Presented at
REcon 2018,
June 15, 2018, 2 p.m.
(60 minutes)
Amiibo are Nintendo's "toys to life" product line, supported by the 3DS, Wii U, and Switch. Interested in seeing whether these figures could be used to exploit games or consoles, I decided to make an Amiibo simulator and fuzzing tool using software-defined radio.
This talk will provide an in-depth look at the technology and proprietary
security system behind Amiibo, as well as the process of reverse engineering it. I'll also explain the development of the simulator using a Proxmark3,
and how I used it to find a bug in the NFC protocol used by the Switch
and Wii U.
The simulator will be demonstrated and released after the talk.
Presenters:
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James Chambers
James Chambers is a Security Researcher at Red Balloon Security. He enjoys reverse engineering and hacking video games and consoles, as well as other topics in low-level hardware and software security. James previously worked as a Security Consultant at NCC Group, who sponsored this research.
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