v33ru/awesome-connected-things-secA Curated list of Security Resources for all connected things
# Awesome Connected Things Security [](https://awesome.re)
Security research and exploitation techniques for IoT, embedded, industrial, and automotive systems.
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## Contents
- [Hardware Attacks](#hardware-attacks)
- [Fundamentals](#fundamentals)
- [Interface Attacks](#interface-attacks)
- [Memory Extraction](#memory-extraction)
- [Side-Channel and Fault Injection](#side-channel-and-fault-injection)
- [PCIe and DMA Attacks](#pcie-and-dma-attacks)
- [Wireless Protocols](#wireless-protocols)
- [RF Fundamentals](#rf-fundamentals)
- [Bluetooth / BLE](#bluetooth--ble)
- [Zigbee / Z-Wave](#zigbee--z-wave)
- [LoRa / LoRaWAN](#lora--lorawan)
- [Matter / Thread](#matter--thread)
- [Cellular (GSM/LTE/5G)](#cellular-gsmlte5g)
- [NFC/RFID](#nfcrfid)
- [DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications)](#dect-digital-enhanced-cordless-telecommunications)
- [Wi-Fi](#wi-fi)
- [USB](#usb)
- [UWB (Ultra-Wideband)](#uwb-ultra-wideband)
- [TETRA](#tetra)
- [Firmware Security](#firmware-security)
- [Fundamentals](#fundamentals-1)
- [Extraction](#extraction)
- [Static Analysis Tools](#static-analysis-tools)
- [Dynamic Analysis and Emulation](#dynamic-analysis-and-emulation)
- [OTA Update Security](#ota-update-security)
- [RTOS Security](#rtos-security)
- [Reverse Engineering Tools](#reverse-engineering-tools)
- [Online Assemblers](#online-assemblers)
- [ARM Exploitation](#arm-exploitation)
- [Binary Analysis](#binary-analysis)
- [Secure Boot](#secure-boot)
- [UEFI Security](#uefi-security)
- [Symlink Attacks](#symlink-attacks)
- [Router Firmware Analysis](#router-firmware-analysis)
- [Router Exploitation](#router-exploitation)
- [Secure Boot Bypasses](#secure-boot-bypasses)
- [Network and Web Protocols](#network-and-web-protocols)
- [MQTT](#mqtt)
- [CoAP](#coap)
- [mTLS](#mtls)
- [IoT Protocols Overview](#iot-protocols-overview)
- [Cloud and Backend Security](#cloud-and-backend-security)
- [AWS IoT Security](#aws-iot-security)
- [Firebase / Cloud Misconfigurations](#firebase--cloud-misconfigurations)
- [Mobile Application Security](#mobile-application-security)
- [Android](#android)
- [iOS](#ios)
- [Industrial and Automotive](#industrial-and-automotive)
- [ICS/SCADA](#icsscada)
- [Automotive Security](#automotive-security)
- [EV Chargers](#ev-chargers)
- [Payment Systems](#payment-systems)
- [ATM Hacking](#atm-hacking)
- [Payment Village](#payment-village)
- [Tools](#tools)
- [Hardware Tools](#hardware-tools)
- [Software Tools](#software-tools)
- [Fuzzing Tools](#fuzzing-tools)
- [Pentesting Operating Systems](#pentesting-operating-systems)
- [Search Engines](#search-engines)
- [Defensive Security](#defensive-security)
- [Threat Modeling](#threat-modeling)
- [Secure Development](#secure-development)
- [Incident Response](#incident-response)
- [Learning Resources](#learning-resources)
- [Training Platforms](#training-platforms)
- [Cheatsheets](#cheatsheets)
- [Vulnerability Guides](#vulnerability-guides)
- [Pentesting Guides](#pentesting-guides)
- [YouTube Channels](#youtube-channels)
- [Books](#books)
- [IoT Series](#iot-series)
- [Labs and CTFs](#labs-and-ctfs)
- [Vulnerable Applications](#vulnerable-applications)
- [CTF Competitions](#ctf-competitions)
- [Continuous Learning Platforms](#continuous-learning-platforms)
- [Lab Setup](#lab-setup)
- [Research and Community](#research-and-community)
- [Technical Research](#technical-research)
- [Blogs](#blogs)
- [Community Platforms](#community-platforms)
- [Villages](#villages)
- [Researchers to Follow](#researchers-to-follow)
