The 2014 Pwnie Nominee For Best Server-Side Bug

Embedded Device Hacking

Credit: Craig Heffner

The /dev/ttyS0 blog has has been a source of both amusement and horror since it was established, documenting the ridiculously insecure interfaces that control consumer networking products. Craig has taken device manufacturers to task for repeatedly adding backdoors to their products and deploying abominably insecure code across a wide variety of products. In many ways, Craig is responsible for shining a light on how abysmal the security of these products are today and the anemic measures taken by the vendors to address his findings. Read the blog, laugh, cry, pwn some random D-Link DSP-W215 power outlets, and watch the world burn.

Embedded Device Hacking