Eric Gragsone
@virusfriendly.deadpacketsociety.net
IoT and Embedded Systems Vulnerability Researcher. Specializing in Network/RF Communications and reverse engineering Firmware
https://deadpacketsociety.net/
https://deadpacketsociety.net/
Pinned
I was a teen in the 90s, consuming the Cyberpunk worlds of Gibson and Sterling. Hacking was about having a deep understanding of the the systems that operate our cities. Having the power to hack traffic lights and office buildings. As an adult, my research is still focused on Cyber-physical systems.
Should I be worried?
February 8, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Should I be worried?
Zipongo.com requires that your password is at least 8 characters, but not more than 15. What kind of logic is this?
January 9, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Zipongo.com requires that your password is at least 8 characters, but not more than 15. What kind of logic is this?
Vericoban update
ICE now spawn as your alert level rises
Now I need to write some icebreakers....or add some color
ICE now spawn as your alert level rises
Now I need to write some icebreakers....or add some color
January 9, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Vericoban update
ICE now spawn as your alert level rises
Now I need to write some icebreakers....or add some color
ICE now spawn as your alert level rises
Now I need to write some icebreakers....or add some color
Reposted by Eric Gragsone
“each crosswalk signal can be logged into with a phone app and Bluetooth… what may have happened in this case is the signals used the default password from the manufacturer, which is usually simple and easy to guess.”
Seattle crosswalk signals with deepfake Bezos audio may have been hacked with just a cellphone
Instead of the little robotic voice that tells you to wait until it's safe to cross, at least five intersections in Seattle last week played the voice of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Tech experts say it...
www.kuow.org
April 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“each crosswalk signal can be logged into with a phone app and Bluetooth… what may have happened in this case is the signals used the default password from the manufacturer, which is usually simple and easy to guess.”
Some bizarre bot behavior
January 9, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Some bizarre bot behavior
Latest discord/webhook/homelab integration. I implemented `watch` to send command output to my discord server if different once every 10minutes
Currently using it to monitor captures of IoT or unknown devices to identify or reverse engineer them
Currently using it to monitor captures of IoT or unknown devices to identify or reverse engineer them
January 9, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Latest discord/webhook/homelab integration. I implemented `watch` to send command output to my discord server if different once every 10minutes
Currently using it to monitor captures of IoT or unknown devices to identify or reverse engineer them
Currently using it to monitor captures of IoT or unknown devices to identify or reverse engineer them
TPM is like chemtrails for your computer
January 6, 2026 at 4:53 PM
TPM is like chemtrails for your computer
Worked on a USB project using the RP2040 board this weekend using CircuitPython. CircuitPython is a really nice setup for creating USB devices with the drivers it supports, but I'm needing something more custom. I ordered two Picos to flash MicroPython onto and see if that'll support what I need.
January 5, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Worked on a USB project using the RP2040 board this weekend using CircuitPython. CircuitPython is a really nice setup for creating USB devices with the drivers it supports, but I'm needing something more custom. I ordered two Picos to flash MicroPython onto and see if that'll support what I need.
Happy Organized Inbox Day.... Everything from 2025...bam...goes into the Misc 2025 folder.... now lets see how many weeks I can keep my inbox clean!!
January 2, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Happy Organized Inbox Day.... Everything from 2025...bam...goes into the Misc 2025 folder.... now lets see how many weeks I can keep my inbox clean!!
I found this video by KeenOnTech to be really insightful. Typically I manually reverse engineer RF using GnuRadio. This video shows how to speed that up with Universal RF Hacker much faster.
They also go over issues with the FlipperZero and how to deal with them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUDE...
They also go over issues with the FlipperZero and how to deal with them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUDE...
How to Reverse Engineer ANY remote for Homeassistant
YouTube video by KeenOnTech
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I found this video by KeenOnTech to be really insightful. Typically I manually reverse engineer RF using GnuRadio. This video shows how to speed that up with Universal RF Hacker much faster.
They also go over issues with the FlipperZero and how to deal with them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUDE...