- [Device-Specific Research](#device-specific-research)
- [TrustZone and TEE Research](#trustzone-and-tee-research)
- [Pwn2Own Research](#pwn2own-research)
- [MCP / AI Agent](#mcp--ai-agent)
- [Bluetooth Reverse Engineering](#bluetooth-reverse-engineering)
## Hardware Attacks
### Fundamentals
- [IoT Hardware Guide](https://www.postscapes.com/internet-of-things-hardware/)
- [Intro to Hardware Hacking - Dumping Your First Firmware](https://web.archive.org/web/2021/https://blog.nvisium.com/intro-to-hardware-hacking-dumping-your-first-firmware)
- [An Introduction to Hardware Hacking](https://securityboulevard.com/2020/09/an-introduction-to-hardware-hacking/)
- [Hardware Toolkits for IoT Security Analysis](https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://defcon-nn.ru/0x0B/Hardware%20toolkits%20for%20IoT%20security%20analysis.pdf)
- [Hardware Hacking for IoT Devices - Offensive IoT Exploitation](https://www.infosecinstitute.com/resources/hacking/hardware-hacking-iot-devices-offensive-iot-exploitation/)
### Interface Attacks
#### UART
- [Identifying UART Interface](https://www.mikroe.com/blog/uart-serial-communication)
- [Serial Terminal Basics](https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/terminal-basics/all)
- [Reverse Engineering Serial Ports](https://www.devttys0.com/2012/11/reverse-engineering-serial-ports/)
- [Intro to Embedded RE: UART Discovery and Firmware Extraction via UBoot](https://voidstarsec.com/blog/uart-uboot-and-usb)
- [Using UART to Connect to a Chinese IP Cam](https://www.davidsopas.com/using-uart-to-connect-to-a-chinese-ip-cam/)
- [A Journey into IoT Hardware Hacking: UART](https://techblog.mediaservice.net/2019/03/a-journey-into-iot-hardware-hacking-uart/)
- [Accessing and Dumping Firmware Through UART](https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/fantastic-rootkits-and-where-to-find-them-part-1)
- [UART Connections and Dynamic Analysis on Linksys e1000](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix6rSV2Dj44)
#### JTAG
- [Hardware Hacking 101: Introduction to JTAG](https://www.riverloopsecurity.com/blog/2021/05/hw-101-jtag/)
- [How to Find the JTAG Interface](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FSM_10JXsM)
- [Analyzing JTAG](https://nse.digital/pages/guides/hardware/jtag.html)
- [Bus Pirate JTAG Connections with OpenOCD](https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://research.kudelskisecurity.com/2014/05/01/jtag-debugging-made-easy-with-bus-pirate-and-openocd/)
- [Extracting Firmware from External Memory via JTAG](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IadnBUJAvks)
- [The Hitchhacker's Guide to iPhone Lightning and JTAG Hacking](https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2030/DEF%20CON%2030%20presentations/stacksmashing%20-%20The%20hitchhackers%20guide%20to%20iPhone%20Lightning%20%26%20JTAG%20hacking.pdf)
- [Debugging AVR Microcontrollers Through JTAG](https://hev0x.github.io/posts/debugging-avr-with-atmelice-and-gdb/)
#### SWD (Serial Wire Debug)
- [SWD Protocol Overview - HardBreak Wiki](https://www.hardbreak.wiki/hardware-hacking/interface-interaction/jtag-swd/swd)
- [Unveiling Vulnerabilities: Exploring SWD Attack Surface in Hardware](https://web.archive.org/web/2024/https://redfoxsec.com/blog/unveiling-vulnerabilities-exploring-swd-attack-surface-in-hardware/)
- [Introduction to ARM Serial Wire Debug Protocol](https://developer.arm.com/documentation/ihi0031/a/The-Serial-Wire-Debug-Port--SW-DP-/Introduction-to-the-ARM-Serial-Wire-Debug--SWD--protocol)
- [Serial Wire Debug and CoreSight Architecture](https://community.nxp.com/pwmxy87654/attachments/pwmxy87654/imxrt/4786/2/Serial_Wire_Debug.pdf)
