CreepyDOL - mobile spy network based on Raspberry Pi

American computer security specialist Brendan O'Connor demonstrated at a recent computer security conference BlackHat USA 2013 in Las Vegas the development of CreepyDOL (Creepy Distributed Object Object Locator) - special software and devices F-BOMB (Falling / Ballistically -launched Object that Makes Backdoors) based on Raspberry Pi, with which you can create a network that intercepts Wi-Fi traffic. The cost of components for one such device is about $ 57.

The device is equipped with an ARM processor with a clock frequency of 700 MHz, 256 MB of RAM, as well as two Wi-Fi controllers. CreepyDOL intercepts WI-FI traffic and can collect confidential information about users. Several devices can be connected to one network, where they will exchange data. Each device is quite small, and you can easily hide it even in a public place.
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Almost any modern smartphone sends a large amount of personal information about the owner in the clear. In addition, you can easily fix the location. An example of "shadowing" the author of the development:



All information is processed on the central server, and it is possible to track the user's movement and data obtained from him in real time.

The use of VPN does not help either: for example, on iOS devices, you can connect to a VPN only after connecting to a Wi-Fi network, and during this time the iPhone will have time to check for any updates, send messages, upload files to Dropbox, etc. IOS also transmits open device data about the device:



Brendan O'Connor says that the task of the project is to show that not only the government with multi-million budgets, but also any other person who has ~ $ 500 on a network of ten devices, can monitor regular users. Although it is hard to believe in such goals: on the site the author of the project, Malice Afterthought , you can soon buy everything you need to create your own spy network.

via GizMag and ArsTechnica .