3 HACKING gadgets you have to TRY!!

Three Raspberry Pi–based gadgets turn a $40-ish Raspberry Pi Zero W into a remote-controlled hacking platform, a self-contained “Wi‑Fi pet” that improves at wireless monitoring, and a pocketable Kali Linux workstation—plus a bonus network-sniffing concept that no longer works.

The first build is a “bad USB” variant called PO PO pie (and its newer fork tone pie / “A little offensive appliance” lineage). The core idea is to plug the Pi Zero W into a computer over USB so the machine treats it as something harmless—like a keyboard, mouse, or network adapter—rather than a suspicious device. Once powered, the Pi creates its own Wi‑Fi network, letting the user connect to a web interface and control payloads from a phone or laptop. The setup uses a Raspberry Pi Zero W (the “W” version for built-in wireless), an SD card flashed with the latest PO PO pie image from GitHub, and Raspberry Pi Imager to write the OS. After boot, the Pi exposes a web UI at a local IP (the transcript uses 172.40.1:8000) and supports SSH with a default password.

Payloads run via HID scripting (JavaScript-based), which differs from the USB Rubber Ducky’s ducky script but can translate ducky script payloads into HID behavior. In practice, the Pi can wiggle a mouse, open a rickroll, and trigger more serious actions such as capturing logins, disabling security, grabbing passwords, or running PowerShell reverse shells and exfiltration—though the creator emphasizes pranks and “fun” rather than wrongdoing. The key operational advantage is remote control: the device can be left plugged in while the operator walks away and manages actions over Wi‑Fi.

The second project is PO G A (a Tomagotchi-style Wi‑Fi honing device). It’s designed to use AI to tune its wireless parameters to the environment it’s exposed to, improving over time. The build starts by flashing a “latest POGO” image (the transcript cites version 1.55 on GitHub) to a microSD card, then editing a boot-time config file (config.toml) to enable the web UI and set a web login. After boot, the Pi Zero connects to the operator’s machine via USB gadget networking (RNDIS/ethernet gadget), and the user assigns a static IP (the transcript uses 10.0.0.2/10.0.0.1) to reach the web interface at 10.0.0.2:8080. Switching from manual mode to “automotive” mode makes it begin monitoring and “doing things” on the local wireless environment, with the expectation that leaving it running longer yields smarter behavior.

The third project is straightforward: install Kali Linux onto the Raspberry Pi Zero using Raspberry Pi Imager’s “Other specific purpose OS” options (the transcript mentions Kali Linux and “pietail”/phone-as-screen variants, though one phone-based method didn’t work for the creator). The result is a small, wireless-capable hacking environment that can be paired with a keyboard/display or controlled via an Android phone.

A bonus attempt—“Poison Tap,” popular around 2016—aimed to passively capture network traffic from a connected computer and upload data to a web server. After hours of setup and troubleshooting, no usable data appeared, so the project is treated as nonfunctional today. The segment ends with a “Happy Pie Day” push and a sponsored Oracle Cloud container-learning plug.