Healey, who works on security for payments company Stripe, teamed up with fellow researcher Mike Ryan, who works on security for E-Bay, to examine his and other electric skateboards to see if they could be hacked. The result is an exploit they developed called FacePlant that can give them complete control of someone's digital board.
"[The attack] is basically a synthetic version of the same RF noise [at that intersection in Melbourne]," he says, and allows them to cold stop a board or send it flying in reverse, tossing the rider in either case.
They plan to present their findings Saturday at the Def Con hacker conference in Las Vegas.
takyon: The researchers tested three skateboards and found vulnerabilities in each. They completed an exploit for a $1500 American-made "Boosted" board, and are working on an exploit for a $700 board called E-Go made by China-based firm Yuneec.
(Score: 3, Informative) by PinkyGigglebrain on Tuesday August 04 2015, @07:42PM
An electric skateboard?
Just when I think I have heard the ultimate in laziness something else comes along..
And even better, a hackable electric skateboard.
Admittedly I can see how securing a skateboard against a cyber attack would not occur to most people who would build one But I can totally see how trying to hack one would appeal to a true Hacker.
"Beware those who would deny you Knowledge, For in their hearts they dream themselves your Master."
(Score: 3, Funny) by carguy on Tuesday August 04 2015, @10:18PM
http://xkcd.com/139/ [xkcd.com]
"I Have Owned Two Electric Skateboards"