Bro's face is like Jim Carrey

@mattbrwn

23 күн бұрын

LOL I get this all the time.

@wrathofainz

23 күн бұрын

@mattbrwn It's weird how that happens sometimes. There's a dude working as a parole officer (for youth) for Oregon who looks just like Ryan Reynolds. I'm pretty sure he's in a official blue book somewhere.

@thomashenden71

23 күн бұрын

"Cable modem" guy! 😄

@H3aling808

23 күн бұрын

​@@mattbrwnyou're about to get something else in a second brb

@GeorgeKaranikos

23 күн бұрын

Best! What a great video. Well done

didn't expect to find a wizard today.

@mikehensley78

19 күн бұрын

i think that was one of the better explanations and demos i have seen. smart dude for sure.

@Shmancy_pants_69

17 күн бұрын

They arrive precisely when they mean to.

@supermaster2012

16 күн бұрын

How is this wizardry? All of this is fully documented ad-nauseum in the OpenWRT wiki...

@OurSpaceshipEarth

14 күн бұрын

Nice fully agree there! Looks like Bowtie Ape "w/ a plant on it's head", does too * `~{[:rC[})-B

Please don't stop, and keep doing it, it's so interesting to watch it.

@DTT420

13 күн бұрын

That's what she said..

The SoC and modem in this router are common and supported by OpenWRT, it would be cool to see port for this device as part of more open firmware in the future!

@monad_tcp

23 күн бұрын

yeah, those things using custom linux with init instead of systemd are slow as hell to boot

@__Ben

23 күн бұрын

I'm pretty sure it's actually running a (very modified) OpenWRT anyway. some of the data in the "strings" output against the extracted config match up with those found in openwrt configurations (eg: NintendoCapable=0)

@troll338czytb8

23 күн бұрын

@@__Ben Yes it most likely does, but the differences between years outdated proprietary version that OEMs use and official is extremely large.

@Anaerin

23 күн бұрын

@@__Ben That interface looks a hell of a lot like a barely customized DD-WRT install.

@tacokoneko

23 күн бұрын

AT&T shameless gpl viol;ator by not releasing the source code of the kernel used

I am a high school Cybersecurity teacher. This content is pure gold. Amazing work. 🎉 This was a pleasure to watch.

@jaygames6926

12 күн бұрын

i think its amazing whatever school you work at provides classes like that, i wouldve loved that back in the day

@meekmtck5917

11 күн бұрын

Seriously, what school you working at? That's pretty awesome if you ask me.

@wileysneak

10 күн бұрын

they teach cybersecurity in high schools now?? that's incredible!

@r0xjo0

10 күн бұрын

@@wileysneak PLTW... Project Lead the Way. The curriculum is really cool. Kids love it.

@r0xjo0

10 күн бұрын

@@meekmtck5917 Southern California schools, but many schools have this as a newish subject.

I believe the "phone" ports on that device are for an ATA gateway, which would provide POTS lines from the cellular interface.

@mattbrwn

23 күн бұрын

very interesting. I've never messed with anything with POTS before. makes me think of the phone phreaking scene back in the day

@pozdroszejset4460

23 күн бұрын

they can be very useful if you ever wanna do some retro hacking, it lets you simulate a phone line so you can dial from modem to modem without ever touching the "real" network

@rebootretro

23 күн бұрын

I believe this is correct, the phone ports on this particular unit are for POTS line out (aka. landline phone hookup via cellular). Although I'm pretty sure I've seen these cellular modems that ALSO support POTS line in for DSL connection. Either way, for all the cellular modems like this I've seen I can't recall ever seeing someone actually use this feature, lol.

@adventuresin9797

23 күн бұрын

I've been hacking on a similar AT&T cell hotspot type device, and can confirm the POTS lines are to hook up a phone and make phone calls in and out from the cell radio. The ZTE M279 based devices used by AT&T also had an open web config interface.

@drooplug

23 күн бұрын

ATA? You just gave me a Telix flashback.

That's one splendid hack, and a pretty easy one at that. Since it's Linux based, AT&T is obliged to publish the parts of the software that are GPL licensed, like Cisco/Linksys famously was with their WRT54GL back in the 2000s. Device configuration, user data etc. can be protected and fortunately they did a lousy job at that, when you're in, you're in. Also, I saw a Raspberry Pi reference in the UART output, it makes things interesting as to how the system was built or developed. You're truly exercising your right to own things here - you'd make Louis Rossmann proud!

