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Apple Airtag Detection & Simulation – PSW #749

We’ve heard about the recent abuses for Apple’s AirTags used in tracking and stalking issues in recent months. While tools exist for detection under the Apple ecosystem, limited options exist for Android and none under Linux. We’ll explore the AirTag beacons and showcase some tools for detecting beacons and creating our own for testing under Linux. We’ll also show some ways to take our methods even further as an exercise left unto the reader.

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Paul Asadoorian
Paul Asadoorian
Founder at Security Weekly
Josh Marpet
Josh Marpet
Executive Director at RM-ISAO
Larry Pesce
Larry Pesce
Product Security Research and Analysis Director at Finite State
Lee Neely
Lee Neely
Information Assurance APL at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Tyler Robinson
Tyler Robinson
Director of Offensive Security & Research at Trimarc Security, Founder & CEO at Dark Element

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