- [LibSWD - Serial Wire Debug Open Library](https://github.com/cederom/LibSWD)
- [Hardware Hacking and Exploitation Bootcamp - SWD](https://happeningnext.com/event/hardware-hacking-and-exploitation-bootcamp-eid4sntq7lbas1)
#### SPI
- [Hardware Hacking 101: Identifying and Dumping eMMC Flash](https://www.riverloopsecurity.com/blog/2020/03/hw-101-emmc/)
- [Dumping Firmware from Router Using Bus Pirate - SPI](https://www.iotpentest.com/2019/06/dumping-firmware-from-device-using.html)
- [Extracting Flash Memory over SPI](https://web.archive.org/web/2023/https://akimbocore.com/article/extracting-flash-memory-over-spi/)
- [Extracting Firmware from Embedded Devices (SPI NOR Flash)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nruUuDalNR0)
- [How to Flash Chip of a Router with a Programmer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbt4OJXJdOc)
- [TPM 2.0: Extracting Bitlocker Keys Through SPI](https://lucasteske.dev/2024/01/tpm2-bitlocker-keys)
#### I2C
- [IoT Security Part 16: Hardware Attack Surface I2C](https://payatu.com/masterclass/iot-security-part-16-101-hardware-attack-surface-i2c/)
- [I2C Exploitation - HackTricks](https://book.hacktricks.xyz/todo/hardware-hacking/i2c)
- [Non-invasive I2C Hardware Trojan Attack Vector (PDF)](https://hal.science/hal-03703165/document)
- [Hardware Hacking: I2C Injection with Bus Pirate](https://www.rockfishsec.com/2014/09/hardware-hacking-i2c-injection-with-bus.html)
- [Safeguarding SPI, I2C, and I3C Protocols](https://ez.analog.com/ez-blogs/b/engineering-mind/posts/do-your-embedded-systems-safeguard-against-threats-to-spi-i2c-and-i3c)
#### TPM
- [Introduction to TPM (Trusted Platform Module)](https://sergioprado.blog/introduction-to-tpm-trusted-platform-module/)
- [Trusted Platform Module Security Defeated in 30 Minutes](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/how-to-go-from-stolen-pc-to-network-intrusion-in-30-minutes/)
### Memory Extraction
#### eMMC
- [eMMC Protocol](https://prodigytechno.com/emmc-protocol/)
- [RPMB: A Secret Place Inside the eMMC](https://sergioprado.blog/rpmb-a-secret-place-inside-the-emmc/)
- [eMMC Data Recovery from Damaged Smartphone](https://dangerouspayload.com/2018/10/24/emmc-data-recovery-from-damaged-smartphone/)
- [Unleash Your Smart-Home Devices: Vacuum Cleaning Robot Hacking](https://media.ccc.de/v/34c3-9147-unleash_your_smart-home_devices_vacuum_cleaning_robot_hacking)
- [Hands-On IoT Hacking: Rapid7 at DEF CON 30](https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2022/10/18/hands-on-iot-hacking-rapid7-at-def-con-30-iot-village-part-1/)
### Side-Channel and Fault Injection
#### Fundamentals
- [Side Channel Attacks - Yifan Lu](https://yifan.lu/)
- [Attacks on Implementations of Secure Systems](https://github.com/Yossioren/AttacksonImplementationsCourseBook)
- [Fuzzing, Binary Analysis, IoT Security Collection](https://github.com/0xricksanchez/paper_collection)
#### Glitching Attacks
- [NAND Glitching Attack on Wink Hub](https://www.brettlischalk.com/posts/nand-glitching-wink-hub-for-root)
- [Voltage Glitching with Crowbars Tutorial](https://chipwhisperer.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorials.html)
- [Voltage Glitching Attack using iCEstick Glitcher](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVUhVewFmxw)
- [FPGA Glitching and Side Channel Attacks - Samy Kamkar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGndiX5tvEk)
- [Hardware Power Glitch Attack - rhme2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pf3pY3GxBM)
- [Keys in Flash - Glitching AES Keys from Arduino](https://srfilipek.medium.com/keys-in-a-flash-3e984d0de54b)
