Many users believe that controllers installed in buildings and factories are protected better than home gadgets. They are wrong. Today, I will show you how to hack programmable logic controllers using a Linux-based computer. A Linx-150 automation server will be used as an example. You can use this method as a hacking guide for other similar pieces of equipment.
One day, GS Labs research and development center launched a project to identify possible bugs and vulnerabilities in its systems. However, the tested device chosen to run the application was pretty tricky: no way to install the root and no Ethernet connection. The only available communication methods were Wi-Fi and a remote control with a few buttons – so, who knows what’s going to be transferred via Wi-Fi? Hackers do not like uncertainty. Hackers like certainty. I had a couple of ESP32-based debug boards at home (the ESP32-PICO-KIT), and decided to build a Wi-Fi sniffer with the potential to be upgraded to a Bluetooth sniffer.
