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Recent #Hacking news in the semiconductor industry

hothardware
5 months ago

3AM Ransomware Gang Hacks Networks With Spoofed IT Calls And Email Bombing

➀ The 3AM ransomware group has been using more proactive techniques, such as email bombing and spoofed IT support calls, to gain access to corporate systems.

➁ Sophos has documented over 55 attempted attacks using this technique in the first quarter of 2025.

➂ The attackers used a pre-configured Windows 7 virtual machine to establish a hidden foothold and evade network protection software.

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tomshardware
8 months ago

Nintendo GameCube modified to run PowerPC Windows NT and Doom

➀ A modified version of the Nintendo GameCube and Wii has been made to run Windows NT for PowerPC, allowing for the installation of the classic game Doom.

➁ The build, named Entii, is optimized for the PowerPC architecture of these consoles and supports basic Windows NT functionalities.

➂ Despite the lack of sound and limited online capabilities, the project serves as a snapshot of Windows NT and PowerPC in the era before Windows NT 3.5.

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tomshardware
10 months ago

It looks like the Raspberry Pi RP2350 Hacking Challenge has been beaten — Hacker gains access to the OTP secret by glitching the RISC-V cores to enable debugging

➀ Hacker Aedan Cullen gains access to the OTP secret by glitching the RISC-V cores of the RP2350; ➁ The RP2350 was introduced as a successor to the RP2040 with added security features; ➂ The hacking challenge was to uncover a secret hidden in the RP2350's OTP memory.
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tomshardware
10 months ago

Hacker demonstrates the supposedly-patched Windows 11 BitLocker is still vulnerable to hackers — default encryption can be overcome with network access

➀ Hacker Thomas Lambertz demonstrates the vulnerability of patched Windows 11 BitLocker; ➁ Attack can be executed with a single physical device access and network connection; ➂ Fix is only surface-level, with UEFI firmware storage limitations affecting future Secure Boot certificates.
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tomshardware
12 months ago

AirPods Pro hacked using Faraday cage and microwave as a jammer to fool geofencing — enthusiast activates hearing aids feature in AirPods Pro in geoblocked India

➀ A tech enthusiast in India used a Faraday cage and a microwave jammer to bypass geo-blocking and unlock the hearing aid feature on AirPods Pro; ➁ The hack allows users to use AirPods Pro as hearing aids at a significantly lower cost compared to traditional hearing aids; ➂ The tech community is sharing this DIY solution to help those in geoblocked areas access the feature.
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