- [Implementing Practical Electrical Glitching Attacks](https://blackhat.com/docs/eu-15/materials/eu-15-Giller-Implementing-Electrical-Glitching-Attacks.pdf)
- [How to Voltage Fault Injection](https://www.synacktiv.com/publications/how-to-voltage-fault-injection)
- [Glitcher Part 1 - Reproducible Voltage Glitching on STM32 Microcontrollers](https://sec-consult.com/blog/detail/secglitcher-part-1-reproducible-voltage-glitching-on-stm32-microcontrollers/)
- [STM32L05 Voltage Glitching](https://blog.syss.com/posts/voltage-glitching-the-stm32l05-microcontroller/)
#### Power Analysis
- [Breaking AES with ChipWhisperer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FktI4qSjzaE)
- [ChipWhisperer Wiki](https://chipwhisperer.readthedocs.io/)
- [Rowhammer Bit Flips to Steal Crypto Keys](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/06/researchers-use-rowhammer-bitflips-to-steal-2048-bit-crypto-key/)
#### Other Microcontrollers
- [Dumping the Amlogic A113X Bootrom](https://haxx.in/posts/dumping-the-amlogic-a113x-bootrom/)
- [Retreading The AMLogic A113X TrustZone Exploit Process](https://boredpentester.com/retreading-the-amlogic-a113x-trustzone-exploit-process/)
- [Reverse Engineering an Unknown Microcontroller](https://dmitry.gr/?r=05.Projects&proj=30.%20Reverse%20Engineering%20an%20Unknown%20Microcontroller)
- [Hacking Microcontroller Firmware Through a USB](https://securelist.com/hacking-microcontroller-firmware-through-a-usb/89919/)
- [There's A Hole In Your SoC: Glitching The MediaTek BootROM](https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/10/15/theres-a-hole-in-your-soc-glitching-the-mediatek-bootrom/)
### PCIe and DMA Attacks
- [A Practical Tutorial on PCIe for Total Beginners on Windows - Part 1](https://ctf.re/windows/kernel/pcie/tutorial/2023/02/14/pcie-part-1/)
- [A Practical Tutorial on PCIe for Total Beginners on Windows - Part 2](https://ctf.re/kernel/pcie/tutorial/dma/mmio/tlp/2024/03/26/pcie-part-2/)
- [PCIe DMA Attack against a Secured Jetson Nano (CVE-2022-21819)](https://www.thegoodpenguin.co.uk/blog/pcie-dma-attack-against-a-secured-jetson-nano-cve-2022-21819/)
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## Wireless Protocols
### RF Fundamentals
- [Complete Course in Software Defined Radio - Michael Ossmann](https://greatscottgadgets.com/sdr/)
- [Understanding Radio](https://www.taitradioacademy.com/lessons/introduction-to-radio-communications-principals/)
- [Introduction to Software Defined Radio](https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/technical-articles/introduction-to-software-defined-radio/)
- [Introduction to GNU Radio Companion](https://wiki.gnuradio.org/index.php/Guided_Tutorial_GRC)
- [Creating a Flow Graph in GNU Radio Companion](https://blog.didierstevens.com/2017/09/19/quickpost-creating-a-simple-flow-graph-with-gnu-radio-companion/)
- [Analyzing Radio Signals 433MHz](https://www.rtl-sdr.com/analyzing-433-mhz-transmitters-rtl-sdr/)
- [Recording Specific Radio Signals](https://www.rtl-sdr.com/freqwatch-rtl-sdr-frequency-scanner-recorder/)
- [Replay Attacks with Raspberry Pi and rpitx](https://www.rtl-sdr.com/tutorial-replay-attacks-with-an-rtl-sdr-raspberry-pi-and-rpitx/)
- [Reverse Engineering a Car Key Fob Signal](https://0x44.cc/radio/2024/03/13/reversing-a-car-key-fob-signal.html)
- [GRCON 2021 - Capture the Signal](https://blog.tclaverie.eu/posts/grcon-2021---capture-the-signal/)
### Bluetooth / BLE
#### Fundamentals
- [Awesome Bluetooth Security](https://github.com/engn33r/awesome-bluetooth-security)
- [Traffic Engineering in a Bluetooth Piconet](https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A833159)
