Android App Helps Extract the Hacker in You
Well this is just crazy. At Defcon, developer Zimperium, a security firm, demonstrated an Android application called the Android Network Toolkit (Anti, for short) that would allow users to exploit unprotected devices on security-free WiFi networks (or networks that they have gained access to).
The firm says the tool’s purpose is for people to find aged exploits and patch them so that “hacking” their network and taking control of devices connected to it isn’t as easy as putting together a 10 piece puzzle. It will allow users to do more than just “find” these exploits, though – you can actually act on them as if you had every intent to cause malintent.
Commands like “man-in-the-middle”, a snooping tool, and “attack” allow users to intercept data and control devices with the push of a button.
Security entities claim some people pay up to $10,000 for this sort of functionality whether it be for internal security testing or for malintent, but Zimperium’s application will be made available for free for non-commercial use and only $10 for a corporate license in the Android market sometime within the next week.
This is obviously a very touchy subject, but it’s still interesting nonetheless and I’m excited to see just how far this tool will let you go. Just promise us that you won’t use it for evil. [Forbes]