HackRF One is a wide band software defined radio (SDR) half-duplex transceiver created and manufactured by Great Scott Gadgets. It is able to send and receive signals. Its principal designer, Michael Ossmann, launched a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2014 with a first run of the project called HackRF.[1] The hardware and software's open source nature has attracted hackers, amateur radio enthusiasts, and information security practitioners.
Overview
editHackRF One is capable of receiving and transmitting on a frequency range of 1 MHz to 6 GHz with maximum output power of up to 15 dBm depending on the band.[2] The unit comes with an SMA antenna port, clock input and clock output SMA ports, and a USB 2.0 port. HackRF One integrates with popular software defined radio software such as GNU Radio and SDR#.[3] The popularity of HackRF One as a security research platform has made it featured in many information security conference talks such as BlackHat, DEF CON and BSides.[4][5][6]
Academic research
editKimmo Heinäaro presented a paper at the 2015 International Conference on Military Communications and Information Systems (ICMCIS) outlining how military tactical communications could be hacked with HackRF One and other open source tools.[7]
In 2017, researchers described a GPS spoofing attack to feed a vehicle false signals and mapping data to deliver the target to a desired location.[8]
Media attention
editHackRF One has received criticism in several media reports because it can be used to intercept and replay the key fob signals to open car and garage doors.[9][10]
External links
edit- HackRF One on Great Scott Gadgets
References
edit- ^ "Update 24: Antennas · HackRF, an open source SDR platform". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ^ "HackRF One Documentation". hackrf.readthedocs.io. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ Ossmann, Michael (2018-02-17), hackrf: low cost software radio platform, retrieved 2018-02-20
- ^ "Black Hat USA 2017". www.blackhat.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ^ Adrian Crenshaw (2015-09-12), RT100 Using a HackRF One to Infiltrate the Digital Thetford Wall Patrick Perry, retrieved 2018-02-20
- ^ "Software defined radio talks from Defcon 23 - rtl-sdr.com". www.rtl-sdr.com. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ^ Military Communications and Information Systems (ICMCIS), 2015 International Conference on : date 18-19 May 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Piscataway, New Jersey. 2015. ISBN 9788393484850. OCLC 949403479.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ HotMobile'17 : proceedings of the 18th International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications : February 21-22, 2017, Sonoma, CA, USA. ACM SIGMOBILE, Association for Computing Machinery. New York, New York. 21 February 2017. ISBN 9781450349079. OCLC 981765641.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Amazon And eBay Slammed For Selling Device That Lets Thieves Break Into Cars". HuffPost UK. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- ^ Sandeman, George (2017-05-15). "Amazon sells gadget used for breaking into cars". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2018-02-20.