@Elfnetdesigns

17 күн бұрын

Raspi I believe is the code name for the custom firmware AT&T has on these. One neat thing about these is the wireless settings in the web ui for SSID are not restricted meaning you can put anything. I put a lenny face in and it took it and broadcasts it with no issue. You cant just put in spaces though as it will default to ATT_AP24 for 2.4 GHz and ATT_AP5AC for 5Ghz. at least thats what it does on mine. The webui is very VERY similar to the Readynet routers I have as they allow like 5 SSID's per radio to be active. and the overall look and feel resembles a DD-WRT UI

@user-fr3ew4cd9w

17 күн бұрын

ky5 tr00n

@waltergonzalezpaz5995

17 күн бұрын

@LouisRossman

@KeritechElectronics

16 күн бұрын

@@waltergonzalezpaz5995 that's @rossmannrepairgroup but I doubt tagging in a comment does anything.

@subtropical-yearning

13 күн бұрын

“raspi” is not “raspberry pi” but rather “ralink spi”

This is the first video that I see of yours, and let me say I loved it. You explain really well and seem so passionate that it is contagious. Great work!

@kaydog890

21 күн бұрын

+1 this

@mikehensley78

19 күн бұрын

hell yeah. +1

@rbw9692

18 күн бұрын

+1, clear explanations, fun to watch.

ATT pulling a good ol sony, locking a device down after the fact only incentivizing breaking it open completely. excellent work!

Most of the routers/modems that I have dissembled would have a password hashed and not stored in plaintext, so eventually I have to modify the bin file locally on laptop and then write it back to device with custom password hash. This is a great video for people who wants to get started.

@xrafter

20 күн бұрын

You can copy that hash and run password list program and check if there is one before that

@fss1704

16 күн бұрын

Nevermind what it uses to encode the password, set the normal user password to the one you would like to use in the root account and then copy the user password to the root password, you can get a spi writer and modify the file.

@anupamkumar71

14 күн бұрын

PROM incoming?

As someone with a computer engineering background, this video is up my wheelhouse. I loved your explanations and contexts you gave. I knew at the end that you were going to check if SSH was enabled.

Dude, I've been in the Software Industry for 20+ years and I am stumped why you only have 18.3K subscribers 🤔 Really liked this video, reminds me of the stuff I use to do for fun, I had to subscribe to your channel to help you growth - Great Job 😀

@mrmarr8308

16 күн бұрын

Because people be dumb

@AngelaTheSephira

16 күн бұрын

It's probably because the video is far too quiet and can't be heard without absolutely cranking your setup and having notifications blast your windows out of your house.

@rupertwellington3744

10 күн бұрын

Yea....no. Your sound settings are probably jacked up, likely on some surround setting which would manifest in the way you described it. But there is nothing wrong with the audio of his video. Just sayin.​@AngelaTheSephira

@AngelaTheSephira

10 күн бұрын

@@rupertwellington3744 According to Audacity, his audio is at -12 dBFS, which is not the proper leveling. It should be about -6 (the safe option) -4 (KZread itself's recommendation), or preferably, -0 and allow KZread to level it on it's own.

@AngelaTheSephira

10 күн бұрын

@@rupertwellington3744 I replied, but KZread ate it. According to Audacity, his leveling is at -12. This is not the normal KZread leveling, so it's way too quiet. KZread itself levels anything above -4 to -4. This is where it should be, but alas, it isn't. And my setup is on All Channel Stereo. On Direct-to-Speaker, it's even worse.

My guy - your videos are off the chain. You've got a talented way of explaining and walking through these activities. Keep it up!

I wasn't aware of this but this process made a surprising amount of sense. You're very good at explaining what your are doing. Thanks for opening up a rabbit hole. Looking forward for more.

The POTS port is for VOIP lines. Great video.

This is awesome. I’m an iOS engineer. Going to start learning some server side programming at work next week, but this hardware hacking is magic to me and very cool and entertaining. Keep it up!

You did a really good job doing this live. I appreciated how authentic it was and that I was able to learn through your process. Well done + thank you.

Hey Matt, great work! I love that you explain it in detail, even though you already explained in other videos. Its nice for people who are getting into this "hobby". Great videos, keep it up.

Loved the troubleshooting to identify the UART pins. Super well explained!!

I’m starting starting classes for cybersecurity and this video feels like discovering the secrets the Jedi don’t want me to know. Great video, thank you!

This was awesome to watch, I just subscribed. I've been slowly getting into Kali, hacking into my personal devices, etc. This showed me I can do so much more!

As someone who’s never done this but is super interested in tech, I loved this. First video I’ve seen from you. Loved how you take the time to explain your logic and the “why” behind your decisions. I sub’d and look forward to the next!

I've recently started to look into hardware debugging and found your channel. love your content. keep making it. i'm learning a lot

In Paraguay they do the same. Those ISP guys don't want savvy people to me with those devices. But we want to do more than browsing the web with those devices. Thanks a lot for this amazing job.🎉

This is awesome! You demystified lots of things for me in this video, including finding rx and tx for a device with a multi meter. Kudos, and keep up the good work! Subbed.

This channel under rated! Please keep doing more content!

