# 023 - Magic Moonbeams

- Show: [Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast)
- Published: 2019-07-08
- Length: 32m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2019-07-08-023-magic-moonbeams
- Listen: https://unnamedre.com/episode/23

## Summary

Adam Laurie, known as Major Malfunction, discusses his history with magnetic stripe technology, starting with his 'Magstripe Madness' talk at Defcon 14 and his use of Magnasee liquid to visualize data. He explains how he built early readers using sound cards and F2F encoding, and details his work at the Hardpwn contest where he analyzed Square payment terminals using the Proxmark 3. Laurie also highlights various open-source tools he has developed or uses, including RFIDler, Scapy, KillerBee, and Universal Radio Hacker, to decode and manipulate RF signals.

## Chapters

- [0:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2019-07-08-023-magic-moonbeams#t=29) Introduction: Adam Laurie and Major Malfunction
- [1:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2019-07-08-023-magic-moonbeams#t=117) Magstripe Madness and Magnasee Liquid Discovery
- [6:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2019-07-08-023-magic-moonbeams#t=360) Building Sound Card Readers and F2F Encoding
- [12:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2019-07-08-023-magic-moonbeams#t=739) RFIDler Library and Square Terminal Analysis
- [15:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2019-07-08-023-magic-moonbeams#t=906) Hardpwn Contest and Proxmark 3 Usage
- [22:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2019-07-08-023-magic-moonbeams#t=1364) Open Source Projects: RFIDler and GitHub Repos
- [25:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2019-07-08-023-magic-moonbeams#t=1531) SDR Tools: HackRF, Fun Cube, and URH
- [29:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2019-07-08-023-magic-moonbeams#t=1754) Scapy and KillerBee for Packet Dissection

## Topics

- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Proxmark 3 (tool)
- RFIDler (product)
- Scapy (tool)
- KillerBee (tool)
- Universal Radio Hacker (tool)
- HackRF (tool)
- Fun Cube (tool)
- Square (company)
- Iceman (other)
- Adam Laurie (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [An Interview with Samy Kamkar](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-07-22-an-interview-with-samy-kamkar) (The Amp Hour)
- [An Interview with Dmitry Nedospasov](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-06-17-an-interview-with-dmitry-nedospasov) (The Amp Hour)
- [#397.6 - An Interview with Matt Knight](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-06-24-397-6-an-interview-with-matt-knight) (The Amp Hour)
- [Ep003: Igloos, Lidar, and the Blinking LED of RF Hacking](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-01-24-ep003-igloos-lidar-and-the-blinking-led-of-rf-hacking) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Conning with Michael Ossmann](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2017-07-18-conning-with-michael-ossmann) (The Amp Hour)

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