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TempestSDR: Remote video eavesdropping using a software-defined radio platform [pdf]
1 points · Open discussionmartinmarinov
TempestSDR
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TempestSDR
Remote video eavesdropping using a software-defined radio platform
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9 sourcesTEMPEST is available now, for free, on github.
All you need is a $20 RTL-SDR.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjqpKtGNbQo
https://github.com/martinmarinov/TempestSDR
In Van Eck PhreakingFor <$100 you too can play at home:
https://github.com/martinmarinov/TempestSDR
https://www.rtl-sdr.com/tempestsdr-a-sdr-tool-for-eavesdropp...
In Finding Radio Frequency Side ChannelsWell, you can sniff wifi with any network card and driver that support promiscuous mode for the wireless standard you're interested in. For bluetooth, I have used the Ubertooth One [1]. Unfortunately the range is pretty short with this device... Radio sniffing in general is done with software defined radio (SDR). Three pieces of hardware I have used for this and can recommend are the RTL2832U [2] (ultra cheap, can honestly say its some of the most fun I've ever had for 20 bucks), HackRF One [3], and the USRP B200 [4]. I like using GNU Radio for signal processing.
I mention these because this type of equipment is very easy to acquire and that, even if there are no companies out there currently offering what you're suggesting, doing this type of radio surveillance (DIY or otherwise) would be fairly easy. Heck, you can even do really high re
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s Van Eck phreaking with the USRP B200 quite easily [5]. You could look at the criminal's twitter feed if he was scrolling through it. :P
[1] https://greatscottgadgets.com/ubertoothone/
[2] https://www.rtl-sdr.com/
[3] https://greatscottgadgets.com/hackrf/one/
[4] https://www.ettus.com/all-products/UB200-KIT/
[5] https://github.com/martinmarinov/TempestSDR
Edit: grammar & wording
Did he actually 'take over' the TV or just overpower the OTA broadcast? If the latter then the 'Smart' part is irrelevant (and so is the drone for that matter). A yagi with 50 watt UHF amplifier would likely do just as well from the ground.
A tempest attack on a display, on the other hand, would be more interesting and the drone might actually be useful for that. Add a gimbal for a directional antenna and you'd be golden. https://github.com/martinmarinov/TempestSDR
In Watch a Drone Take Over a Nearby Smart TVRemote video eavesdropping using SDR
2 points · Open discussionhttps://github.com/martinmarinov/TempestSDR - Looks amazingly cool! (Van eck phreaking with an SDR)
In Software-Defined Radio for Engineers [pdf]This SDR implementation looked really interesting for sniffing monitor output - https://github.com/martinmarinov/TempestSDR
Alas I don't have a suitable SDR to try it with.
In Van Eck PhreakingRemote video eavesdropping using a software-defined radio platform
1 points · Open discussion