Open-Source Bluetooth Network Hacking Device

Michael Ossman has designed Ubertooth One, which is an inexpensive and open-source Bluetooth network sniffer.  While in “monitoring mode”, it allows you to gather data meant for other Bluetooth devices.  This little device is a USB plug with a ARM Cortex-M3 processor-based board and an antenna, and it’s compatible with wireless monitoring tools such as Kismet.

Normally a Bluetooth network-hacking device would run you approximately $1000, but this device’s hardware and software are open-source so you can build your own.

Also, if you pledge at his Kickstarter page you can get some pretty awesome stuff (circuit boards, tested Ubertooth Ones, etc)

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mossmann/ubertooth-one-an-open-source-bluetooth-test-tool
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/02/ubertooth-one-a-bluetooth-network-hacking-tool-on-kickstarter/

UPDATE: RTW is planning on building our own…so watch out for that video.

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