What’s the point of doing that?
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Penetration testing and curiosity.
Impossible to secure anything if you don't know the attacks you're trying to defend against.
Anyone who is good at tech privacy and security must also by the same virtue understand hacking.
Is wardriving still a thing? I saw a Raspberry pie Zero based set up a while back that people were using for it.
Absolutely it is. There's a cool open source project called Pwnagotchi that automates the process using machine learning, is that the Pi project you were thinking of?
Looks similar but I think it was Wi-Fi Pineapple.
The project I saw was a Pi with a GPS board and OLED display in a 3D printed case with battery.
Seemed like a cool fun project.
That sounds like Pwnagotchi to me, but interested to see what it is if it's another project.
I got a Pineapple but it's overpriced for what it is - there's scripts on GitHub that automate building the Pineapple firmware on much cheaper consumer routers that use the same SoC. It's just a bunch of open source tools with a friendly UX on top of OpenWrt after all.
That said, I can personally attest to the Pineapple's ability to fit in a small bag and be controlled from a smartphone while it's powered by a regular power pack used to change phones etc and it does have impressive range.
I went searching and maybe it was a Pumpkin Pi build. I can’t seem to find the exact one and Duck Duck Go keeps showing the same stuff over and over again.