Episode 242: Hacking the Farm (and John Deere) with Sick Codes

Paul talks with Sick Codes about his now-legendary presentation at the DEF CON Conference in Las Vegas, in which he ran DOOM on a John Deere monitor.

The Security Ledger with Paul F. Roberts

https://www.positive.news/society/the-right-to-repair-movement-thats-regaining-control-of-our-devices/

John Deere Tractors include software that prevents their owners from repairing their own tractors. This software was successfully cracked at this year's DefCon. Farmers have been understandably upset at the inability to fix their own machines for some time.

#JohnDeere #LiberateTheTractors #Jailbreak #SickCodes #RightToRepair

‘Liberate the tractors’: the movement that’s regaining control of our things

Successful attempts to hack a tractor marks the latest victory for the right to repair movement. Two advocates highlight on other wins

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Ein #Hacker präsentiert ein #Jailbreak für #Traktoren

Nicht nur Telefonhersteller vernageln ihre Geräte. Der Hacker #SickCodes zeigt, wie Root-Zugriff auf die Systeme der Traktoren zu erlangen ist.
https://www.golem.de/news/john-deere-ein-hacker-praesentiert-ein-jailbreak-fuer-traktoren-2208-167611.html

John Deere: Ein Hacker präsentiert ein Jailbreak für Traktoren - Golem.de

Nicht nur Telefonhersteller vernageln ihre Geräte. Der Hacker Sick Codes zeigt, wie Root-Zugriff auf die Systeme der Traktoren zu erlangen ist.

Golem.de
Critical Flaw Found In Widely Used Netmask Open Source Module | The Security Ledger

An IP address parsing flaw in the netmask NPM module affects hundreds of thousands of applications that rely on it. But that may be just the tip of the iceberg, researchers warn.

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Episode 201: Bug Hunting with Sick Codes | The Security Ledger

Security Ledger Podcast host Paul Roberts chats with the independent researcher “Sick Codes” about the growing risk of open source supply chain hacks.

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