- [BLE Characteristics: A Beginner's Tutorial](https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/short-range-guides/b/bluetooth-low-energy/posts/ble-characteristics-a-beginners-tutorial)
- [Intro to Bluetooth Low Energy (PDF)](https://daskalakispiros.com/files/Ebooks/Intro+to+Bluetooth+Low+Energy+v1.1.pdf)
- [Bluetooth LE Security Study Guide](https://www.bluetooth.com/bluetooth-resources/le-security-study-guide/)
- [Reverse Engineering BLE Devices](https://reverse-engineering-ble-devices.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)
- [My Journey Towards Reverse Engineering a Smart Band - Bluetooth-LE RE](https://medium.com/@arunmag/my-journey-towards-reverse-engineering-a-smart-band-bluetooth-le-re-d1dea00e4de2)
#### Exploitation Techniques
- [Intel Edison as Bluetooth LE Exploit Box](https://medium.com/@arunmag/intel-edison-as-bluetooth-le-exploit-box-a63e4cad6580)
- [Reverse Engineering and Exploiting a Smart Massager](https://medium.com/@arunmag/how-i-reverse-engineered-and-exploited-a-smart-massager-ee7c9f21bf33)
- [I Hacked MiBand 3](https://medium.com/@yogeshojha/i-hacked-xiaomi-miband-3-and-here-is-how-i-did-it-43d68c272391)
- [GATTacking Bluetooth Smart Devices](https://securing.pl/en/gattacking-bluetooth-smart-devices-introducing-a-new-ble-proxy-tool/index.html)
- [Examining the August Smart Lock](https://blog.quarkslab.com/examining-the-august-smart-lock.html)
- [Practical Introduction to BLE GATT Reverse Engineering](https://jcjc-dev.com/2023/03/19/reversing-domyos-el500-elliptical/)
- [MojoBox - Yet Another Not So Smartlock](https://mandomat.github.io/2023-03-15-testing-mojobox-security/)
- [Bluetooth Smartlocks](https://www.getkisi.com/blog/smart-locks-hacked-bluetooth-ble)
- [Bluetooth Beacon Vulnerability](https://www.beaconzone.co.uk/blog/category/security/)
- [Denial of Pleasure: Attacking Unusual BLE Targets with a Flipper Zero](https://www.whid.ninja/blog/denial-of-pleasure-attacking-unusual-ble-targets-with-a-flipper-zero)
- [Grand Theft Auto: A peek of BLE relay attack](https://rollingpwn.github.io/BLE-Relay-Aattck/)
- [How I Hacked Smart Lights: CVE-2022-47758](https://pwning.tech/cve-2022-47758/)
#### Vulnerability Research
- [Finding Bugs in Bluetooth](https://bluetooth.lol/)
- [Sweyntooth Vulnerabilities](https://asset-group.github.io/disclosures/sweyntooth/)
- [BrakTooth: Causing Havoc on Bluetooth Link Manager](https://asset-group.github.io/disclosures/braktooth/)
- [BLUFFS: Bluetooth Forward and Future Secrecy Attacks (CVE-2023-24023)](https://github.com/francozappa/bluffs)
- [AirDrop Leak - Sniffing BLE Traffic from Apple Devices](https://github.com/hexway/apple_bleee)
- [BleedingTooth: Linux Bluetooth Zero-Click Remote Code Execution](https://google.github.io/security-research/pocs/linux/bleedingtooth/writeup.html)
- [BRAKTOOTH: Causing Havoc on Bluetooth Link Manager (PDF)](https://asset-group.github.io/disclosures/braktooth/braktooth.pdf)
- [Norec Attack: Stripping BLE encryption from Nordic's Library (CVE-2020-15509)](https://infosecwriteups.com/norec-attack-stripping-ble-encryption-from-nordics-library-cve-2020-15509-9798ab893b95)
- [BlueDucky - HID Injection on Unpatched Android (CVE-2023-45866)](https://github.com/pentestfunctions/BlueDucky)
- [Microsoft Bluetooth Driver Spoofing - CVE-2024-21306](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21306)
- [Bluetooth Auracast / LE Audio Security Analysis](https://www.bluetooth.com/learn-about-bluetooth/recent-enhancements/le-audio/)
#### Conference Talks
- [Blue2thprinting: WTF Am I Even Looking At?](https://darkmentor.com/publication/2023-11-hardweario/)
- [Open Wounds: Last 5 Years Have Left Bluetooth to Bleed](https://darkmentor.com/publication/2023-10-hacklu/)
