Luca Melette
Luca Melette is a security researcher and advisor at Positive Security. Focusing on mobile networks and hardware devices, he discovered several security vulnerabilities in 2G/3G/4G/5G networks, from low-cost radio attacks to more sophisticated SS7 abuse. In his free time, he likes to explore any electronic device in the surroundings, firstly to understand how they work and then to identify more fun ways to use them.
Session
A significant portion of Europe's renewable energy production can be remotely controlled via longwave radio. While this system is intended to stabilize the grid, it can potentially also be abused to destabilize it by remotely toggling energy loads and power plants.
In this talk, we will dive into radio ripple control technology, analyze the protocols in use, and discuss whether its weaknesses could potentially be leveraged to cause a blackout, or – more positively – to create a city-wide Blinkenlights-inspired art installation.