Sells Out At DEF CON

Posted by Unknown on from the but-it-doesn't-taste-like-a-pineapple dept.

darthcamaro writes "At the recent DEF CON conference over the weekend, vendor were selling all kinds of gear. But one device stood out from all the others: the Wi-Fi Pineapple — an all in one Wi-Fi hacking device that costs only $80 (a lot cheaper than a PwnPlug) and powered by a very vibrant open source community of users. Pineapple creator Darren Kitchen said that 1.2 Pineapple's per minute were sold on the first day of DEF CON (and then sold out). The Pineapple run Linux, based on OpenWRT, is packed with open source tools including Karma, DNS Spoof, SSL Strip, URL Snarf, Ngrep, and more and is powered by g a 400MHz Atheros AR9331 MIPS processor, 32MB of main memory and a complete 802.11 b/g/n stack. Is this a tool that will be used for good — or for evil?"

5 of 132 comments (clear)

  1. Holy False Dichotomy Batman! by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Funny

    I, for one, am imagining a world where a large number of mass-produced devices, sold to a large number of different parties, can be used for both good and evil at the same time. Blows my mind; but there it is.

  2. Re:According to the government by cheater512 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Then the FBI places an order for 1,000 of them.

  3. A Minus Minus - Not a Pineapple by Artea · · Score: 5, Funny

    Instead of wireless enabled fruit, device is actually just some plastic and electronic bits. I was under the impression this device would be concealed in a pineapple for stealth hacks. (Nobody suspects the fruit with an antenna)

    1. Re:A Minus Minus - Not a Pineapple by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 5, Funny

      (Nobody suspects the fruit with an antenna)

      This was conclusively proven in a Hogans Heroes episode - except it was a WW2-era walkie-talkie hidden in a potted plant.

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      #DeleteChrome
  4. frsit grammer nazi pozt by Hognoxious · · Score: 4, Funny

    1.2 Pineapple's

    Their what?

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    Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."