Chirp Detection and Signal Transmission: a HackRF Reactive Attack

Oct 16, 2024·
Josip Šabić
Toni Perković
Toni Perković
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Petar Šolić
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Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly becoming a vital component of information technology, with expectations for continued significant growth. LoRa technology has proven effective for long-distance communication in IoT, supporting device management with minimal power usage, which significantly extends battery life. This study investigates the feasibility of compromising the integrity of the message using cost-effective but efficient reactive jamming techniques to disrupt the network, with attackers executing reactive jamming when detecting packet transmission. This paper demonstrates how an active attacker model is considered in LoRAWAN communication between end nodes and a gateway, with the detection of channel frequency, chirp detection, and subsequent signal transmission.

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Publication

International Conference on Smart Systems and Technologies (SST), 35–40

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Peer-reviewed
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Toni Perković
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Toni Perković
Full Professor
I am a Full Professor in the Department of Electronics and Computing at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture (FESB), University of Split, Croatia, where I teach wireless network security, wireless communication networks, data science and reinforcement learning. My research spans information security, applied cryptography and the Internet of Things. Before returning to FESB in 2020, I was an assistant and then associate professor at the University Department of Forensic Sciences in Split. I co-founded the SpliTech international conference and serve on the editorial board of the Journal of Communications Software and Systems.