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963: Hardware Hacking with Matt Brown

December 15, 2025·58 min·5 clips
Wes Bos describes the moment he accidentally streamed video from a stranger's bedroom after hacking a camera.
Matt Brown, a hardware security expert, joins Syntax to discuss IoT hacking techniques, from extracting firmware to intercepting traffic, sharing stories like accessing unsecured police cameras and exploring legal boundaries in security research.

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A practical look at hardware hacking, with legality and good-faith testing kept front and center.

The episode treats hardware hacking as careful, device-by-device work rather than myth. Matt Brown, a YouTuber and security consultant focused on IoT pen testing, walks through concrete examples: unsecured police license plate cameras that expose video with plates, car make and…

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You want a real look at hardware hacking, not cyber-noise.

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