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From: John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com>
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Subject: Re: Hackers hope to democratize laser-based processor hacking for $500
Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2024 11:47:58 -0700
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On Sun, 04 Aug 2024 13:05:37 GMT, Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid>
wrote:

>Hackers hope to democratize laser-based processor hacking -
>a $500 RayV Lite relies on 3D printing, a laser pen, and a Raspberry Pi to bring costs down:
> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/hackers-hope-to-democratize-laser-based-processor-hacking-dollar500-rayv-lite-relies-on-3d-printing-a-laser-pen-and-a-raspberry-pi-to-bring-costs-down#main
>
>Nothing is safe:-)
>Seems a cool way to bypass security stuff.
>Gotta try my laser on a working chip.
> 

Sounds absurd. Decap an expensive chip, set it up to run and analyze
things, then bang one selected 20nm-square fet (out of a billion) with
focussed 600 nm light.