A hot Chinese hacker named SexyCyborg has 3D-printed a pair of shoes with hidden compartments for hidden Wi-fi testing tools that would allow her to secretly gain access to corporate computers.
In order to gain entry into a facility, SexyCyborg says she could use her body, which she happens to cover up very little, as even secure facilities typically don't check shoes. "I think there's a reasonable chance that a guy might invite me back to their office after a few drinks in the neighborhood," she said in an interview. "But a handbag would be suspicious and leaving cell phones at the gate would be standard practice in any reasonably secure facility." "My typical clothing does not leave room to hide anything - which is all the more reason they would not be suspicious of me," she continued.
Once inside a facility, she says she'd theoretically have access to a slew of equipment found in the heels. These include a wireless router running OpenWRT with a built-in rechargeable battery, a USB keystroke recorder, a retractable ethernet cable and a lock pick.
The wireless router could either be left running inside her shoes for wi-fi sniffing and logging even while walking or be removed and plugged into a open network jack to have instant remote access to the victim's computer and monitor as well as what they're typing on their keyboard.
SexyCyborg, who says she made the shoes with a 3D printer, has published the designs online for anyone to download. Whether or not this hacking trick even works remains to be seen, but going public with the details of how it works will probably make any future hack attempt by SexyCyborg all the more difficult.
In order to gain entry into a facility, SexyCyborg says she could use her body, which she happens to cover up very little, as even secure facilities typically don't check shoes. "I think there's a reasonable chance that a guy might invite me back to their office after a few drinks in the neighborhood," she said in an interview. "But a handbag would be suspicious and leaving cell phones at the gate would be standard practice in any reasonably secure facility." "My typical clothing does not leave room to hide anything - which is all the more reason they would not be suspicious of me," she continued.
Once inside a facility, she says she'd theoretically have access to a slew of equipment found in the heels. These include a wireless router running OpenWRT with a built-in rechargeable battery, a USB keystroke recorder, a retractable ethernet cable and a lock pick.
The wireless router could either be left running inside her shoes for wi-fi sniffing and logging even while walking or be removed and plugged into a open network jack to have instant remote access to the victim's computer and monitor as well as what they're typing on their keyboard.
SexyCyborg, who says she made the shoes with a 3D printer, has published the designs online for anyone to download. Whether or not this hacking trick even works remains to be seen, but going public with the details of how it works will probably make any future hack attempt by SexyCyborg all the more difficult.
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