# 061 - A Case of the Sniffles

- Show: [Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast)
- Published: 2022-11-09
- Length: 1h 00m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2022-11-09-061-a-case-of-the-sniffles
- Listen: https://reverseengineering.libsyn.com/061-a-case-of-the-sniffles

## Summary

Sultan Qasim Khan, a security consultant at NCC Group, discusses his work in Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) security, including the development of Sniffle, a tool for reliable BLE packet capture. He explains how Sniffle overcomes the limitations of previous tools like Ubertooth by utilizing TI and Nordic hardware to support Bluetooth 5 features like 2 Mbps and coded PHY. Khan also details his research on BLE relay attacks, demonstrating how lower-level relaying can bypass latency detection in systems like Tesla key fobs, and mentions his work on nOBEX for fuzzing car infotainment systems.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2022-11-09-061-a-case-of-the-sniffles#t=1) Introduction and Guest Background
- [2:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2022-11-09-061-a-case-of-the-sniffles#t=128) Reverse Engineering FTDI and Motorola Internship
- [8:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2022-11-09-061-a-case-of-the-sniffles#t=502) BLE Attacks and Ubertooth Limitations
- [12:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2022-11-09-061-a-case-of-the-sniffles#t=758) Sniffle: Hardware and Bluetooth 5 Support
- [30:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2022-11-09-061-a-case-of-the-sniffles#t=1843) BLE Relay Attacks and Secure Ranging
- [49:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2022-11-09-061-a-case-of-the-sniffles#t=2960) nOBEX and Car Infotainment Fuzzing
- [52:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2022-11-09-061-a-case-of-the-sniffles#t=3133) Favorite Tools: Vim and Grep

## Topics

- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Libusb (tool)
- FTDI (chip)
- D2XX (tool)
- Motorola Mobility (company)
- NCC Group (company)
- Mike Ryan (other)
- Ubertooth (product)
- Ellisys (company)
- TI (company)
- Nordic (company)
- Sniffle (product)
- nOBEX (product)
- Tesla (company)

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