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Re:20 kV Diode Teardown [video] by superasn on Monday September 20, 2021 @07:13AM (#28592484)
Another fun video I found today showing up in related videos for this:

https://youtu.be/WtExoSMgvXI?t=260

These guys are sanding down the mobile CPUs and soldering jumpers to do a password reset. I didn't know this was even possible.

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Re:20 kV Diode Teardown [video] by emj on Monday September 20, 2021 @09:12AM (#28593425)
Kamikaze hack on XBox, was sold as a template for drilling a bondwire on a SoC. This is without the tempalte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gCYXb54oig
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Re:20 kV Diode Teardown [video] by superasn on Monday September 20, 2021 @10:02AM (#28593869)
This is insane. How do they even figure such things out? Is it by accident or careful research of schematics?
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Re:20 kV Diode Teardown [video] by marcan_42 on Monday September 20, 2021 @08:11AM (#28592915)
It's just accessing the onboard flash memory. Sometimes the easiest way in to a given pin is through the top of the CPU package (obviously they are not hitting any actual silicon), if all the traces are otherwise buried in the board.
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