Conference:  Defcon 31

Authors: Anonymous

2023-08-01

"No one hacks at DEF CON any more." is what I've heard. That is, until now. Seedboxes/seedhosts are used by thousands of pirates to download and distribute Movies/TV/Music via USENET and Torrents. The thing is, these systems are horribly insecure. Like, they are wide open. In this talk, I am going to open up a xterm, And a FireFox window, and hack into seedhosts. LIVE. No Demos. No Powerpoint. No introduction slides. Just port scan, attack, 0wn, extract credentials, download all content, obtain other users' credentials, etc. For literally thousands of accounts. Did you know people store their Google Drive tokens on seedhosts? Did you know that your seedbox provider has no idea how to properly configure docker? Did you know that your plain-text password is sitting in multiple places on these machines, accessible to all other users? Did you know that administrators for very-large private torrent sites re-use the same password for all their accounts, and leave them on seedhosts? Let's hack.

Conference:  Defcon 31

Authors: Dennis Giese

2023-08-01

Exactly 5 years ago we were presenting ways to hack and root vacuum robots. Since then, many things have changed. Back then we were looking into ways to use the robots' "dumb" sensors to spy on the user (e.g. by using the ultrasonic sensor). But all our predictions were exceeded by the reality: today's robots bring multiple cameras and microphones with them. AI is used to detect objects and rooms. But can it be trusted? Where will pictures of your cat end up? In this talk we will look at the security and privacy of current devices. We will show that their flaws pose a huge privacy risk and that certification of devices cannot be trusted. Not to worry, though - we will also show you how to protect yourself (and your data) from your robot friends. You will learn on how you can get root access to current flagship models of 4 different vendors. Come with us on a journey of having fun hacking interesting devices while preventing them from breaching your privacy. We will also discuss the risks of used devices, for both old and new users. Finally, we will talk about the challenges of documenting vacuum robots and developing custom software for them. While our Primary goal is to disconnect the robots from the cloud, it is also for users to repair their devices - pwning to own in a wholesome way.

Conference:  Defcon 31

Authors: Ben Sadeghipour Hacker & Content Creator, NahamSec, Corben Leo Co-Founder @ Boring Mattress Co.

2023-08-01

This talk includes a series of favorite hacking stories. From hacking into a prison system to having the ability to publish “fake news” on a major tech companies website to even breaking into some of the largest entertainment and online casinos. This talk will take a look at the identification, exploitation, and escalation paths as well as the possible impact based on the company’s organization and nature of work.

Conference:  Defcon 31

Authors: Christian “quaddi” Dameff MD Physician & Medical Director of Cyber Security at The University of California San Diego, Jacqueline Burgette, DMD, PhD White House Fellow in The Office of National Cyber Director (ONCD), Jeff “r3plicant” Tully MD Anesthesiologist at The University of California San Diego, Nitin Natarajan Deputy Director for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Senator Mark Warner Virginia Senator and Chair of the US Cybersecurity Caucus, Suzanne Schwartz MD Director of the Office of Strategic Partnerships and Technology Innovation (FDA)

2023-08-01

In 2016 a bunch of hackers took a break from DEF CON festivities to gather in a hotel room with a bathtub full of beer and talk about shared interests in a brave new world of connected healthcare. Trailblazers were popping pacemakers and pharmaceutical pumps, and we worried that instead of embracing such efforts as opportunities to make tech safer for patients, folks in charge would repeat mistakes of the past and double down on the status quo. Fast forward to the 2022 passage of the Omnibus spending bill- the FDA is now locked and loaded with expanded authority to regulate cybersecurity requirements for medical devices. What changed? *Keanu voice:* “Policy. Lots of Policy.” Turns out when we get in with the right people, hackers can help get things done. This is the core of Policy @ DEF CON. Challenges persist. We now have threats from state actors and ransomware blasts delaying lifesaving medical care while costing hospitals hundreds of millions of dollars they don’t have (been in an ER lately?). So once again, come join quaddi and r3plicant, your favorite ripper docs, for another round of D0 No H4rm- this time with special guests from Congress, FDA, and the White House as we figure out what policy patches have the best chance to save lives. It starts here, in rooms like this, with hackers like you. And it ends with us changing the world.

