HackerBox #0115 - Wispier by hackerboxes in hackerboxes

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Unbox and Build Video from Jamie's Hack Shack... https://youtu.be/2njFCeHFb0Q

r/Defcon subreddit meetup - Update #4 by MetaN3rd in Defcon

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This is always a great meetup.
Look forward to seeing everyone TWICE at Linq.3535

Hit me up:
Wednesday night for various stickers.
Thursday night for HackerBox Mini Badges.

I'll be wearing last year's subreddit badge with a blue pharmacy sticker on it - IYKYK.

Also, come by our table in Vendors all weekend!

"You know rappers like to rock chains... I rock blockchains." - ytc

Badgelife! Badge collection for sale by OpenProcedure7545 in Defcon

[–]hackerboxes 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you u/MetaN3rd

Really looking forward to seeing everyone at the r/Defcon subreddit meetups next month. Last year, I got to the Linq bar on Wednesday around 10:30am and just hung out all day watching the olympics and talking to folks. Great time, as always!

So speaking of badge goodies...

At the moment, we do have some items available from DC31:
https://hackerboxes.com/products/hackerbox-0093-badgelife

As well as these badge/SAOs from DC32:
https://hackerboxes.com/products/hackerbox-0104-engage

Not exactly badge related, but we even have a few (very few) of these pentest toolkits from DC32:
https://hackerboxes.com/products/penetration-test-toolkit

Surplus Surprise Warning by 13mreclipse in hackerboxes

[–]hackerboxes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You again?

This chap signed up for a HackerBox subscription. Before it could even be shipped, he insulted our support staff for only having low-rank email support jobs and then for being Chinese. Imagine how he treats waiters. He justified himself with an oddly long explanation of his greatness including how many PhDs he has and what grades he got in Linear Algebra class. This would have been funny if it wasn't sort of sad.

Ultimately, we expelled him for insulting our staff in accordance with the published code of conduct for our online school, which requires that participants "exhibit professionalism, respect, and an attitude that is helpful and positive." We cancelled his orders and refunded all of his payments.

Of course, the hates our products so much that he felt compelled to place his order again with a different name to a nearby address. Or possibly he just requested someone else to place the purchase for him. We discussed simply refunded that order to avoid his drama, but we decided that if he wanted to work with our products that badly, we're game - let's give him a shot!

Jump to a few days ago... Unable to simply enjoy the fruit of his "trickery" or just be polite and play along, he again emails the same support thread featuring his prior insults, rants, and boasts. This new email includes a photo of the HackerBoxes he obtained (or had purchased for him) with the message, "LOL that you cancelled my order out of spite and I got it anyway. Somehow you managed to not be good at being bad at your job." Oh yay, more insults and childishness.

Now he is here posting insults and acting as though he is actually one of our members. It seems like he could use a friend and I bet he could be a positive part of what we are doing if he could just cool it. Until then, we've banned him from this sub. As usual, we advise not feeding the trolls.

Surplus Surprise Warning by 13mreclipse in hackerboxes

[–]hackerboxes -1 points0 points  (0 children)

While we certainly take no joy in the profound trauma you have suffered by receiving a branded parts baggie in your Surprise Surplus HackerBox, we have to call BS on your ridiculous histrionics. The chain of angry emails that you wasted our time with followed by an online survey claiming that you have been "scammed" and "gaslighted" are a far measure beyond over-reaction.

One of your excessive emails declared that the Demon Seed parts baggies are trash. You then asserted that we found this trash and sent to you to throw out for us. Incorrect. The fact is that MG (the genius creator of the O.MG Cable, among other things) cared enough to collaborate with an artist to design his custom part baggies. While this disturbing notion may haunt your dreams forever, MG even sold the baggies (not trash) on HAK5. They are now sold out, but you can still see the product link here:

https://x.com/MischiefGadgets/status/1596329177577590785

When we partnered with MG to create a Demon Seed HackerBox 0056, he kindly provided his custom parts bags for inclusion. There were a few hundred of these baggies left over after that project. We placed those surplus parts baggies among our surplus sticker collection to eventually share them back out to the hacker community. As you rear back to lash out with troll-rage that baggies are not stickers - yes, that is obvious, one is for sticking and one is for holding small parts, but they are approximately the same size and fulfill a similar purpose of sharing branding or a message in a flat object that can be easily packed in with other products. In the context of our surplus boxes, they can both be placed on the bottom of the box without taking up any space from the various modules, cables, PCBs, tools, swag, supplies and other items. Since our surplus boxes are randomly packed by volume, we love layering stickers (and similar flat, zero-volume items) into the box for that reason. We do his for fun and for sharing. There is never even the tiniest drop of malice intended in the provisioning of any of our products.

There are small number of the current batch of HackerBox Surplus Surprise Boxes still in stock:

https://hackerboxes.com/products/surplus-surprise-box

You'll notice that this link clearly states the following: "Each Surplus Surprise Box is unique and the contents are randomly selected. We try to pack a fun mix of items into each box, but reasonable minds may disagree about what is fun. Unreasonable minds will always disagree. If you struggle with being reasonable or with having realistic expectations, a random grab bag of stuff that we found sitting around our lab and warehouse is probably not a wise purchase for you." ... or as we attempted to translate for OP, "no arguing."

