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What is “3PO”?

“3PO” is GRIMM’s mobile car hacking lab.

2 people testing at Grimm's booth

It might not look like it, but 3PO is actually a fully-working car. Sure, it folds up into a box for easy transport, but it is made up of the Electronic Control Units (ECUs) from a 2012 Ford Focus. It acts as a great test-bed for reverse-engineering and hacking on automobiles and is a good way to learn how to secure embedded devices, and the complexities of IoT. At conferences we provide the tools and step-by-step instructions for non-technical folks to easily walk through CAN bus exploitation. Seriously, we put one of the engineers non-engineer wife on it to ensure it was easy enough for anyone without technical skill (e.g. the “spouse test”). We encourage attendees to bring their own tools and agenda or use the ones provided by GRIMM, but most importantly, to sit down and try it out!Next conference that 3PO will be at is the DEFCON Car Hacking Village. Come check us out, and get updates at @grimmcyber.

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