Hardware Hacking Courses and Certifications

Hacker Mindset & Attack Strategies for Hardware Experts

Learn a systematic hardware hacking methodology: develop an attacker mindset, apply rules and strategies, and work from reconnaissance to exploiting embedded system vulnerabilities.

• TrainSec
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Embedded Systems & Reverse Engineering

Learn how embedded systems combine hardware and software, dissect their components to map attack surfaces, and apply sniffing, controlled interference, timing attacks, and fault injection.

• TrainSec
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Ethical hacking with Hak5 devices

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Learn about the USB Rubber Ducky, the O.MG cable and more

• Udemy
• 1 hour 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Ben Eater

Hacking a Weird TV Censoring Device

Reverse-engineering a TV Guardian to extract and decode its built-in offensive-word dictionary from ROM.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Make Your Own Hacker Gadget

All of us have heard about or used Hacker Gadgets like the WiFi Pineapple, Minipwner, Pwn Plug, R00tabaga, etc. They are fantastic to use for demos, in social engineering tasks, explaining security im

• INE
• 3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Hackaday

Remoticon 2021 - Hash Salehi Outsmarts His Smart Meter

Reverse-engineering smart meter hardware and radio protocols with software-defined radio, GNU Radio, and a Faraday-cage test network.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

stacksmashing

Hacking the Game & Watch

Explore how hardware hacking, flash and firmware analysis, and reverse engineering turned Nintendo’s Game & Watch into a homebrew platform.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Hackaday

Remoticon 2021 - Colin O'Flynn Zaps Chips and They Talk

Learn how power analysis and electromagnetic fault injection can expose secrets in chips using open-source tools and inexpensive hardware.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Van Tech Corner

TP-Link XZ000-G3 GPON ONT Teardown and UART Console Access

Explore TP-Link XZ000-G3 GPON ONT through teardown, UART console access, and firmware analysis. Gain insights into hardware components and hidden features.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

DEFCONConference

CAN Injection and Vehicle Security: Investigation of Modern Car Theft Techniques

Dive into an auto security researcher's investigation of modern car theft techniques, focusing on CAN bus exploitation, vehicle security vulnerabilities, and potential protective measures.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Cyber Mentor

Building a Malicious USB Hacking Device for Only $5

Discover how to build a $5 malicious USB hacking device using CircuitPython and basic components for penetration testing and security research purposes.

• YouTube
• 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

media.ccc.de

Hacking Washing Machines - Reverse Engineering Household Appliances and Home Automation Integration

Explore reverse-engineering household appliances by analyzing control boards, proprietary protocols, and bypassing security to integrate devices into home automation systems.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

DEFCONConference

Cash, Drugs, and Guns - Why Your Safes Aren't Safe

Discover critical vulnerabilities in SecuRam safe locks used by Liberty Safe and major retailers, revealing how UL-certified electronic locks can be cracked in seconds using a Raspberry Pi.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Bugcrowd

SPI Flash Extraction for Bug Bounty Hunters - LevelUpX Series 13

A hands-on demonstration of extracting SPI flash contents from hardware and using the data to uncover impactful bugs.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

secwestnet

RFID Security Research - Early Insights and Implications

An early exploration of RFID security, including risks around RFID passports and the visionary use of RFID-blocking wallets.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video