First time seeing your channel. Really enjoyed it! Now I might have to look for stuff like this. lol great job!

Great video. Always looking for more channels like this. Youve earned a sub!

Definitely keep producing this kind of content! I enjoyed your video enough to watch the whole thing all the way through!

Bro, im loving all the new content!

This was super interesting to watch. Also, it's always nice to obtain root access of owned devices. Don't want companies to sell restricted access crap.

That was amazing and very informative. I loved every minute of it, Your breakdowns of your thinking process during each step was fantastic and made a very complex thing seem approachable. Keep the videos coming, I would love to see what you hack in to next!

Super interesting and your demo was so well constructed. Subscribed!

Yes, please keep doing content like this. Seeing your thoughts process is helpful, like where the likely vulnerabilities are. I've desoldeded SPI flashes to pull the filesystem when I had uboot shell, iirc. Would have been good to have this video back then.

Just found your channel and subbed. I'm just starting my journey into hardware hacking. Your explanation of this device has supercharged my journey!!! Truly hope you keep hacking this devices LTE side & openwrt routing 🙏 Edited for spelling: dang autocorrect 😅

Dude you are my new favorite channel. I’m such a nerd but this is gripping content. Please keep it coming

hey, thanks so much for this video. I'm keeping old routers and tv box in the hope of being able to use them for a new purpose and this tutorial is a wonderful first step towards that goal. keep it up man!

Nice stuff, good explanation. A suggestion for the next more hardcore step in fw hacking - get a device with a locked bootloader and extract the creds by sniffing the SPI traffic from the flash chip on boot with a logic analyzer. Would be watching this 100%

@pcguy619

18 күн бұрын

Better yet just pull the SPI chip and read it out with an Arduino! No logic analyzer needed.

@fss1704

16 күн бұрын

@@pcguy619 Oh dude, the arduino adapter isn't that good man, i mean you can try but if you need something new i'd recommend an spi programmer.

That's so funny. I just did this exact same thing to my unit that I have a week ago. And it took me hours to figure it out. Now watching your video, it could have been done in. minutes However my password was different

@mattbrwn

23 күн бұрын

very interesting. If you join our discord server I'd be super curious what other values in that CONFIG are different and what are the same.

@d0ugparker

14 күн бұрын

Right! I commented above wondering if there was some relationship between the device serial number and the superadmin password… a little ASCII's decimal to binary, a few shifting of bits left or right, and ending with a binary to decimal's ASCII characters.

Excelent video! Good delivery, good detail. I could see and follow everything you were doing.Thank you. :)

I enjoyed watching this. The whole process step by step was really interesting. I was tracking with your thought process. This was awesome from hardware hacking to software hacking, and all the tools that you used.

Some AT&T manager will click dislike on this video 😂😂😂

Great video! First time, immediate sub. I'm a cybersecurity student, but I always wondered how hardware hacking worked. This video is a window into this area, and I will be following to learn more. Thank you. BTW, some people have said you look like Jim Carrey, but I'm getting Matt Damon vibes.

First time watcher: subscribed. Love it! Thank you.

Waiting for You to start interacting with the LTE modem.

@mattbrwn

24 күн бұрын

working on it :D

@almc8445

21 күн бұрын

@@mattbrwnDefinitely upload a vid when you do! You seem like a great presenter!

The dislikes are from AT&T XDD

Dude this is a really good video. Like seriously you should be proud of this. Keep up the good work bro. Fantastic

You’re an amazing teacher! I learned so much so please keep it up! I just subscribed!

"raspi" ..... 🤔🤔🤔

@mattbrwn

23 күн бұрын

yeah I saw that too. no clue if they reused any code...

@rethinkingcanada2352

23 күн бұрын

​@@mattbrwnMost likely means Ralink SPI, rather the raspberry pi.

Wait, did that really go that smoothly? You guessed the UART settings and pinouts the first time? The password was in clear?

Fantastic. You made quick work of that, far faster than I expected.

Very good nice, nice that you explained various things in more detail as you went through rather than just assuming everyone knows it already :D

A tip for everyone here: anything with an IP address which joins a network likely runs Linux and can be attacked through JTAG. JTAG is supposed to be disabled on production units but it's cheaper to manufacture and leave it open/connected. Some manufacturers can send a software update to blow an e-fuse which would disable it😋

@309electronics5

22 күн бұрын

Or uart which often is also left open

My dude really needed to break out the python to math out the simplest hex conversion ever

Really good, clear explanation of your thought process. You have natural talent. Keep the videos coming!

This is cool content. I love these short and high level overviews. This is basically how I imagined in my mind dumping flash to a file for hacking would be. I subbed.

Very solid tutorial. I’m familiar with this stuff, but not confidently so. You do an excellent job demonstrating all the little things that are hard to know without being shown. I learned a lot. Thanks so much for sharing.

