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1. stackghost · 1789752188 · focus · HN ↗

   > The attack requires physical access, destructive preparation, and approximately $250,000 of laboratory equipment.

   Not super practical, but neat attack

   1. stickfigure · 1789755619 · focus · HN ↗

      That is peanuts for a nation-state actor.

      1. crote · 1789833246 · focus · HN ↗

         Most attackers aren't nation states, and your security shouldn't rely on obscurity anyways. Having to attack each individual device and having to get specialized equipment to do a highly-skilled attack breaks the vast majority of attack scenarios.

         This isn't Hollywood. What actually matters to companies is that some 15-year-old with a Flipper Zero can't trivially break your printer ink DRM scheme, and that your debit card can't be cloned without leaving plenty of evidence.

         Worried about nation-state attacks? Then don't rely solely on sub-$1 hobbyist-level chips for your security!

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