The Audit - Cybersecurity Podcast
The Audit - Cybersecurity Podcast
IT Audit Labs
Pwnagotchi: The AI Pet That Hunts Your Network Credentials
35 minutes Posted Jun 2, 2025 at 9:00 am.
Introduction to Ponegachi
How Ponegachi Works
Protecting Against Wi-Fi Attacks
Building Your Own Device
Travel Security Considerations
Radiation Concerns and Closing Thoughts
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What happens when you cross a Tamagotchi with a Wi-Fi hacking tool? You get the Pwnagotchi—a pocket-sized device that "feeds" on Wi-Fi handshakes and learns from its environment. In this episode, Jayden Traufler and Cameron Birkland join the crew to demonstrate how this deceptively cute device can passively capture encrypted Wi-Fi credentials from any network in range, autonomously gather handshakes, share intelligence with other Pwnagotchis, and operate completely under the radar from confer...