Cellphone hacking
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If it uses electricity, it can be hacked.
"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson
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So my sister was at the store and the sales person tried to convince her that a cellphone cannot be hacked. Before I reply, I want to make sure I have this right. A smart phone is like a mini-computer. A computer can be hacked therefore a smart phone can be hacked. A normal (what else do you call them? Dumb?) cellphone can't be hacked. There isn't anything to hack! I'm sure the signal can be intercepted but that's not hacking. This was brought up because there were spam postings to our family group site from my brother who said he's only been using his iPhone for checking email. I don't think someone hacked his cellphone. They hacked his email account. Big difference there. But that's besides the point of my question which was hacking a phone.
If you know what I mean...and I think you do...
I work in the embedded systems/hardware area (see my profile) and yes, phones can be hacked. However, it is VERY device specific etc.
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If it uses electricity, it can be hacked.
"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson
I would like to see how you could hack a battery and an LED. ;)
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I would like to see how you could hack a battery and an LED. ;)
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Isn't circuit bending technically a hardware hack? Instead of just remaining on, you can make the LED blink using a timer, react to sounds and other input, etc.
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Isn't circuit bending technically a hardware hack? Instead of just remaining on, you can make the LED blink using a timer, react to sounds and other input, etc.
"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson
wizardzz wrote:
Instead of just remaining on, you can make the LED blink using a timer, react to sounds and other input, etc.
Correct, but this is just electronics, not hacking. ;P
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wizardzz wrote:
Instead of just remaining on, you can make the LED blink using a timer, react to sounds and other input, etc.
Correct, but this is just electronics, not hacking. ;P
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Then any hardware hack is going to be "just electronics" then.
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wizardzz wrote:
Then any hardware hack is going to be "just electronics" then.
Not always, for example, I would class modifying the code in a microcontroller (for example) a hack (mainly if it was one you did not program yourself).
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wizardzz wrote:
Then any hardware hack is going to be "just electronics" then.
Not always, for example, I would class modifying the code in a microcontroller (for example) a hack (mainly if it was one you did not program yourself).
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Wouldn't that technically be a software hack?
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Technically I suppose it would :) Now I think about it, modifiying/replacing something on a circuit board would be more of a hardware hack.
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Technically I suppose it would :) Now I think about it, modifiying/replacing something on a circuit board would be more of a hardware hack.
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Could those 2 things be a battery and an LED possibly? ;) I thought of a battery/LED hack btw.
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wizardzz wrote:
I thought of a battery/LED hack btw.
Go on? :)
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wizardzz wrote:
I thought of a battery/LED hack btw.
Go on? :)
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One could fill up the inside of an LED with Acetylene and use it as an ignition device for something much more malicious.
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Good luck with that! It would be a lot of effort to get inside the LED, especially as there is little space inside the LED anyway.
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You never said what size LED ;P
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Haha true :)
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Good luck with that! It would be a lot of effort to get inside the LED, especially as there is little space inside the LED anyway.
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So my sister was at the store and the sales person tried to convince her that a cellphone cannot be hacked. Before I reply, I want to make sure I have this right. A smart phone is like a mini-computer. A computer can be hacked therefore a smart phone can be hacked. A normal (what else do you call them? Dumb?) cellphone can't be hacked. There isn't anything to hack! I'm sure the signal can be intercepted but that's not hacking. This was brought up because there were spam postings to our family group site from my brother who said he's only been using his iPhone for checking email. I don't think someone hacked his cellphone. They hacked his email account. Big difference there. But that's besides the point of my question which was hacking a phone.
If you know what I mean...and I think you do...
twohowlingdogs wrote:
So my sister was at the store and the sales person tried to convince her that a cellphone cannot be hacked.
In addition to my other comment, this is just a typical sales person who either does not know what they are talking about (most likely) or is simply trying to convince her that any phones she buys from them are safe.
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the most common way to hack a phone would be rogue code in an app that you downloaded. For example, I know from personal experience(as an Android developer) that I could write any app, say a card game, and bury code in it that would read every incoming and outgoing message that phone handles and message a copy of that to any number I specify. You as the user would not know it was being done for at least a month until you got your bill with the messages on it. and if you have unlimited text messaging(a lot do) then its likely you might not notice then. While that scenario is not a true hack as such, it gives you the idea of what can be done.
Programming is a race between programmers trying to build bigger and better idiot proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots, so far... the universe is winning. A crisis on your part does not constitute one on mine.
ROTGDMFFLMGDMFAO Brilliant as usual gavindon.... And let's all not forget that all cell phones regardless of their IQs actually use RADIO WAVES broadcasted from towers... The ultimate cell phone hacker will always be your local neighborhood HAM radio operator, folks...!
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