This project was conducted by Myself (@Jack_WJ) and MuNk (@MuNK__) it was presented at BSides London 2019.
The device demonstrates the capability and research regarding the covert implementation of a hidden operating system within a cheap android-based phone to further understand how a phone could be weaponised for investigative journalism or red teaming.
A requirement was to distinguish what was 'expensive' in which a device for less than £35.00 was a goal. Additionally, the device would be required to be able to run the overall architecture specific requirements had to be met. The following requirements were necessary to be able to allow for the end implementation:
Android - Openness for underlying architectures
Cheap - Ability to purchase a device for plug and play features
Rootable - The underlying concepts require a Rootable architecture
Deniable - The device must provide a level of deniability to allow the user not to be tied to an engagement
Ease of Use - The ability to change, update and maintain quickly
All the code is provided above, just extract the 7zip archives into the source directory. Scripts for the phones overall device can be found under:
\tce\cpio\opt
\tce\cpio\opt\coreThe talk can be found at: https://youtu.be/GQcrkLhhdfo
The academic paper can be found at: https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.07242
In addition, videos and the presentation slides can be found in the documents folder along with a 7zip of the videos used in the demonstration.
Exit | MuNk
@Jack_WJ | @MuNk__
Thank you for taking the time to look at the project. Any queries or further interest within this project is welcome and you can either message us on twitter or at bach@exit.wtf or bach@nop.ninja.
~eXit