Hak.5 Season 12, Episode 20: Free Your Nexus 7 - Make It Run Ubuntu!

RFID Injection and Laser Hands at Toorcamp 2012

Darren travels to the North Western most corner of the continental US for Toorcamp -- an epic Hacker Camp hosting the most some of the nations most creative hackers, makers, movers and shakers.

Mapping with Balloons, Building a GSM Network with Shadytel and Hacker Pants

This time on the show we continue coverage of Toorcamp 2012 - The American Hacker Camp. Darren speaks with Mathew L of Public Laboratory about Balloon mapping. Then Shadytel shares their experience building a certified experimental GSM network. Plus why do hacker's pants weigh 3 pounds? Ronin of HackFromACave explains.

Introduction to Packet Radio and Arduino Controlled LED Strips

This time on the show we continue coverage of Toorcamp 2012 - the American Hacker Camp. This time Darren speaks with Rob Eby about packet radio as an extension of the Internet. Plus what could be better than flexible individually addressable RGB LED strips? %1 controlled by Arduino! All that and more!

Hacking Zigbee with Dragorn of Kismet Wireless

Mike Kershaw (aka Dragorn) of Kismet fame joins us to talk all things Kismet, WiFi hacking, and his latest project, the Kisbee.

Extreme Android and Google Auth Hacking with Kos

Kos of kos.io joins us to demonstrate his lethal Android hacking toolkit - P2P-ADB. Taking advantage of USB Debug Mode, Root, and some crafty hacks, Kos' toolkit enables the bypassing of lock screens, making system changes and even "backing up" Android profiles, all from one phone to another.

Learning to Fly Quad-Shot Style

This time on the show, learn to fly a quad-copter from the pros! Darren heads down to Santa Cruz and meets with the folks at Quad-Shot. Plus frightening the TSA, out-of-spec USB cables, and more!

Derbycon 2012

We're joined by Skip of Passing-The-Hash to talk Windows Auth Tokens, then Mubix from Room362 shares his unprivileged network mapping utility, and Chris Gates of Carnal 0wnage farms Linked In and trolls incident response teams.

Gaming on the Nexus 7 with a PS3 controller via Bluetooth and Reverse Proxy Web Servers

Check out how you can start gaming with a Playstation 3 controller on Android!

Linux Motion Detecting Lock Screens and Android NFC Hacking with Arduino

Motion detecting lock screens for Linux using motion and pagekite, NFC hacking on Android with an Arduino and how secure is that 80 character password really? All that and more, this time on Hak5!

Occupineapple - Protesting with Spoofed WiFi SSIDs and the MK802 Android Mini PC

This time on the show, funny WiFi names, MDK3 and non-violent protesting with an Occupineapple. Plus,what's the deal with the MK802? I'll be reviewing this little Android PC. All that and more!

Eagle Eye, DroidMote and War Dialing

This time on the show, let the pwnage begin! Viss shares with us his Eagle Eye tool for evaluating tens of thousands of potentially insecure publicly accessible web servers with ease. What's out there? Red Light cameras, industrial automation systems, power plants? Oh my! Then I'll be controlling my MK802 with an phone - that's Android on Android action to the one there. Plus, war dialing! You heard me right, not driving, dialing. Senor Jiffy Pop explains why having your computer dial ten thousa

Hacking the Airwave with HackRF and Jailbreaking the NetGear NeoTV

This time on the show, Hack the Airwaves! Darren sits down with HackRF creators Mike Ossmann and Jared Boone at Toorcon San Diego. Then, rooting the Netgear NeoTV with just a remote? It's possible with just a little command injection. Plus, disk imaging in Linux the sexy way. All that and more!

Fixing Ubuntu 12.10 and What it Means to Be a Public Hacker

Patching privacy holes in Ubuntu 12.10, event triggers in Linux with CuttleFish, and what it means to be a public hacker. All that and more, this time on Hak5.

Anonymous Browsing the Easy Way and 900 MHz SDR with RFcat and Python

We continue hacking the airwaves with RFcat, a usb radio dongle and a little Python lovin'. Then I'm setting up a bit of a counter surveillance rig the easy way with a live Onion Router distro. Plus, portable VPN clients for unprivileged users - what are your open source options? All that and more, this time on Hak5!

Run Windows Apps in Linux the Easy Way, Netflix Unofficially Comes to Linux, and Chocolate!

This time on the show, Netflix comes to Linux! Sort of. We'll explain how and what this might mean for the industry. Then, playing games and other Windows apps in Linux with WINE, which, isn't an emulator. But it is. Sorta. Plus, our favorite Linux commands. One of 'em involves chocolate! Stay tuned! All that and more this time on Hak5!

Android Hacking with the USB Rubber Ducky

This time on the show, hacking Android with the USB Rubber Ducky. Darren revisits the original Human Interface Device Attack tool and shows off the 4th generation hardware. Plus improve your Ubuntu boxes performance with a few simple tips - Shannon reports.

Hack Any 4-digit Android PIN in 16 hours with a USB Rubber Ducky

This time on the show, an online brute force attack against Android successfully defeats 4-digit PIN codes in about 16 hours using the USB Rubber Ducky without wiping user data. Plus, BackBox Linux - is this a pen-testing OS for every day use? All that and more, this time on Hak5.

Extreme GPU Password Cracking and Home Theater PC Builds

Cracking every standard Windows password in less than 6 hours with a massive GPU cluster, building a home theater PC for about $300 and blinkenlights. All that and more, this time on Hak5!

WiFi Packet Sniffing on Android and Ubuntu Backups

This time on the show, packet captures on Android - Mike Kershaw, aka Drag0rn, joins us to talk about his rootless Android pcap app. Then, backing up Ubuntu the easy way. Plus, apt tips, sudo aliases and the return of blackbuntu? All that and more, this time on Hak5!

Surviving CES Wireless and 60GHz Beam Forming

This time on a special Hak5 from CES 2013 - surviving overloaded wireless networks, fitness tech for hackers and pico sized 802.11ad beam forming antenna arrays for the 60GHz band. All that and more, this time on Hak5.

R.I.P. Aaron Swartz

Darren steps away from the usual Hak5 episode to take some time to remember a true hero amongst hackers, Aaron Swartz. A founder of Reddit and more importantly, a champion for internet rights, Swartz tragically took his own life on January 11, 2013. We take some time to reflect on his life and honor his memory.

SShuttle and Linux Talk

This time on the show, can an SSH Proxy become a VPN? We're bridging networks with a wicked python script.. It's what happens when a transparent proxy gets together with a VPN and SSH. That's like a networking threesome! Plus, secure chat in Linux! All that and more, this time on Hak5!

Linux laptop battery optimization and using encryption with dropbox

This time on the show, optimizing your Linux install for better battery life - Darren reports. Then, Encrypt all the things! I'm setting up local encryption volumes that play well with cloud sync services like spideroak and dropbox. Plus, RSS podcasts from YouTube - is it possible? All that and more, this time on Hak5!

Interview with Stina Ehrensvärd of Yubico and Necomimi the Brainwave Cat Ears