Conference:  Defcon 31

Authors: Matthew Harris Student, Medford Vocational Technical High School, Noah Gibson, Scott Campbell, Zachary Bertocchi

2023-08-01

Who likes paying to ride the subway? Sure, you could hop the fare gates, but that can be athletically challenging and simply isn’t cool enough for our tastes. What’s a mischievous and miserly rider to do, then? Hack the fare system of course! In this talk we'll walk you through how we, four high school students and cybersecurity noobs became the first to fully reverse engineer Boston’s CharlieCard fare system and earn ourselves free rides for life… or at least until the system gets fixed, whichever comes first. We’ll start by exploring the trials and tribulations of exploring the hardware behind the CharlieCards. Next, we’ll dive into the emotional rollercoaster of reverse engineering the black box that is a transit card system older than us. We’ll then explain the process of disclosing our findings to a government agency without having to hire a legal team. Finally, we’ll show you a demo of some of the tools we made, including our own portable fare machine! By the end of our talk, regardless of whether you’re an avid RFID hackerman, or a complete noob, we’ll leave you with useful reverse engineering strategies, tips for working with a government agency, and if nothing else, a fun story.

Conference:  Defcon 31

Authors: James Horseman Vulnerability Researcher at Horizon3.ai, Zach Hanley Vulnerability Researcher at Horizon3.ai

2023-08-01

The year is 2023 and we’re still finding very basic vulnerabilities in enterprise software. In this presentation, we detail how the hacker mindset can be applied to seemingly daunting tasks to make them more approachable. We will show how we approached our first Pwn2Own contest and how we discovered a command injection RCE vulnerability affecting nearly every Lexmark printer. We’ll take a look at why we think it went unnoticed in previous research and why current open-source static analysis tools miss this simple bug. Finally we’ll release the exploit POC and an additional POC to dump credentials during engagements.

Conference:  Defcon 31

Authors: Wesley McGrew Senior Cyber Fellow, MartinFed

2023-08-01

It can be very difficult for those new to hacking to learn about vulnerability discovery and exploit development on modern operating systems and software. The complexity of a modern computing environment, developer awareness of security risks, and the iterative development of exploit mitigations over the past three decades has put up an intimidating wall in front of those who would be interested in learning about vulnerability research. Vintage computing environments can provide an interesting and fun playground environment for learning and experimenting with reverse engineering, vulnerability discovery, and exploit development. In this talk, Wesley will discuss the setup of a complete environment for hacking software for the Commodore Amiga line of computers, a 16/32 bit computing platform of the late 80s and early 90s (not to mention a dedicated following of users and software today). He will describe the hardware environment, OS architecture, and the practically endless library of software that can be used as interesting targets of research. On-system development and debugging software will be described, as well as using the modern Ghidra disassembler. A case study of identifying and exploiting a vulnerability in a 1994 vintage FTP client will be discussed in technical detail.

Conference:  Defcon 31

Authors: Nikita, The Dark Tangent, Deelo, Kirsten Renner, Magen Wu

2023-08-01

DEF CON 101 began as a way to introduce n00bs to DEF CON. The idea was to help attendees get the best experience out of DEF CON (and also tell them how to survive the weekend!). The DEF CON 101 panel has been a way for people who have participated in making DEF CON what it is today to share those experiences and, hopefully, inspire attendees to expand their horizons. DEF CON offers so much more than just talks and the DEF CON 101 panel is the perfect place to learn about DEF CON so you can get the best experience possible. Come watch us talk about what we love about DEF CON, give you tips and tricks, and maybe even make some new friends!

Conference:  Defcon 31

Authors: Joe Sullivan CEO of Ukraine Friends

2023-08-01

The federal criminal case of United States v. Joseph Sullivan, NDCA 3-20-CR-337 WHO, has been covered and debated quite publicly since I was fired by the new Uber CEO in November 2017, a year after the incident. Most discussion has focused on questions of my guilt or innocence, the culpability of other executives at the company, and the implications of the case for other security executives. Less has been written about the guilt or innocence of those who accessed Uber’s AWS environment in October 2016 and triggered an incident response by emailing me and asking for payment. After we met them, my team and I did not consider those 19- and 20-year-old kids to be criminal actors and treated them as security researchers. Yet both also faced federal criminal charges. During my talk I will review the extraordinary investigation done by my team at Uber and put it into the context of other historical cases we and I had worked on. Whether or not you consider them to be security researchers, there are many lessons to be learned related to the dynamics between researchers and companies and the dynamics between companies and the government.

Conference:  KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2023

Authors: Patrycja Wegrzynowicz

2023-04-19

The presentation discusses the importance of implementing layered security measures in Kubernetes deployments to improve overall security and prevent vulnerabilities.

• Implementing layered security measures in Kubernetes deployments is crucial to prevent vulnerabilities and improve overall security.
• Missing network segmentation and outdated/vulnerable components are common vulnerabilities that can be exploited.
• Anonymous access to data stores or workloads should be avoided.
• Continuous learning is essential in software development and DevOps.
• The Swiss cheese security model illustrates the importance of layered security.
• An anecdote is provided to illustrate how a vulnerable workload in a Kubernetes deployment can impact other workloads in the same cluster.