[Mountain View, CA] - 20251115 - Red-Teaming with LoRA 101

Description

NOTE: The host (Hacker Dojo) requires attendees to provide their full names and email addresses for pre-registration.

Abstract:

This workshop introduces LoRa, a low-power, long-range wireless technology gaining traction in commercial and community networks. Participants will build and flash a LoRa device, then explore Meshtastic to join and create private mesh communities. We’ll set up the firmware build system to customize devices and deepen technical understanding. The session concludes with a red-team exercise that demonstrates how adversaries might exploit LoRa, followed by discussions on defenses and responsible use.

We will then explore a popular community networking application called Meshtastic. Using our devices, we will join the local community network and become familiar with how to locate other nodes and communicate with them. We will then learn how to create a closed community in which only we can participate.

Will then download the Meshtastic firmware build system on our laptops and learn how to build custom firmware.