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Dragon863
2y ago
This is great! I haven't come across much in terms of reverse engineering flutter apps specifically, it's good to see something like this can be done with relative ease. Nice work!
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Show HN: EchoCLI – a tool for rooting the Amazon Echo Dot
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3y ago
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3y ago
Hi! Author here. Yes, whilst it is possible, you would have to boot the device using a computer every time, which renders it a pretty useless spy bug. It also wouldn't function as expected, whilst it would appear to be muted, pressing
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4y ago
Thanks! I had a go at using beercss, as material design 3 has no official web version yet
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4y ago
I agree that physical access is a major limitation, yet it is something that could easily be resolved with an OTA firmware upgrade or by simply informing users how their password is stored. I personally think that physical access should sti
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4y ago
Two reasons: 1. Mediatek processors have a preloader, essentially a bootloader, which checks the emmc for a bootable partition, and if it cannot find one (or the emmc is not functioning correctly) it will load bootrom mode. This is what amo
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4y ago
As others have pointed out, even hashed passwords can be used to connect to a network. However, storing the password in plain text is an embarrassment for a company as big as Amazon, and they should at least be stored in a non readable form
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4y ago
I'd have to say free time is also a huge factor! I have exams coming up, but for now in free to hack stuff in my spare time. I was also looking into newer echo models, according to hackaday they have a hidden debug port but still use m
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4y ago
Hi! Thanks, when I write this I didn't realise that android used wpa_supplicant by default to manage wifi connections
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4y ago
Sorry, but I'm definitely 14! I created a separate profile because I didn't want anybody (i.e. Amazon) to be able to trace it back to my main account and find my full name. I usually do more web development in my spare time, so th
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4y ago
Thanks for the feedback! It's the first time I've written anything like this, and I'm currently studying computer science so I appreciate the corrections as they help me improve my knowledge of the field :)
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4y ago
Sorry about that! I misunderstood how hashing works, and I've updated the page with a correction at the bottom
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4y ago
Just me, I'm currently studying computer science. Sorry for the misunderstanding of hashing, I've updated the page with a correction
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4y ago
Hi there! I wish I could claim that I wrote the Makefiles, but my knowledge of C is very limited and all the credit for that goes to xyzz, who created the original exploit intended for Amazon kindles. I simply created a fork that would work