“The BSODomizer is a man-in-the-middle device that connects between a target computer and monitor. It intercepts the legitimate video signal and replaces it with a fake BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) or other user-defined image at a pre-configured time interval or when triggered by an infrared remote control. The BSODomizer can automatically detect when the target computer is turned off or restarted, in which case it will revert to the harmless video pass-through mode leaving the user unaware of any wrongdoing. Released in 2008, the original BSODomizer produces a text-only display at 1024×768 resolution and connects to the target through an HD-15/VGA interface. Two CR2032 3V Lithium coin cell batteries provide the required power. It is no longer being produced. BSODomizer HD, created in 2016, is an enhanced, FPGA-based version of the BSODomizer. It features improved graphics interception and triggering capability, and produces a 1920×1080 (1080p) resolution image on any HDMI-compliant display. […]”
Tag: Grand Idea Studio
JTAGulator
Parallax announces JTAGulator:
Designed by Grand Idea Studio, JTAGulator is an open source hardware tool that assists in identifying OCD connections from test points, vias, or component pads on a target device.
The product is currently on sale for the next few days, 15% off until 2015-08-31 (US$136 instead of US$160).
Joe Grand: Tools of the Hardware Hacking Trade
Joe Grand of Grand Idea Studio gave a presentation on “Tools of the Hardware Hacking Trade” a few weeks ago at RSA Conference:
“Embedded systems are pervasive in our society and many contain design flaws that can lead to exploitable vulnerabilities. In this session, Joe Grand examines common hardware tools used during the hacking and reverse engineering of electronic products, including those that monitor/decode digital communications, extract firmware, inject/spoof data, and identify/connect to debug interfaces.”
Joe Grand, a former member of the hacker collective L0pht Heavy Industries, is the founder of Grand Idea Studio, Inc, a company that specializes in the invention and licensing of consumer devices and modules for electronics hobbyists. The presentation is a nice look at current tools available for firmware/hardware hacking, from the security researcher perspective, for those of you who haven’t already created your ‘hardware hacking lab’. 🙂
I don’t know of any better resource lists of this kind, with a security focus. For books, there’s a chapter in Wiley’s “Android Hacker’s Handbook” that is similar. Alas, I didn’t find any audio/video archives, only the presentation. Most other hardware tools documentation I’ve found is mostly Maker-focused, not security focused.
More Information:
http://www.grandideastudio.com
Click to access hta-w04-tools-of-the-hardware-hacking-trade_final.pdf
https://www.rsaconference.com/events/us15/agenda/sessions/1619/tools-of-the-hardware-hacking-trade
Firmware Security 