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Episode 242: Hacking the Farm (and John Deere) with Sick Codes

ID: 0883a1ce-b2d4-53a8-a986-f9262b376e49

STIX ID: report--0883a1ce-b2d4-53a8-a986-f9262b376e49

Feed Name: Security Ledger

Date Published: 2022-09-05

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Paul Roberts

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The Security Ledger podcast recounts researcher "Sick Codes" demonstrating a hack that ran a customized Doom game on a John Deere touchscreen at DEF CON, using the demonstration to highlight security vulnerabilities in precision agricultural equipment and to advocate for farmers' right to repair; the piece focuses on the viral nature of the demo, its implications, and Deere's mixed public/private responses.

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