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Hacker Tactic: Internal ESD Diode Probing

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Arya Voronova

Humans are walking high voltage generators, due to all the friction with our surroundings, wide variety of synthetic clothes, and the overall everpresent static charges. Our electronics are sensitive to …read more Continue reading Hacker Tactic: Internal ESD Diode Probing→

Dead EEPROM Dumped With Help Of Body Diodes

Posted on August 27, 2022 by Arya Voronova

A multimeter connected to the EEPROM chip with crocodile clips, showing that there's a 0.652V diode drop between GND and one of the IO pins

[Jason P], evidently an enjoyer of old reliable laser printing tech, spilled a drink (nitter) onto his Panasonic KX-P5400 SideWriter. After cleanup, everything worked fine — except that the PSU’s …read more Continue reading Dead EEPROM Dumped With Help Of Body Diodes→