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Re:How to Reverse-Engineer a Satellite TV Smart Card (2008) by alexpotato on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @10:03AM (#23466729)
So in the early 2000's, I worked for a firm that was hired by a major satellite TV provider to investigate Smart Card hacking.

It was a very eye opening experience for a recent grad and would be happy to write up some of my experiences if people are interested.

Re:How to Reverse-Engineer a Satellite TV Smart Card (2008) by artjumble on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @11:11AM (#23467317)
I would be interested in reading about this.

Around that time (or maybe slightly before) I was asked by my friends dad to figure this out. He and a group of his friends payed for the equipment and gave it to me. I figured it out, but when they found out that the "hack" would be reset at least every month and before any major event they all found it too problematic to deal with. Worked out great for me as I got free satellite TV for a while when I was going to school.

Re:How to Reverse-Engineer a Satellite TV Smart Card (2008) by alexpotato on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @03:02PM (#23469627)
Re:How to Reverse-Engineer a Satellite TV Smart Card (2008) by beavisel on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @05:51PM (#23471339)
Great thread. Thank you
Re:How to Reverse-Engineer a Satellite TV Smart Card (2008) by kilroy123 on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @10:08AM (#23466777)
I would love to read this write up.
Re:How to Reverse-Engineer a Satellite TV Smart Card (2008) by at-fates-hands on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @10:48AM (#23467105)
I'd love to read about that as well!
Re:How to Reverse-Engineer a Satellite TV Smart Card (2008) by antorsae on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @12:42PM (#23468177)
yes!