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Modified Nokia N770 used as a network security analysis tool

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By: , IntoMobile
Sunday, February 11th, 2007 at 11:57 PM

In other words, it’s a Gibson destroyer in a nice complete package:

Silicawifi770
As if we didn’t have enough cause to be paranoid about WiFi hacking, Justine Aitel has worked out a way to do it completely automatically — your ports will never be safe again. Justine’s Immunity Inc. has developed a tool it calls Silica, which runs a custom version of CANVAS, Immunity’s point-and-click attack tool, on a Nokia 770. The 770′s touchscreen displays three simple buttons: "Scan," "Stop" and "Update Silica." As soon as you hit Scan, Silica can start hopping onto WiFi networks, search for open ports, and automatically launch code execution exploits. For instance, you could set Silica to download anything of interest off of exploitable file shares, then put the 770 in your pocket and walk through an office, gleaning all sorts of fun files to peruse later, or even have the device actively penetrate machines and have them hook up to an external listening port via HTTP / DNS at your bidding. Sounds pretty malicious, but it’s all in the name of safety — Immunity sells the $3,600 device to penetration testers to have a quick and automated way of testing network security on the spot. Once you’re done running the scan, you get an HTML report of Silica’s findings, meaning even a noob can get their hack on with this thing. Immunity keeps track of new exploits, and sends out updates about once a month to Silica users. Of course, Immunity also tries to be careful who they sell the device to to make sure it doesn’t fall into malicious hands, but there’s no way to be 100 percent sure, so we recommend unplugging your router now, selling the house and kids and moving to a mountain cave before it’s too late.

Source: Engadget

If you don’t understand the Gibson reference then go do yourself a favor and rent Hackers.

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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Naresh-Nararasimha-Murthy/100000532611997 Naresh Nararasimha Murthy

    Very attractive gadget