They also go over issues with the FlipperZero and how to deal with them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUDE...
Three more talks from the Recon Village that look interesting, but not specifically for OSINT investigations
AI Assisted Web Attack Surface Enumeration www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzsB...
Playbook for Integration Servers www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgf5...
Analyzing Tech www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAtl...
AI Assisted Web Attack Surface Enumeration www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzsB...
Playbook for Integration Servers www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgf5...
Analyzing Tech www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAtl...
DEF CON 33 Recon Village - enumeraite: AI Assisted Web Attack Surface Enumeration - Özgün Kültekin
YouTube video by DEFCONConference
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Three more talks from the Recon Village that look interesting, but not specifically for OSINT investigations
AI Assisted Web Attack Surface Enumeration www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzsB...
Playbook for Integration Servers www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgf5...
Analyzing Tech www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAtl...
AI Assisted Web Attack Surface Enumeration www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzsB...
Playbook for Integration Servers www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgf5...
Analyzing Tech www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAtl...
@defcon.bsky.social just posted the Recon Village talks
Here's a list of six talks that look interesting for OSINT
Discord OSINT www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp4l...
AI Agents for Real-Time OSINT www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHjQ...
Bypassing Rate Limits and Maintaining OPSEC www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIUf...
Here's a list of six talks that look interesting for OSINT
Discord OSINT www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp4l...
AI Agents for Real-Time OSINT www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHjQ...
Bypassing Rate Limits and Maintaining OPSEC www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIUf...
DEF CON 33 Recon Village - Discord OSINT - Zach Malinich
YouTube video by DEFCONConference
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
@defcon.bsky.social just posted the Recon Village talks
Here's a list of six talks that look interesting for OSINT
Discord OSINT www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp4l...
AI Agents for Real-Time OSINT www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHjQ...
Bypassing Rate Limits and Maintaining OPSEC www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIUf...
Here's a list of six talks that look interesting for OSINT
Discord OSINT www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp4l...
AI Agents for Real-Time OSINT www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHjQ...
Bypassing Rate Limits and Maintaining OPSEC www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIUf...
@ccc is dropping some sweet videos from 39c3
Here are the top 10 that catch my fancy
Liberating Bluetooth on the ESP32 www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-_Y...
Bluetooth Headphone Jacking www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK5T...
Hacking Washing Machines www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1S-...
Here are the top 10 that catch my fancy
Liberating Bluetooth on the ESP32 www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-_Y...
Bluetooth Headphone Jacking www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK5T...
Hacking Washing Machines www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1S-...
39C3 - Liberating Bluetooth on the ESP32
YouTube video by media.ccc.de
www.youtube.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:47 AM
@ccc is dropping some sweet videos from 39c3
Here are the top 10 that catch my fancy
Liberating Bluetooth on the ESP32 www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-_Y...
Bluetooth Headphone Jacking www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK5T...
Hacking Washing Machines www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1S-...
Here are the top 10 that catch my fancy
Liberating Bluetooth on the ESP32 www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-_Y...
Bluetooth Headphone Jacking www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK5T...
Hacking Washing Machines www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1S-...
Here are three videos from BsidesCT that caught my interest
The Next Generation of Web Exploits www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9kU...
How EDRs See Everything (Until They Don’t) www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7gq...
Beyond Base-64 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yX5...
The Next Generation of Web Exploits www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9kU...
How EDRs See Everything (Until They Don’t) www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7gq...
Beyond Base-64 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yX5...
The Next Generation of Web Exploits - Steve Sprecher(BSides CT 2025)
YouTube video by BSides CT
www.youtube.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Here are three videos from BsidesCT that caught my interest
The Next Generation of Web Exploits www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9kU...
How EDRs See Everything (Until They Don’t) www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7gq...
Beyond Base-64 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yX5...
The Next Generation of Web Exploits www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9kU...
How EDRs See Everything (Until They Don’t) www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7gq...
Beyond Base-64 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yX5...
