Feb 01 2024

7 hacking tools that look harmless but can do real damage

Category: Hacking,Security Tools — disc7 @ 8:52 am

https://www.zdnet.com/article/7-hacking-tools-that-look-harmless-but-can-do-real-damage/

One of the best ways to stay safe and secure when using your computers and other electronic devices is to be aware of the risks. For the past decade, that’s precisely what I’ve been doing.

Most risks are obvious: use strong passwords, don’t download and install software from untrustworthy websites, or hand your unlocked device to a third party.

However, there are less obvious — yet equally dangerous — risks that can result in device or network intrusion, or even device destruction.

Watch out: Some of the most effective and dangerous hacking tools are hard to tell apart from benign devices. They can even be cute.

1. Flipper Zero

2. O.MG cables

3. USBKill

4. USB Nugget

5. Wi-Fi Pineapple

6. USB Rubber Ducky

7. LAN Turtle

for more details:

https://www.zdnet.com/article/7-hacking-tools-that-look-harmless-but-can-do-real-damage/

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Oct 21 2021

US Bureau of Industry and Security bans export of hacking tools to authoritarian regimes

Category: Security Tools — DISC @ 9:57 am
US Bureau of Industry and Security bans export of hacking tools to authoritarian regimes

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) would ban U.S. firms from selling hacking tools to authoritarian regimes.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) would introduce a new export control rule aimed at banning the export or resale of hacking tools to authoritarian regimes. 

The rule announced by the BIS tightens export controls on technology that could be used by adversaries to conduct malicious cyber activities and surveillance of private citizens resulting in human rights abuse.

The rull will become effective in 90 days and will ban the export of “cybersecurity items” for National Security (NS) and Anti-terrorism (AT) reasons.

“Specifically, this rule establishes a new control on these items for National Security (NS) and Anti-terrorism (AT) reasons, along with a new License Exception Authorized Cybersecurity Exports (ACE) that authorizes exports of these items to most destinations except in the circumstances described. These items warrant controls because these tools could be used for surveillance, espionage, or other actions that disrupt, deny or degrade the network or devices on it.” reads the announcement published by the Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

The new License Exception Authorized Cybersecurity Exports would allow the export, reexport and transfer (in-country) of ‘cybersecurity items’ to most destinations, while retaining a license requirement for exports to countries of national security or weapons of mass destruction concern.  The license will be required for those countries subject to a U.S. arms embargo.

The complete list includes states of weapons of mass destruction or national security concern or subject to a U.S. arms embargo.

The rule is consistent with the result of BIS’s negotiations in the Wassenaar Arrangement (W.A.) multilateral export control regime and results from a review of comments from Congress, the private sector, academia, civil society, and other stakeholders.

Tags: authoritarian regimes, hacking tools