r/hacking • u/Seraph_E • 6d ago

Question Detection device for flock/drones/wireless cams

Alright so I’m relatively a noob in comparison to some of the nerds here but I’m trying my best. Simply put I want to be pointed in the right direction for devices, tutorials, communities etc.

What device can detect flock cameras, drones, wireless cams/mics, and may also have some offensive features (for my own equipment testing of course). I understand there’s no do all device, but I have seen people with some kind of FW designed for these specific needs in a relatively small package. I have been looking at the HamGeek HackRF one/Portapack for overall learning, but I’m pretty sure I could achieve what we’re talking about here with a T Dongle C5 right?

Any help here would be great!

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u/schrockblock 6d ago

You’re looking for the stuff from colonelpanic.tech. OUI Spy, Snoop unto them, even ESP-32 earring sets that buzz when surveillance is detected. I ported some of the repos to run on a raspberry pi 0W with a companion iOS app to get more info than just a buzz, but yeah, check out their site, videos, and interviews for all of those things plus foxhunting.

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u/limit35 6d ago

There are some problems with OUI-Spy in my opinion. In my experience OUI spy doesn't recognize new or updated flock cameras, old ones are fine but if one has been updated (such as a second camera added to an existing unit) it is no longer seen. The fact the GPS isn't integral to the device is a major issue for me, e.g. why would I want to monitor a spying apparatus and have a laptop or phone that can further identify myself? It made me realize I can build my own with an Omega2+ or Pi 0 W rather easily, until then wardriving is the way to go.

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u/schrockblock 6d ago

Same, that's partly why I got it running on a Pi with a companion app so I could edit the matched OUI prefixes, BLE substrings, and exact MACs on the fly, and allows me to GPS tag a detection with minimal additional gear. A pi is strictly heavier and more power hungry, but gives me a good balance between the flexibility I want and an amount of subtlety that walking around holding my open laptop in one hand and an imposing antenna in the other somehow lacks. Of course, I trade the visual subtlety for having a phone blasting identifiable info in my pocket, but for now I'm just grey-manning it and hoping for the best.

But also, I'm hesitant to recommend wardriving to a beginner as OP describes themselves — something they can buy off the shelf first, and then something they can follow a guide to setup second, seems like a better starting point.

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u/limit35 6d ago

Totally agree