Re: Evil Internet, Yet Again

[Gregory Hicks <ghicks () cadence com>]

> Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 11:25:00 -0400
> From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org>
> To: funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: Re: [funsec] Evil Internet, Yet Again
>
> On Thu, Apr 03, 2008 at 10:35:27AM -0400, Larry Seltzer wrote:
> > How can something with that kind of battery generate 600 volts?
>
> Something along these lines:
>
>       http://www.pyroelectro.com/projects/stunning_camera/index.html
>
> Now whether it'll go to 600 volts or not, that's unknown -- and the
> author of that particular how-to mentions the lack of measurement.
> I haven't done more searching to see if anyone else has built something
> similar and then measured the output.

There were some students in Germany, several years ago, that took a
disposable camera and made an RFID 'zapper'.  Basically, the thing
generated a 'massive' EMP that burned the RFID.

Regards,
Gregory Hicks
> ---Rsk

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