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Comment by 1bpp

3 days ago

https://www.theregister.com/2001/01/25/directv_attacks_hacke... The code apparently permanently wrote an infinite loop into hacked smart cards' firmware, bricking them.

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HeyLaughingBoy  3 days ago

Thanks for finding that. I looked around but couldn't figure out any useful search terms.

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