- [Sniffing Bluetooth Through My Mask During the Pandemic](https://darkmentor.com/publication/2023-08-hitb/)
#### Tools - Software
- [Bluing - Intelligence Gathering for Bluetooth](https://github.com/fO-000/bluing)
- [BlueToolkit - Bluetooth Classic Vulnerability Testing](https://github.com/sgxgsx/BlueToolkit)
- [btproxy](https://github.com/conorpp/btproxy)
- [hcitool and bluez](https://www.pcsuggest.com/linux-bluetooth-setup-hcitool-bluez)
- [Testing with GATT Tool](https://www.jaredwolff.com/blog/get-started-with-bluetooth-low-energy/)
- [crackle - Cracking BLE Encryption](https://github.com/mikeryan/crackle)
- [bettercap](https://github.com/bettercap/bettercap)
- [GATTacker](https://github.com/securing/gattacker)
- [BTLEjack - BLE Swiss Army Knife](https://github.com/virtualabs/btlejack)
- [DEDSEC Bluetooth Exploit](https://github.com/0xbitx/DEDSEC-Bluetooth-exploit)
- [BrakTooth ESP32 PoC](https://github.com/Matheus-Garbelini/braktooth_esp32_bluetooth_classic_attacks)
- [SweynTooth BLE Attacks](https://github.com/Matheus-Garbelini/sweyntooth_bluetooth_low_energy_attacks)
- [ESP32 Bluetooth Classic Sniffer](https://github.com/Matheus-Garbelini/esp32_bluetooth_classic_sniffer)
- [Bluetooth Hacking Collection](https://github.com/zedxpace/bluetooth-hacking-)
#### Tools - Hardware
- [nRF52840 Dongle](https://www.nordicsemi.com/Software-and-tools/Development-Kits/nRF52840-Dongle)
- [Ubertooth One](https://github.com/greatscottgadgets/ubertooth/wiki/Ubertooth-One)
- [CSR 4.0 Bluetooth Dongle](https://www.amazon.in/GENERIC-Ultra-Mini-Bluetooth-Dongle-Adapter/dp/B0117H7GZ6/)
- [ESP32](https://www.espressif.com/en/products/hardware/esp32/overview)
- [Sena UD100](https://web.archive.org/web/2020/http://www.senanetworks.com/ud100-g03.html)
- [ESP-WROVER-KIT](https://www.digikey.in/en/products/detail/espressif-systems/ESP-WROVER-KIT-VB/8544301)
#### Tools
- [ice9-bluetooth-sniffer](https://github.com/mikeryan/ice9-bluetooth-sniffer)
- [InternalBlue - Bluetooth Experimentation Framework](https://github.com/seemoo-lab/internalblue)
#### Hacking Bluetooth Coffee Machines
- [Hacking Bluetooth to Brew Coffee from GitHub Actions - Part 1](https://grack.com/blog/2022/12/01/hacking-bluetooth-to-brew-coffee-on-github-actions-part-1/)
- [Hacking Bluetooth to Brew Coffee from GitHub Actions - Part 2](https://grack.com/blog/2022/12/02/hacking-bluetooth-to-brew-coffee-on-github-actions-part-2/)
- [Hacking Bluetooth to Brew Coffee from GitHub Actions - Part 3](https://grack.com/blog/2022/12/04/hacking-bluetooth-to-brew-coffee-on-github-actions-part-3/)
### Zigbee / Z-Wave
#### Fundamentals
- [Introduction and Protocol Overview](http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1409785)
- [ZigBee and Z-Wave Security Brief](http://www.riverloopsecurity.com/blog/2018/05/zigbee-zwave-part1/)
- [Hacking ZigBee Networks](https://www.infosecinstitute.com/resources/hacking/hacking-zigbee-networks/)
#### Exploitation
- [Hacking IoT Devices with Attify Zigbee Framework](https://blog.attify.com/hack-iot-devices-zigbee-sniffing-exploitation/)
- [Zigator: Analyzing Security of Zigbee-Enabled Smart Homes](https://mews.sv.cmu.edu/papers/wisec-20.pdf)
- [Security Analysis of Zigbee with Zigator and GNU Radio](https://mews.sv.cmu.edu/research/zigator/testbed-grcon2020-slides.pdf)
- [Low-Cost ZigBee Selective Jamming](https://www.bastibl.net/reactive-zigbee-jamming/)
#### Tools - Software
- [Killerbee](https://github.com/riverloopsec/killerbee)
- [ZigDiggity](https://github.com/BishopFox/zigdiggity)
- [Zigator](https://github.com/akestoridis/zigator)
- [Z3sec](https://github.com/IoTsec/Z3sec)
- [zigbear](https://github.com/philippnormann/zigbear)
