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Hack A Day weighs in!

Hack a Day just published a post on the Power Pwn!

Many folks have expressed surprise at the cost of the device, particularly in light of the fact that you could buy a power strip and embed a small device like a Raspberry Pi inside. We love that folks are talking about this, and totally support it. (We've even published a set of scripts to help turn the pi into a pentesting device). 

But Pwnie products are so much more than just hardware. We offer a supported platform for easy, in-depth penetration testing - no matter which form factor you choose. We ship both OSS and commercial tools on the devices to give you an initial toolkit that we're constantly expanding and building upon. We also automate much of the process of taking your initial (physical) access and turn it into remote compromise - through the reverse shells. We’ll be automating more as we build upon our 1.1 feature set, so stay tuned for much more awesomeness.

Note that we also provide a community image that allows you to buy a stock sheevaplug or nokia N900 and load it on. While it doesn't have all the features of the commercial version, it's still pretty capable. There are forums and an IRC channel to help support this. 

As always, we definitely appreciate feedback. Hit us up on twitter if you have any questions!

EDIT: Monday July 23 - They've posted the comment this morn :)

Using T-Mobile 4G “Pay by the day” with Pwn Plug Elite

 T-Mobile’s 4G “Pay by the day” plan is the most flexible, convenient, affordable mobile broadband plan we’ve seen to date. For as little as $1 a day (with no contract) you get 4G data speeds and very decent coverage.

Here’s how to use this service with the Pwn Plug Elite/3G:

  1. Call T-Mobile and order the T-Mobile Rocket 4G ($29) USB modem with the “Pay by the day” plan (currently there is no way to order this modem and attach it to this plan through their shopping cart system).
  2. Once you receive the Rocket 4G USB modem, follow the included instructions to activate the data service and purchase the amount of days you’d like to initially attach to your plan.
  3. After confirming the data service is working on your Windows/Mac system, connect the Rocket 4G adapter to the Pwn Plug (make sure you’re running Pwn Plug Release 1.1).
  4. Test the 3G Internet connection as follows:

          # pppd nodetach call tmobile &
          # route del default gw 0.0.0.0
          # route add default ppp0
          # ping google.com

That’s it! Note the “Pay by the day” service does NOT support SMS texting, so you won’t be able to send text messages or use the Text-to-Bash feature with this service.

- The Pwnie Express Team