Self-Destructing Chips: Researchers Unveil Techniques to Thwart Sophisticated Cyberattacks

Squire1039@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.world – 106 points – 'Self-destruct' chips could help combat a criminal plague that costs businesses billions every year — new technique could mitigate counterfeiting through electromigration
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Researchers presented new techniques to fight sophisticated hacking at a tech conference. Here are the highlights:

Self-destruct chips:

  • A team from Vermont and Marvell created chips with unique fingerprints that can destroy themselves (through increased voltage) if tampered with. This prevents both counterfeiting and unauthorized access to information.
  • Probe detection: Columbia and Intel researchers developed a circuit that detects probes attached to a circuit board, preventing hackers from gaining physical control of a system.
  • Signal Obscuring: Researchers from Texas and Intel created a method to hide a chip's power and electromagnetic signals, making it harder for attackers to steal information.

These innovations could improve chip security and save businesses billions from chip counterfeiting.

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NGL. After I saw "Self-destruct chips", I was just overwhelmed by Mission Impossible theme song.

https://youtu.be/PeKW0stTThk

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Posit: Self-destructing chips to protect infosec and enforce digital sovereignty

Practice: Self-destructing chips to protect copyright and enforce EULA

HP is probably first. Don't pay the subscription for their printing service, self destruct printer and inkt cartridges.

Roku seems like a good contender too from the sound of it. Probably all 'smart' TVs

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Your next Xbox is going to have "military grade hardware built in".