HE match Apocalypse It has run on all sorts of weird devices, from a cpu mod pregnancy test to a potato-powered calculator. This time they succeeded Run classic FPS on screen of John Deere farm tractorused to access the equipment system.
The security researcher known as Sick Codes, who was responsible for the success, presented the success during the hacking conference. DefCon 2022closed last Sunday (14) in Las Vegas (United States). According to him, the execution of the game became possible after doing the following. John Deere 4240 Tractor Linux System Jailbreak.
The version performed on the farm machine screen differs from the original with the adventure taking place in a cornfield where the player uses a tractor to shoot the enemies. It came from a partnership with New Zealand modder @Skelegant and can be seen in the tweet below:
Playing Doom on the John Deere tractor screen (jailed/rooted) @defcon pic.twitter.com/ih0QUTGNUS
— Sick.Codes (@sickcodes) 14 August 2022
At the annual event, the cybersecurity expert will discuss the entire process. rotate Apocalypse On a John Deere tractor It took months, including. system root and also the title change. It is worth noting that the execution of the game is only a kind of bonus, since the main purpose of the work was to control the security of the machine with the invasion of the system used in it.
Benefits for farmers
besides playing Apocalypse Between jobs on the tractor’s touchscreen, owners of John Deere machines can take advantage of the Sick Codes hack to circumvent brand-imposed limitations. By entering the equipment, he gained full access to the system and extracted 1.5 GB of data.
This information from the operation logs that the hacker accessed can be used to identify and diagnose problems with tractors and help farmers bypass blockages that prevent repairs on their own. This policy has already caused some criticism towards the manufacturer.
Source: Tec Mundo
