Breath of the RF Field

Explore the world of Amiibo, Nintendo's "toys to life" product line, in this 43-minute conference talk from Recon 2018 Montreal. Dive into an in-depth examination of the technology and proprietary security system behind Amiibo, following the reverse engineering process. Learn about the development of an Amiibo simulator and fuzzing tool using software-defined radio, specifically the Proxmark3. Discover how this simulator was used to uncover a bug in the NFC protocol utilized by the Switch and Wii U. Witness a live demonstration of the simulator and gain access to its release following the presentation. Presented by James Chambers, a Security Researcher at Red Balloon Security, this talk combines his expertise in reverse engineering, video game and console hacking, and low-level hardware and software security.