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Julian Oliver
julianoliver.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2008
Julian Oliver is an artist and engineer who builds and documents security and surveillance hacks, such as WiFi camera detection and stealth cell towers.
What HN saysHN links it for his hands-on projects, like detecting WiFi cameras, kicking Google Glass off networks, and a fake-printer cell tower, which commenters want to try.
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Most-shared posts
- 1Detect and disconnect WiFi cameras5 people · 311 points · first shared 2015 · 133 comments on HN
- 2Find a Google Glass and kick it from the network3 people · 21 points · first shared 2014 · 6 comments on HN
- 3Stealth Cell Tower Disguised as Printer2 people · 518 points · first shared 2016 · 174 comments on HN
- 4Wind energy used to mine cryptocurrency to fund climate research2 people · 209 points · first shared 2017 · 66 comments on HN
- 5Knotworks1 people · 2 points · first shared 2018 · discussion on HN
- 6Mobile network jammer, in the form of a battle tank. 20131 people · 2 points · first shared 2013 · discussion on HN
- 7LevelHead- Augmented Reality Game (watch the demo video)1 people · 2 points · first shared 2008 · 1 comments on HN
- 8Homepage1 people · first shared 2011
- 9Glasshole1 people · first shared 2026
- 10Log 2014 02 13 17 171 people · first shared 2016
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pyre · 2011-01-07
Try clicking around on that site. Most of the links all just go to 'newstweek.com' and none of what are apparently meant to look like links on the frontpage actually go anywhere. The only page that actually functions is the 'article' page. The only links on the page go to:
* http://hotglue.org/
* http://julianoliver.com/
* http://k0a1a.net/
Both of the photos of the supposed perpetrators link to the home pages of the same guys that are in the Copyright notice at the bottom of the page. So far as I can tell this is a total hoax.
mdiazcl · 2016-06-22
> They trust me because of personal history
That does not mean that you know something about Security.
> ... why should we trust you?
That's exactly the point. This is INTERNET, we don't trust anyone, it's a dangerous place to do such action... but we have to, otherwise it's better to go a live up in the mountain.
So, I prefer to trust Symantec/Google/DigiCert/etc... instead of some small business that does not even know the meaning of updating software or change default passwords.
The chain of trust it's a burden, I know, why we should trust anyone? But there has to be some level of trust between two parties, and, if we can have a third one (Like an escrow) that can ensure that trust I think it's great. Even using asymmetric encryption you need to trust the other party's public key...
A quick example of an unencrypted, cert-less network, an unsecure one with tons of vulnerabilities is the SS7 and the GPS systems... Since they cannot add Certificates to their BTS (base transceiver station) or their satellites, because of roaming technology, it's quite easy to set up an antenna an spoof them[1] and have full control over you phone and GPS[2]
[1] https://julianoliver.com/output/log_2014-02-13_17-17
[2] http://permalink.lanl.gov/object/tr?what=info:lanl-repo/lareport/LA-UR…
heyheyhouhou · 2026-02-24
This is similar to this 2014 project
https://julianoliver.com/projects/glasshole/
jwlake · 2021-08-10
Small amount of googling: https://julianoliver.com/output/log_2015-12-18_14-39
Next time I'm in an airbnb I'm definitely nmap'ing and trying this out. ;)
nyolfen · 2018-05-19
you can manufacture one in your bedroom with an sdr and an rpi:
https://julianoliver.com/output/stealth-cell-tower
jamessb · 2016-01-14
There have been several cases of hidden cameras filming guests at Airbnbs, prompting a blog post about a script to detect cameras and disconnect them from WiFi [0] that was posted here about a month ago [1].
0: https://julianoliver.com/output/log_2015-12-18_14-39
1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10763732
awqrre · 2015-12-20
Very similar to: https://julianoliver.com/output/log_2014-05-30_20-52
SuperKlaus · 2015-12-19
The original link isn't forwarding right from http to https, working link: https://julianoliver.com/output/log_2015-12-18_14-39
brudgers · 2015-12-19
Link to the script: https://julianoliver.com/output/log_2015-12-18_14-39