Vaping Root – Daily Security Byte

In Friday’s video, I talk about a eCig Vape pen that can “pwn” your PC. At Bsides London, a researcher shared how he modified the firmware of a vape pen to get it to take over a PC. He hasn’t posted the details online yet, but he did share a video of his malicious vape pen on twitter. I also share an update on where the WannaCry ransomworm allegedly comes from.  Watch the video below to learn more.

Episode Runtime: 4:19

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjRQSPtRohY

EPISODE REFERENCES:

• It’s easy to hack a PC with a vape pen – PC Magazine
• Researcher’s twitter post on the vape pen hack video – Twitter
• Bsides presentation on the vape pen hacking – Sched.com

Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)

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