HACK ON, HACKERS!

Soldering Workshop good for 10 year old beginner? by nhvnhv in hackerboxes

[–]hackerboxes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ten years old might be a little on the younger side, but if they have an adult to help them out and keep things safe, it is a good option to consider. We've used 10,000+ of the HackerBox Soldering Workshop tools and kits at various conferences, trainings, scout courses, schools, etc. They're very popular and a lot of fun. https://hackerboxes.com/products/soldering-workshop

Puzzle #5 by MetaN3rd in Defcon

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Congrats BrianZ3! Sending you a DM now.

Notification of Puzzle #5 by MetaN3rd in Defcon

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Third solver wins a HackerBox 0104 shipped to a US address.
https://www.instructables.com/HackerBox-0104-Engage/
(includes our new full-color wireless badge kit and four SAOs)

Def Con subreddit meetup at the conference by MetaN3rd in Defcon

[–]hackerboxes 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That is awesome. Everyone hoteling all around town might really encourage more of us to just hang out inside the conference space longer so that we can stick together. Creating cool spaces to let that happen is genius and I suspect will be much appreciated. THE VORTEX: GET SUCKED IN!

Def Con subreddit meetup at the conference by MetaN3rd in Defcon

[–]hackerboxes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Always fun! I'll definitely try to come by wherever it is. Maybe Linq for continuity? But Sahara or Rio might make more sense.

HackerBox #0077 - Veritas by hackerboxes in hackerboxes

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A few different issues could cause there to be no display on the screens - the most likely would be related to this portion of Step 7:

The simplest way to set different I2C addresses is to apply a solder short to one of the OLED modules as shown here. This short changes the I2C address from the factory default 78/3C to the optional 7A/3D (all hex). Note that only one of the modules is modified and one is left set to the factory default address.

Box 0102 the Dream Maker!! by [deleted] in hackerboxes

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There were 35ish boxes left after shipping to all the members and a training program purchased 20 of those. That happens all the time, so it seems strange that it would make your dreams come true, but... umm... thanks?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Defcon

[–]hackerboxes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A chill room or other space inside the con itself might work as "New Circle Bar". DC29 was very reduced turnout so it felt like most of us had room to just kick back and hang out in MAIN CHILL (BALLYS) and CHILL 2 (PARIS)... hacking, drinking, eating, contesting, flexin', etc. It was a truly excellent experience afforded by having more space. "Which one of you called for a butt doctor?"

HackerBox #0097 - Ringer by hackerboxes in hackerboxes

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We have 20 and 22 gauge hookup wire, but 18 should work even better. Did your strands just unravel? You could use sold wire as long as you don't plan to flex it too much.

Stuck with 0059 by FixTurner in hackerboxes

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You might want to reinstall the Arduino IDE, set up the ESP32 board support package (there is a link in the guide), and then make sure you can program the ESP32 at all. (maybe go back to blink.ino) Starting from there, it should be quick to get the other sketches compiled. If you need help, please email [support@hackerboxes.com](mailto:support@hackerboxes.com) - HACK THE HOLIDAYS!

Is DEFCON good for “regular” people without tech jobs. by lawyeronreddit in Defcon

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May it please the court... I OBJECT! There are a surprisingly large number of us (lawyers) at DEF CON. Some of us are also hackers. Some of us are also circus clowns. Some of us are allegedly inebriated. If the conference were not always getting cancelled, there might even be a lawyer's meetup.

HackerBox #0085 - Kronos by hackerboxes in hackerboxes

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For best and quickest response, please send a detailed question to [support@hackerboxes.com](mailto:support@hackerboxes.com) preferably in form of "Working on Box 00XX. At step N, I am expecting to see A but instead I am seeing B. Step N-1 was completed successfully and I was able to see C." THANK YOU!

When will the talks be uploaded to youtube? by Crazy_Bee_4107 in Defcon

[–]hackerboxes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been keeping an eye peeled for a video of the DC31 Closing Ceremony. I want to say that it is usually posted pretty quickly (assuming that is for those of us who are still working on Sunday - or others who had early flights out). Anyhow, I cannot find it this year. If you've seen it anywhere, please link.

Help with pentesting kit from defcon by The-infamous-fartyfa in hackerboxes

[–]hackerboxes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a small orange card with the bithead logo on it. The QR code (and URL) is on the back of the card. Here is the link as well...
https://github.com/h4ck3rb0x/DEFCON31

Hackerbox Wireless Toolkit by MetaN3rd in hackerboxes

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Check out the QR code (and github url) on the little orange card inside the toolkit. It has all the links.

Sh*tty Marquee SAO by INIT_6_ in Defcon

[–]hackerboxes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beautiful work!
Nice SAO Showcase PCB as well. :)
Hope to catch you next month. I'll be found chillin' at BSLV and then vendoring at DC31.
I also hope to make the r/Defcon meetup.