Power Pwn Powers Gadgets, Pwns Networks

Pwnie Express first made waves in the hacking and cybersecurity community when they released the Pwn Plug, a device that looks like an electric air freshener but is actually a computer used for penetration testing, i.e. assessing a computer network’s security by attacking it. Their latest product is much bigger, but still covert.

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The Power Pwn is a fully functioning power strip, with eight 120/240V AC outlets. But it’s also a “fully-integrated, enterprise-class penetration testing platform.” It runs Debian 6 and is loaded with tunneling and snooping software. It has internal Wi-Fi and Bluetooth antennas, as well as a 3G external antenna for long distance pwning.

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If you understood the previous paragraph – I certainly didn’t – you might want to head to Pwnie Express for more information or to pre-order the Power Pwn. It costs $1,295 (USD) and should be available by September 30. Meanwhile I’m going to check my power strips for Ethernet ports.

[Thanks, Sir Mason!]


DARPA-backed Power Pwn is power strip by day, superhero hack machine by night

DARPAbacked Power Pwn is power strip by day, superhero hack machine by night

Call the Power Pwn the champion of white hat hacking. Underneath that Clark Kent power strip exterior, there’s a Superman of full-scale breach testing that can push the limits of just about any company network, whether it takes 3G, Ethernet or WiFi to get there. Pwnie Express’ stealthy sequel to the Pwn Plug ships with a Debian 6 instance of Linux whose handy hacking tools are as easy to launch as they are tough to detect. There’s just one step needed to create a snoop-friendly Evil AP WiFi hotspot, and the box dodges around low-level NAC/802.1x/RADIUS network authentication without any help; in the same breath, it can easily leap into stealth mode and keeps an ongoing encrypted link to give do-gooders a real challenge. The hacker doesn’t even need to be in the same ZIP code to crack a firewall or VPN — the 3G link lets the Power Pwn take bash command-line instructions through SMS messages and doles out some of its feedback the same way. While the $1,295 device can theoretically be used for nefarious purposes, DARPA’s blessing (and funding) should help keep the Power Pwn safely in the hands of security pros and thwart more than a few dastardly villains looking for weak networks.

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PowerSquid Calamari Edition: Surge Ward

Despite the abundance of cables and wires in the gadget world, there is still an underwhelming number of devices associated with tentacled animals. The figures should at least be whelming. That’s why we should all welcome the PowerSquid Surge Protector: Calamari Edition. I’m sure some of you are ordering it right now based on its name alone.

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In case its marvelous name didn’t clue you in, this is the flagship model of Flexity, LLC. The PowerSquid has 2160 Joules of surge protection and a 15 Amp breaker switch. Flexity is so confident in the abilities of the PowerSquid it comes with a $75,000 (USD) equipment warranty alongside a lifetime warranty on the surge protector itself. As you can see it has six grounded outlets, two of which light up to make it easier to find the outlets in the dark. There are also cable and Ethernet ports at the rear near the 6′ power cord.

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If the thought of your gadgets getting fried by electricity makes you squirt ink, check out the PowerSquid Surge Protector: Calamari Edition. You can get it for $60(USD) on its official website. Now that I think about it, a calamari is fried squid. Maybe it’s not such a good name after all.

[via Fab]