#### Tools - Hardware
- [ApiMote](https://www.riverloopsecurity.com/projects/apimote/)
- [RaspBee](https://phoscon.de/en/raspbee/)
- [ATUSB IEEE 802.15.4 Adapter](http://shop.sysmocom.de/products/atusb)
- [USRP](https://www.ettus.com/products/)
### LoRa / LoRaWAN
- [LoRaWAN Security Overview - Tektelic](https://tektelic.com/expertise/lorawan-security/)
- [Security Vulnerabilities in LoRaWAN](https://www.cyber-threat-intelligence.com/publications/IoTDI2018-LoraWAN.pdf)
- [Low Powered and High Risk: Attacks on LoRaWAN Devices](https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/21/a/Low-Powered-but-High-Risk-Evaluating-Possible-Attacks-on-LoRaWAN-Devices.html)
- [LAF - LoRaWAN Auditing Framework](https://github.com/IOActive/laf)
- [ChirpOTLE - LoRaWAN Security Framework](https://github.com/seemoo-lab/chirpotle)
#### Fundamentals
- [LoRaWAN Security Survey - ScienceDirect](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2542660520301359)
- [LoRaWAN - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LoRa)
#### Exploitation
- [Millions of Devices Using LoRaWAN Exposed - SecurityWeek](https://www.securityweek.com/millions-devices-using-lorawan-exposed-hacker-attacks/)
- [Do You Blindly Trust LoRaWAN Networks? - IOActive](https://www.ioactive.com/do-you-blindly-trust-lorawan-networks-for-iot/)
- [LoRaWAN Encryption Keys Easy to Crack - Threatpost](https://threatpost.com/lorawan-encryption-keys-easy-to-crack-jeopardizing-security-of-iot-networks/152276/)
- [LoPT: LoRa Penetration Testing Tool (PDF)](https://www.ijitee.org/wp-content/uploads/papers/v8i9S2/I10810789S219.pdf)
#### Tools
- [LoRa Craft - Packet Interception](https://github.com/PentHertz/LoRa_Craft)
- [Open Source LoRaWAN Hacking Tool](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/open-source-tool-for-hacking-auditing-and-monitoring-lorawan-networks/31185)
- [LoRaWAN Hackaday Projects](https://hackaday.com/tag/lorawan/)
### Matter / Thread
#### Fundamentals
- [Matter Standard - CSA-IoT](https://csa-iot.org/all-solutions/matter/)
- [Matter Protocol Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matter_%28standard%29)
- [Matter Protocol Complete Guide 2025](https://thinkrobotics.com/blogs/learn/matter-protocol-explained-for-smart-homes-complete-guide-2025)
- [How to Secure Smart Home Devices with Matter](https://www.iot-now.com/2022/07/12/122292-how-to-secure-smart-home-devices-with-the-matter-standard/)
- [Smart Home Device Solutions for Matter - DigiCert](https://www.digicert.com/solutions/security-solutions-for-matter-devices)
#### Security Research
- [Security Vulnerabilities and Attack Scenarios in Smart Home with Matter](https://www.ndss-symposium.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sdiotsec2024-48-paper.pdf)
- [Trust Matters: Uncovering Vulnerabilities in Matter Protocol - Nozomi](https://www.nozominetworks.com/blog/trust-matters-uncovering-vulnerabilities-in-the-matter-protocol)
- [Matter over Thread Security](https://sensereo.com/community/matter-over-thread-security-how-safe-is-your-smart-home-network/)
- [State-of-the-Art Review on IoT Wireless PAN Protocol Security](https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/4/579)
- [Matter Smart Home - Krasamo](https://www.krasamo.com/matter-smart-home/)
- [Threadbare: Practical Attacks on Thread Networks (Black Hat USA 2024)](https://www.blackhat.com/us-24/briefings/schedule/#threadbare-practical-attacks-on-thread-networks-39616)
- [Matter Specification 1.3 - Connectivity Standards Alliance](https://csa-iot.org/developer-resource/specifications-download-request/)
- [Thread Group Security Analysis](https://www.threadgroup.org/Portals/0/documents/support/ThreadCommissioningWhitePaper_2120.pdf)
