Episode
25 December 2019 Official episode · Official transcript
penetration test social engineering
A penetration-testing story involving physical social engineering, badge replay, a planted Raspberry Pi, and wireless credential capture using Eaphammer.
Topics: Physical penetration testing, Social engineering and tailgating, Access-badge cloning and replay, RFID, Directional wireless reconnaissance, WPA2 Enterprise, Domain credential capture, Raspberry Pi as a planted rogue device, Remote access through an internal network, Security Operations Centers, Antivirus, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems
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Qualified statements from this episode, not graph facts.
TinkerSecure USES penetration testing
TinkerSecure is described as a penetration tester paid to hack into places to test their security.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 55 Details
“He’s a penetration tester paid to hack into places to test their security.”
TinkerSecure USES Raspberry Pi
TinkerSecure plants and uses a Raspberry Pi to maintain remote access to the target network.
Explicit Confidence 99% · TinkerSecure EP 55 Details
“I instead situated the R-Pi up under the desk and plugged it in.”
TinkerSecure USES rogue device
TinkerSecure uses a planted rogue device inside the target office to enable later remote access.
Explicit Confidence 99% · TinkerSecure EP 55 Details
“I needed to find an open desk, a conference room, somewhere to plug in my rogue device.”
“I instead situated the R-Pi up under the desk and plugged it in.”
TinkerSecure USES Proxmark
TinkerSecure uses a Proxmark to replay an access credential at the CISO office door.
Explicit Confidence 99% · TinkerSecure EP 55 Details
“The Proxmark changed from sniffing to replaying.”
TinkerSecure USES badge cloning
TinkerSecure uses badge replay/cloning to open a secured door.
Derived Confidence 94% · TinkerSecure EP 55 Details
“I waved my bag by the badge reader by the door and heard it click open.”
TinkerSecure USES Tailgating
TinkerSecure gains entry by following employees through secured doors.
Derived Confidence 99% · TinkerSecure EP 55 Details
“her friend held the door open for me. I smiled and said thank you, and walked into the secured area”
TinkerSecure USES social engineering
TinkerSecure uses social-engineering pretexts, including pretending to be on a phone call and claiming he needs a desk for a presentation.
Derived Confidence 95% · TinkerSecure EP 55 Details
“I pulled out my phone, pretending to be on a call.”
“I need to prep real quick for a conference presentation, I asked.”
Yagix USES Yagi antenna
Yagix uses a long Yagi antenna while attempting to reach the target's wireless network.
Explicit Confidence 99% · TinkerSecure EP 55 Details
“He had a bag that contained a long Yagi antenna that was plugged into his laptop.”
Yagix obtains domain credentials from the target's WPA2 enterprise wireless network using Eaphammer.
Explicit Confidence 99% · TinkerSecure EP 55 Details
“He snagged domain creds from their WPA2 enterprise wireless network by using Eaphammer.”
NoirNet Diaries DEVELOPED_BY Jack Rhysider
Jack states that he makes the show.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 55 Details
“This show is made by me”
NoirNet Diaries REFERENCES Jeremy from Marketing
The episode references the earlier Episode 36 story titled “Jeremy from Marketing.”
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 55 Details
“You might remember him from an earlier episode called Jeremy from Marketing.”
“Look for Episode 36, Jeremy from Marketing.”
Works mentioned in the transcript. Distinct from show-note sources.
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