Security News > 2021 > August > Black Hat security conference returns to Las Vegas – complete with hacks to quiet the hotel guest from hell

After a year off due to a certain virus, the Black Hat and DEF CON security conferences returned to Las Vegas last week, just in time for the US government's attempts to foster more collaboration across the infosec industry.

The newly appointed Security Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency Jen Easterly took to the virtual Black Hat stage last week and announced the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, which she claimed would be a true public/private partnership to try to lock down security incidents by sharing data and skills.

We've all had the hotel trip where someone's being too noisy.

When a fellow traveler in a capsule hotel got on his nerves, a security consultant for Lexfo named Kyasup? decided to hit back.

The hotel allowed guests to control aspects of their room using an iPod Touch with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Kyasup? found [PDF] that the iPod connected to a Nasnos CS8700 router.

By chaining together six vulnerabilities and forcing a reboot of the iPod touch, Kyasup? found he could control any capsule in the hotel.

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