### Cellular (GSM/LTE/5G)
- [Awesome Cellular Hacking](https://github.com/W00t3k/Awesome-Cellular-Hacking/)
- [Introduction to GSM Security](http://www.pentestingexperts.com/introduction-to-gsm-security/)
- [Breaking LTE on Layer Two](https://alter-attack.net/)
- [5Ghoul - 5G NR Attacks and Fuzzing](https://github.com/asset-group/5ghoul-5g-nr-attacks)
- [Exploiting CSN.1 Bugs in MediaTek Basebands](https://labs.taszk.io/articles/post/mtk_baseband_csn1_exploitation/)
- [SIM Hijacking](https://sensepost.com/blog/2022/sim-hijacking/)
- [SigPloit - Telecom Signaling Exploitation Framework](https://github.com/SigPloiter/SigPloit)
- [LTE Sniffer](https://github.com/SysSec-KAIST/LTESniffer)
- [5G NR Jamming, Spoofing and Sniffing](https://github.com/aligungr/UERANSIM)
- [LTrack: Stealthy Tracking of Mobile Phones in LTE](https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity22/presentation/kotuliak)
- [Open5GS - Open Source 5G/4G Core](https://github.com/open5gs/open5gs)
- [SCAT - Signaling Collection and Analysis Tool for Cellular](https://github.com/fgsect/scat)
#### Fundamentals
- [GSM Security Part 2](https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://www.ehacking.net/2011/02/gsm-security-2.html)
- [What is Base Transceiver Station](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_transceiver_station)
- [Introduction to SS7 Signaling](https://www.patton.com/whitepapers/Intro_to_SS7_Tutorial.pdf)
- [SS7 Network Architecture](https://youtu.be/pg47dDUL1T0)
- [Introduction to SIGTRAN](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUY6pyoRKsg)
#### Exploitation
- [How to Build Your Own Rogue GSM BTS](https://l33t.gg/how-to-build-a-rogue-gsm-bts/)
- [GSM Vulnerabilities with USRP B200](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7581461/)
- [Security Testing 4G (LTE) Networks](https://web.archive.org/web/2018/https://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/assets/BlogFiles/mwri-44con-lte-presentation-2012-09-11.pdf)
- [Case Study of SS7/SIGTRAN Assessment](https://nullcon.net/website/archives/pdf/goa-2017/case-study-of-SS7-sigtran.pdf)
#### Tools
- [ss7MAPer - SS7 Pentesting Toolkit](https://n0where.net/ss7-pentesting-toolkit-ss7maper)
- [Fake BTS Detector (SCL-8521)](https://www.shoghicom.com/fake-bts-detector.php)
### NFC/RFID
- [Awesome RFID/NFC Security Talks](https://github.com/doegox/awesome-rfid-talks)
- [RFID Discord Group](https://discord.gg/Z43TrcVyPr)
- [SoK: Security of EMV Contactless Payment Systems](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2504.12812)
- [NFC Relay Attack on Tesla Model Y](https://act-on.ioactive.com/acton/attachment/34793/f-6460b49e-1afe-41c3-8f73-17dc14916847/1/-/-/-/-/NFC-relay-TESlA_JRoriguez.pdf)
### DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications)
- [Real Time Interception of DECT Cordless Telephone](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDF1eUvOte0)
- [Eavesdropping on Unencrypted DECT Voice Traffic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBvYsXrs3DI)
- [Decoding DECT Voice Traffic: In-depth Explanation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiMkirm_xfY)
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### Wi-Fi
#### Protocol Vulnerabilities
- [Framing Frames: Bypassing Wi-Fi Encryption by Manipulating Transmit Queues](https://papers.mathyvanhoef.com/usenix2023-wifi.pdf)
- [Man-in-the-Middle Attacks without Rogue AP: When WPAs Meet ICMP Redirects](https://csis.gmu.edu/ksun/publications/WiFi_Interception_SP23.pdf)
- [WPAxFuzz: Sniffing Out Vulnerabilities in Wi-Fi Implementations](https://www.mdpi.com/2410-387X/6/4/53/)
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