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Joe FitzPatrick @securelyfitz.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

CanSecWest is only a few weeks away. I don't run my Hardware Implants class very often, and rarely outside the USA, so if you want to take it, this might be your last chance for at least a year. If you're considering it but haven't registered yet, let us know asap!

Applied Physical Attacks by Joe FitzPatrick at CanSecWest 2026 — CanSecWest 2026 Registration

This is a four-day crash course in rapid prototyping for hardware hacking. You'll build upon the basics you already covered in an introductory hardware hacking course and will design and assemble, fro...

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

@oflynn.com Expanded maple link with i2c code, debug log, color highlighting the addresses found, etc. Works pretty well. I haven't tested the emmc part yet. Totally vibe coded off your vibe code. So vibe^2. Testing it with the adafruit sensors now.

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Oh...really? Game on then. I just got done with some infusion pumps, this should be fun with wch-bluetooth tooling.

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

They said hardware hacking would be fun. We'd get together have a few laughs.

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Sometimes you make your own trigger by shorting two pins together. Yes, this is an obscure hdmi to rca decoder. They actually protected the firmware. Soon it will be unlocked. Glitching this arm processor, soonish.

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Joe FitzPatrick @securelyfitz.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I've got a brand new class in the works! Applied Physical Defenses: Secure Boot and Encrypted Firmware The first time I offer this class will be @blackhatevents.bsky.social in Singapore on April 21-22, more offerings coming soon. blackhat.com/asia-26/trai...

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I really like the yepkit tools for powering on and off devices when testing. I mean their usb hub is cool but what if your device isn’t powered by usb? Sure other solutions but a board with software that can be scripted after testing for jtag/debug access via an onboard mechanical relay is cool.

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

@oflynn.com I always see you in your posts or videos come with some clutch tool I didn’t think I needed - like the wet grinder that I now use to sharpen ferrite rods… here is one tool I use a bit handee clamp.

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Magnet wired my ccdebugger so I could program the cc2531 with bumblebee to use the old killabee zigbee tools. Wow, that’s some wild naming..Who waits for a board or connectors from DigiKey when you can just solder it up…

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

May the trumpets play for the zigbee thermostat. Have to break out my spares. I had fun with its i2c bus, well as you can tell…a little bit too much fun :-)

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Break time from research to learning how to fix Nintendo dslite for my kiddo. Adding usb-c, new display and buttons. Will glitch it later :-)

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

It 2025. The clippy attack works on flash chips, dropping into the vendors custom uboot commands. Up next trezor practice, new emp platform holder based on cnc 3018 frame.

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Zigbee carrier thermostat now DUT.

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Dear five dollar baby Santa, thank you for the big electronic connector book in time for Christmas. #BadRickyBobbyJoke

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Sometimes to get an understanding of a board I am working on I get different variations of the vendors boards to understand their evolution for comparison…it’s a hobby…cough ahem…

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

I am back hacking at remote power management tools again. I picked up an old project. I finally just drilled under neath the board and got to the pin on the BGA, i had never done that before and pretty sure its not something you can do all the time. But allowed me to pull the pin high...

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Dear uncle Santa @oflynn.com, asking for Christmas the chipshover diy model :-) I read the GitHub, I just figured to put my wishlist in since I own all your other gear!

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Luca Bongiorni @cyberantani.bsky.social · 13/08/2023

Ok fellas... Let me teach you a nice trick... For 10$ you can get this and turn it in a portable microscope for inspecting PCBs #HardwareHacking #ProTip You are welcome 👍😎

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Timon @timonsku.zip · 28/12/2024

There was a really cool talk and demo by @bunnie.org on looking inside of WCLSP ICs with IR leds and a camera with the IR filter removed. Extremly cool how relatively low tech this is, you can clearly see the logic structure of the IC without any physical modification to the soldered down IC. #38C3

A microscope screen showing the inside of an IC, you can see the logic structure quite clearly

A full view of the setup, its a camera mounted to a basic microscope lens and an IR LED shining onto an iPhone motherboard

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

@oflynn.com do you offer travel insurance for the chipwhisperer about to see how this thing travels.

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

wait no pron bot and spam here???does that actually mean people can have a conversation now?

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

@oflynn.com pretty please picoemp kits. i am on my second build. i had to sub a couple resistors from the BOM on digikey. just got my chipwhisperer, it was my birthday present. cheers.

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 31/07/2023

Alot of scanning for webshells on the citrix these days.

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 28/07/2023

Citrix Let Me Count the Persistence: /etc/rc.netscaler - auto-sync filesystems from /flash/nsconfig. Replace cron with a script that runs whatever you want and then runs the old cron binary you can hide in nsconfig named ZebOS.conf.5, honeypots can teach you new tricks. In my case TA hid ssh keys.

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rce_trent @rce-trent.bsky.social · 27/07/2023

Just starting out here. Going to start sharing more incident response stuff here. Seems like a better place.

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