The #BlinkenCity talk at #38c3 had everything I love about a good #CCC conference talk: Fabian Bräunlein and Luca Melette were up to some harmless mischief but ended up uncovering a real-life clusterfuck that could severely harm us all and are now getting threatened with serious legal action.
https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-blinkencity-radio-controlling-street-lamps-and-power-plants
It turns out that large parts of the European #powergrid are controlled by an unencrypted radio control protocol and we're cooked!
#versacom #semagyr #flipperzero