Michael on Nostr: “This likely would be done by using a hot air gun and a scalpel to remove the ...
“This likely would be done by using a hot air gun and a scalpel to remove the plastic key casing and expose the part of the logic board that acts as a secure element storing the cryptographic secrets. From there, the attacker would connect the chip to hardware and software that take measurements as the key is being used to authenticate an existing account. Once the measurement-taking is finished, the attacker would seal the chip in a new casing and return it to the victim.” Crime is hard 😭😭
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