PODCAST: Amazon Key & HID Attacks with MG

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Guest: MG

This episode’s guest is Bay Area based security researcher MG. He joins the podcast to share his work experimenting with various HID (Human Interface Devices) attacks using USB drives and cables. MG has also made news recently for disclosing a vulnerability in the Amazon Key smart lock technology and shares his experience developing the proof of concept and eventually sharing it with Amazon’s security team.

Check out MG’s work here!

Amazon Key Attack

HID attack hardware

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USB Rubber Ducky by Hak5

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MG’s HID attack platform for USB Type-A connectors

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Smoke-emitting USB drive

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Exploding USB drive

Apple USB Lightning connector (MG’s HID attack cable on left)

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MG’s HID attack platform for USB Type-C connectors

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