Automotive hackathons

The blog post details of two hackathons organized by the Cyber-Defence campus of armasuisse Science and Technology.

ICS Hackathon

📌Focus: Forensics and attack detection in Industrial Control Systems (ICS).

Activities:

📌Reverse engineering of firmware in SCADA scenarios.

📌Network traffic analysis.

📌Hands-on technical training in ICS forensics.

📌Crafting and testing attacks in a simulated SCADA environment.

Tools and Devices:

📌Devices like ABB Relion 670, Elvexys XPG, Omicron Stationguard RBX1, and Omicron CMC256-6.

📌Nozomi Networks' Guardian sensor was used to identify devices and firmware versions.

Outcomes:

📌Improved skills in analyzing SCADA devices.

📌Decoding and understanding proprietary protocols.

📌Contribution to collective cybersecurity knowledge through data collection and analysis.

Automotive Hackathon

📌Focus: Automotive cybersecurity, specifically electric vehicle attack vectors and vulnerabilities.

Activities:

📌Analysis of car infotainment system firmware.

📌Exploration of wireless attack surfaces.

📌Interaction with electric vehicles (Renault Zoes, Skoda Octavia, Skoda Enyaq IV 80, Honda).

Tools:

📌OBD2 Dongles, CAN to USB adapters, Software-Defined Radios (HackRF, USRP), Wi-Fi/Bluetooth antennas.

Notable Presentation:

📌"Broken Wire» attack against the Combined Charging System (CCS) for EVs, demonstrating how replaying a special packet can disrupt charging.