I'm just getting into hardware hacking and these videos are like gold to me! Thank you! Keep em coming!

Hey Matt. Thanks for the video. You are far more capable than I am. I'm learning. Seeing your process is inspiring and I'm so appreciative. Please keep making more like this.

Wow very smoothly you got that much data . I'm a freshman student of cyber security domain and I'm also interested in electronic gadgets so i hope one day I'll become like you ...

I don’t know anything about the hardware hacking and easy to say this is a bit over my head. But you did a great job of explaining things without getting into the weeds. Great presentation!

I smiled through your whole video and similarly laughed when you tried to log into the web interface the first time. So relatable Writing your own parser in python for the hex dump was a nice touch. Keep it up man, you have my sub.

I have to say, its been a while since a watched a new channel, and a long video like this one ? longgg time.... I really enjoyed it man

Sick. I know the very basic stuff like flashing custom firmwares but this was awesome. Subscribed

I started programming with game development and its still my main interest, but damn every time I watch something like this it seems so fun and you always explain everything really well.

Great content! Really enjoying catching up on it all, keep up the great work

I work with these CDS devices on a daily basis and I can't tell you how frustrating they are. These AT&T 9010's are not the only model that has this issue. Dataremote puts unique login creds on each device and makes it a huge pain for their customers to access them. I wish I could do what you just did here at my work lol.

That was fun to watch. The process in general. Very interesting to see. Thanks!

Love this kinda stuff! Subscribed! 👍🏻

great video! Very interesting how that can be done as "easily" as you did it. Very appreciative of folks like you out there doing this kind of thing to return power to the users.

thanks for making these. i used to tinker with some old cable modems with my busPirate v3 over UART etc. nothing crazy, but recently ive been getting back into hardware hacking (just got the buspirate5) and yeh, these old modems are a perfect entry point to mess around. glad to see someone really digging in step by step

Old school electronics guy, have my Associates degree from 1997 & have never been much of a programmer. Have to say this was great entertainment as well as highly educational. 😊😊😊 Yes my last lasses was in 2014 which was a programming class when i decided to try and finish my BSEE. 😂😂😂 not sure who i was fooling but did pass my C++ class and said nope😮😢😢😢. Anyhow i was able to follow your line of thoughts and SEVERAL commands. 🤔 🤔 🤔 Earned a new Subscriber!!! As well as some Gen-X approval ...😅😅😂😂

Awesome info! Yes-do more. I subscribed after watching this video! Thanks and keep em coming!

Amazing watching this. New to your channel. Very talented young man. You will go far.

Excelent video, simple (you made it look simple) and well explained. Cheers

Amazing video Matt, thank you again for sharing your techniques and hacking process with us. Keep up the amazing videos

This is amazing Matt, well explained, thank you!

Hey it was very impressive to see your process of discovery and execution. I love to tinker with old junk as well but i definitely don't have the same level of skills as you do. Thanks for bringing us along. Looking forward to future content for sure!

Fight the good fight, love it. Great walkthrough of your process - learned a ton!

This was really cool to watch, please keep making videos like this!

Very relevant, consistently on topic and free from undue disturbances or annoting omissions. Also interesting.

That was great! Really informative. Thank you for making your content.

Wow, I have no idea how I got here. I’m not a tech person, I still type with 2 fingers! Seeing your process was great.

Loved the hyper-tutorialesque approach of the video! Made me feel at home, even though I already know part of what you teach!

What an incredibly cool video. It blows me away that such a huge oversight was found.

Thats a wizard doing magical stuff , loved it and learned a lot keep on doing the good work , its very educational

I enjoyed watching. Keep it up Matt. Fun stuff! :)

I learned more in 30 minutes than I've learned in college this semester. Thank you! +Subscribed

Congrats on the vid blowing up, glad I found your channel

Loved the video! I have to confess that I envy your knowledge (in a good way). What you do seems to be super fun! Just so you know, here in Argentina, all ISP devices are managed by the ISP, and we don't have access to them. That's the common rule here. The issue is, if you manage to gain access to the device and change anything, as soon as you reconnect to the ISP network, they overwrite your settings with their own. So, unfortunately, there's not much you can change on your side.

Love watching your videos. Keep making content for us!

I love how you explain everything in detail... Thank you

this is the first video I watched from this channel, I like it, I Subscribed

i just started learning about cyber security and this just makes it much more interesting! nice job man

Amazing video! I love leaqrning the step by step process. Man I am such a nerd

Awesome trip down memory lane Matt … more content like this PLEASE!

Thanks Matt for always sharing and explaining thoroughly!

I didn't understand a single thing you did, but I watched every second. I wish I could go back and learn stuff like this.

Great video! Clear, concise, and thorough 🤘

Epic bro. Was nice they put that pre-included the serial port for you lol.