Hardware Implants
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Hardware Implants
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#3I love follow-ups like this from experts like Joe. However, he seems quick to dismiss a couple things as improbable due to cost. I don’t know, but I wouldn’t be so sure considering we’re talking a nation-state actor here.
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#4A pencil point is a tapering edge, so I'm assuming the author is considering Microcontrollers are not a huge amount larger than that any more:
-Cortex-M4f in 1.6x1.6x0.65mm (MAX32660)
-Attiny20UUR in 1.56x1.4mmx0.50mm
Bare dies may be a bit smaller than the above.
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#5BMC threats are a sufficient reason to avoid server class hardware for some people. They even contain public remotely exploitable vulns.
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#6A pencil point is a tapering edge, so I'm assuming the author is considering Microcontrollers are not a huge amount larger than that any more: -Cortex-M4f in 1.6x1.6x0.65mm (MAX32660) -Attiny20UUR in 1.56x1.4mmx0.50mm Bare dies may be a bit smaller than the above.
I would note that thinning and encapsulation of bare die allows typical thicknesses of <200um. Now, if you need an smt package and a (F)PCB then everything blows up to mm total thickness. Note also that typical minimum dicing width is 6-700um and your micros layout could be re-done to be a more toothpick 3x0.66x0.2 size. Still, gotta get power in and signals out, but conformal parylene will cover ACF or wirebonds.
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#7Coincidentally, Joe Fitzpatrick was also one of the experts cited in the Bloomberg article. It would have been great to see this kind of technical perspective in the Bloomberg article! Joe clearly has value to add to the conversation and it is disappointing that Bloomberg chose to leverage his credentials in the hardware security community to add fluff to their article instead of any real insight. Same with using Joe Grand as well.
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#8I've got titanium nails (controlled through magnet remote) in bone which helped me increase my height from 5'8 to 6'2 my dream height.
The method is called distraction osteogenesis where bone is cut obliquely and distanced 0.8mm a day.
I got both femur and tibia through the procedure in both legs to preserve the biomechanics which have to do with the femur to tibia ratio.
That said i don't feel anything. But this change has tremendously helped me gain confidence. So, my atheletism isn't affected in anyway.
I always had technical competence but was sidelined because of my lack of confidence due to my below average height.
I saw some really tall guys without any degree getting the role which i had experience/qualification for without any issue.
Today, I am a CEO of a small company and no longer insecure :)
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#9I've got titanium nails (controlled through magnet remote) in bone which helped me increase my height from 5'8 to 6'2 my dream height. The method is called distraction osteogenesis where bone is cut obliquely and distanced 0.8mm a day. I got both femur and tibia through the procedure in both legs to preserve the biomechanics which have to do with the femur to tibia ratio. That said i don't feel anything. But this cha…
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#10The discoverability of a hardware hack as reported makes the whole thing fail to ring true for me.
As Joe alludes to, why do something so discoverable when there are numerous other attack vectors that would preserve plausible deniability?
It appears close to a one-time trick, if you’re China. Once the trust is gone, it’s not coming back. Supply chains are already coming back home due to automation and consequently less reliance on cheap manual labour.
The case would have to be compelling - something that could not be achieved otherwise. That case is yet to be made.