HackRF One
{{Short description|SDR half-duplex transceiver}}
HackRF One is a wide band software defined radio (SDR) half-duplex transceiver created and manufactured by Great Scott Gadgets. It is able to send and receive signals. Its principal designer, Michael Ossmann, launched a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2014 with a first run of the project called HackRF.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mossmann/hackrf-an-open-source-sdr-platform/posts/758974|title=Update 24: Antennas · HackRF, an open source SDR platform|website=Kickstarter|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-20}} The hardware and software's open source nature has attracted hackers, amateur radio enthusiasts, and information security practitioners.
Overview
HackRF One is capable of receiving and transmitting on a frequency range of 1 MHz to 6 GHz with maximum output power of up to 15 dBm depending on the band.{{Cite web|url=https://hackrf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/faq.html#what-is-the-transmit-power-of-hackrf|title=HackRF One Documentation|website=hackrf.readthedocs.io|language=en-US|access-date=2022-04-06}} The unit comes with an SMA antenna port, clock input and clock output SMA ports, and a USB 2.0 port. HackRF One integrates with popular software defined radio software such as GNU Radio and SDR#.{{Citation|last=Ossmann|first=Michael|title=hackrf: low cost software radio platform|date=2018-02-17|url=https://github.com/mossmann/hackrf|accessdate=2018-02-20}} The popularity of HackRF One as a security research platform has made it featured in many information security conference talks such as BlackHat, DEF CON and BSides.{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackhat.com/us-17/training/software-defined-radio.html|title=Black Hat USA 2017|website=www.blackhat.com|access-date=2018-02-20}}{{Citation|last=Adrian Crenshaw|title=RT100 Using a HackRF One to Infiltrate the Digital Thetford Wall Patrick Perry|date=2015-09-12|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOoTg4gtn_4|accessdate=2018-02-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtl-sdr.com/defcon-23-some-software-defined-radio-related-talks/|title=Software defined radio talks from Defcon 23 - rtl-sdr.com|website=www.rtl-sdr.com|date=5 December 2015 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-20}}
Academic research
Kimmo Heinäaro presented a paper at the 2015 International Conference on Military Communications and Information Systems (ICMCIS) outlining how military tactical communications could be hacked with HackRF One and other open source tools.{{Cite book|title=Military Communications and Information Systems (ICMCIS), 2015 International Conference on : date 18-19 May 2015|others=Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers|year=2015 |isbn=9788393484850|location=Piscataway, New Jersey|oclc=949403479}}
In 2017, researchers described a GPS spoofing attack to feed a vehicle false signals and mapping data to deliver the target to a desired location.{{Cite book|title=HotMobile'17 : proceedings of the 18th International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications : February 21-22, 2017, Sonoma, CA, USA|others=ACM SIGMOBILE, Association for Computing Machinery|date=21 February 2017 |isbn=9781450349079|location=New York, New York|oclc=981765641}}
Media attention
HackRF One has received criticism in several media reports because it can be used to intercept and replay the key fob signals to open car and garage doors.{{Cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/amazon-ebay-sell-device-steal-cars_uk_59197256e4b0fe039b35cd94|title=Amazon And eBay Slammed For Selling Device That Lets Thieves Break Into Cars|date=2017-05-15|work=HuffPost UK|access-date=2018-02-20|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/technology/article/amazon-sells-gadget-used-for-breaking-into-cars-j6s677z8z|title=Amazon sells gadget used for breaking into cars|last=Sandeman|first=George|date=2017-05-15|work=The Times|access-date=2018-02-20|language=en|issn=0140-0460}}
External links
- [https://greatscottgadgets.com/hackrf/one/ HackRF One] on Great Scott Gadgets
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