Set-top box Hacking: freeing the 'Freebox'
Frédéric Hoguin
39th Chaos Communication Congress (39C3): Power Cycles · Day 3 · Saal Ground
This talk, "Set-top box Hacking: freeing the 'Freebox'," presented by Frédéric Hoguin at 39C3, details a comprehensive journey into reverse engineering and exploiting the Freebox HD, a pioneering triple-play set-top box from French ISP Free. The presentation chronicles a multi-stage attack, starting from a user's frustration over restricted features and escalating into a full **root compromise** of the device, culminating in the ability to reclaim user control over personal video recordings and uncover deep architectural secrets.