Your Wish is My Command: A Deep Dive into DirectTV’s Genie System

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Presented at ISSW2019 2019 by

Ricky Lawshae

DirectTV is one of the largest satellite content providers in the nation, and their Genie system is their flagship line of products. In this talk, we will take a look at what that system is composed of, including device hardware, proprietary network protocols, and content protection mechanisms. We will demonstrate vulnerabilities in the system and ways to manipulate content as well as other fun things you can do. Magic lamp not included.