Chinese hacker hides Wi-Fi testing tools inside her HEELS: 'SexyCyborg' reveals how the platforms help her bypass security

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 A Chinese hardware hacker has created a pair of 3D printed shoes capable of smuggling penetration testing equipment past security

The hacker, who goes under the name 'SexyCyborg', designed the shoes to have hidden compartments which can be taken out without the being taken off

Each of drawer contains equipment for hacking into secure systems, such as malicious flash drives (left) and a penetration testing drop box. Pictured on the right is a retractable ethernet cable for the OpenWRT router

In order to perform Wi-Fi sniffing or logging, the hacker included a wireless router running OpenWRT with a rechargeable battery in one of the shoes

A USB keystroke recorder, retractable ethernet cable, and a lock pick were among the items in the shoe

Dubbed the 'Wu Ying Shoes', the platforms are designed to be worn with sexy clothing, the hacker said

The shoe designs can be downloaded under an open-source license online, and tailored to individual needs

• Shoes have drawers that hide equipment for hacking into Wi-Fi networks
• They conceal items such as flash drives, a wireless router and a lock pick
• Hacker also wears sexy clothing to distract people from the bulky shoes
• She has made the shoe designs available online for anyone to download

Her revealing outfit also has a purpose: 'My typical clothing does not leave room to hide anything, but that's all the more reason they would not be suspicious of me,' she says

A Chinese hardware hacker has created a pair of 3D printed shoes capable of smuggling penetration testing equipment past security.

The hacker, who goes under the name 'SexyCyborg', designed the shoes to have hidden compartments which can be taken out without the shoes being taken off.

Each of these drawers contains equipment for hacking into secure systems, such as malicious flash drives and a router to log into networks via Wi-Fi.

SexyCyborg recently posted a detailed guide on how to create the 3D printed black platform shoes online, accord to a report in ZDNet.

Dubbed the 'Wu Ying Shoes', the platforms are designed to be worn with sexy clothing, the hacker said.

She claims her aim is to 'distract the target with my upper body [so] they don't see the real danger on my feet.'

In order to perform hack into someone's secure Wi-Fi system, the hacker included a wireless router running with a rechargeable battery in one of the shoes.

The hacker said: 'Installing OpenWRT on the TL-MR10U is just like upgrading the firmware on any router.

'It's two links and a button - nothing to it. There's a lot of different software you can run once you have OpenWRT flashed.'

A USB keystroke recorder, retractable ethernet cable, and a lock pick are hidden in the second shoe.

Her revealing outfit also has a purpose: 'My typical clothing does not leave room to hide anything, but that's all the more reason they would not be suspicious of me,' she says

The shoe designs can be downloaded under an open-source license here.

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