Hacked Child's Toy Opens Your Garage Door in Seconds

[henrytcasey]

With a child's toy and some ingenuity, getting past your garage door's lock may be as simple as 'Open Sesame!'

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[SLOtown]

I guess our manual slide to lock in slot is not such a bad thing after all.

 

[henrytcasey]

I guess our manual slide to lock in slot is not such a bad thing after all.

Exactly SLOtown, just another example of why people may prefer to go against the tide when it comes to IoT.

 

[Vlad Rose]

Actually, these have been around for quite a while. You can do the same thing with a raspberry pi and a transmitting antennae (Arduinos or any other PLC's will work as well). I have a college friend who had done just that.

As they said, there are only 4096 combinations, which a processor can chew through almost instantly.

 

[henrytcasey]

Actually, these have been around for quite a while. You can do the same thing with a raspberry pi and a transmitting antennae (Arduinos or any other PLC's will work as well). I have a college friend who had done just that.

As they said, there are only 4096 combinations, which a processor can chew through almost instantly.

True, others have gained similar results with slightly similar hardware, it's just that Kamkar's got his great way of demonstrating vulnerabilities in a way that can grab attention.