“Exfiltration Over Alternate Protocol” techniques such as using the Domain Name System as a covert communication channel for data exfiltration is not a new concept. We’ve used the technique for many years at SensePost, including Haroon & Marco’s 2007 BH/DC talk on Squeeza. In the present age this is a well understood topic, at least amongst Infosec folks, with a large number of resources, available, online that aim to enlighten those…
(If you’re new to this project, read the intro first) For the past few months, I’ve been working on porting the USaBUSe stack from the custom hardware (AVR+ESP8266) to the Linux USB gadget stack. I wanted to make the techniques more accessible to people unfamiliar with embedded development, and I also wanted to take advantage of the variety of possibilities inherent in having a fully featured Linux environment to work…