Building your own hacking box: how to build it, what not to do, and practical tips. 👨🏻💻🛠️📟❯❯🤘
Security researcher Chris Carlos explains how to create your own hardware tools for red team activities: design, choosing the right components and communications, and more. If you ever dreamed of creating your own hacking device, this is for you.
If you build a dropbox (a tool you connect to a victim’s network), these mistakes can get you busted:
Bad hostnames (name your box after a network printer)
Default credentials
Visible LEDs
Strange cases
Exposed boards
Noisy network behavior
Very interesting presentation - maybe take it as your summer DIY project! Enjoy, and please use it only AFTER you have written permission to perform the test, also known as an “out-of-jail letter.”
More details:
Building Testing Dropboxes
Presentation [Youtube]: https://lnkd.in/dRbEzcX8
Slides [PPTX]: https://github.com/also-here/DropBoxNote/raw/refs/heads/main/ConSlideDecks/CypherCon2025_BuildingTestingDropboxes.pptx