Santa dropped some @jawncon.bsky.social 0x2 videos
Here are the Top 5 I'm interested in
Bluetooth Warwalking www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTRA...
Perimeter Intrusion Detection www.youtube.com/watch?v=giE-...
Introduction to Hardware (In)Security www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZqH...
Here are the Top 5 I'm interested in
Bluetooth Warwalking www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTRA...
Perimeter Intrusion Detection www.youtube.com/watch?v=giE-...
Introduction to Hardware (In)Security www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZqH...
JawnCon 0x2 - Matt Miller - Bluetooth Warwalking
YouTube video by JawnCon
www.youtube.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Santa dropped some @jawncon.bsky.social 0x2 videos
Here are the Top 5 I'm interested in
Bluetooth Warwalking www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTRA...
Perimeter Intrusion Detection www.youtube.com/watch?v=giE-...
Introduction to Hardware (In)Security www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZqH...
Here are the Top 5 I'm interested in
Bluetooth Warwalking www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTRA...
Perimeter Intrusion Detection www.youtube.com/watch?v=giE-...
Introduction to Hardware (In)Security www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZqH...
If you ever wondered why electronics are designed the way they are with test points, status LEDs, separate power PCBs and more... this video explains the mistakes that the industry has learned from.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkSa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkSa...
Top Fifteen Mistakes People Make When Designing Prototype PCBs
YouTube video by Cosplay Light and Sound
www.youtube.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If you ever wondered why electronics are designed the way they are with test points, status LEDs, separate power PCBs and more... this video explains the mistakes that the industry has learned from.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkSa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkSa...
Prepping for this weekend's project
December 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Prepping for this weekend's project
I think I'm addicted to webhooks. Ever start a long task, I mean full UDP scan long and want to be updated when its done.
Boom, make a simple script that calls a webhook with a basic message and add it to the end of the process.
Boom, make a simple script that calls a webhook with a basic message and add it to the end of the process.
December 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I think I'm addicted to webhooks. Ever start a long task, I mean full UDP scan long and want to be updated when its done.
Boom, make a simple script that calls a webhook with a basic message and add it to the end of the process.
Boom, make a simple script that calls a webhook with a basic message and add it to the end of the process.
Free Research Idea:
Throw /proc/ into a git repo and manage your system using git
Throw /proc/ into a git repo and manage your system using git
December 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Free Research Idea:
Throw /proc/ into a git repo and manage your system using git
Throw /proc/ into a git repo and manage your system using git
I have a raspberry pi that I use for performing active eavesdropping attacks among other things. Sometimes the configuration changes and I need to know what has changed so I can change it back.
This weekend I created a script to at least tell me the current state of the configuration.
This weekend I created a script to at least tell me the current state of the configuration.
December 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I have a raspberry pi that I use for performing active eavesdropping attacks among other things. Sometimes the configuration changes and I need to know what has changed so I can change it back.
This weekend I created a script to at least tell me the current state of the configuration.
This weekend I created a script to at least tell me the current state of the configuration.
Sometimes I think about changing my handle...
December 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Sometimes I think about changing my handle...
@anduriltech.bsky.social When are you going to start releasing Aim Bots and Wall Hacks for IRL CoD?
December 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
@anduriltech.bsky.social When are you going to start releasing Aim Bots and Wall Hacks for IRL CoD?
December 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
@humblebundle.com is having a @nostarchpress.bsky.social book bundle. I own several books already, but what a great time to pick up a few more and help out @eff.org
www.humblebundle.com/books/hackin...
www.humblebundle.com/books/hackin...
Humble Tech Book Bundle: Hacking by No Starch
Turn your curiosity about computer hacking into a fast-paced, proven, and practical career with the latest Humble Tech Book Bundle!
www.humblebundle.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:17 AM
@humblebundle.com is having a @nostarchpress.bsky.social book bundle. I own several books already, but what a great time to pick up a few more and help out @eff.org
www.humblebundle.com/books/hackin...
www.humblebundle.com/books/hackin...