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From: "Edward Rawde" <invalid@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Hackers hope to democratize laser-based processor hacking for $500
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2024 14:23:35 -0400
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"Cursitor Doom" <cd999666@notformail.com> wrote in message news:v8odgv$5eme$1@dont-email.me...
> On Sun, 04 Aug 2024 13:05:37 GMT, Jan Panteltje 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

A fairly low quality article if you ask me.

>>
>> Nothing is safe:-)
>> Seems a cool way to bypass security stuff.
>> Gotta try my laser on a working chip.

If you can get close enough to get sufficient physical access.
Not a worry to most of us.

>
> A lot of exceptionally clever people who just spend their whole time
> trying to fuck things up for everybody else.

If no-one did that, everything would be as fucked up as Windows 3.0/3.1/95

> Pity they can't turn their
> undeniable talents to making the world a better place.

In this context, making the world a better place requires demonstating to hardware/software vendors that they can't just cobble 
something together and hope it's secure.

> Life's hard enough
> as it is for most.