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An LLM reverse engineered a camera with disassembly tools and got its keys and boot code

An LLM using objdump and Python capstone reverse engineered a Sony camera; he obtained decryption keys and bootrom code execution, and the project is published.

How it works

  1. An LLM works with disassembly and binary tools on the camera firmware
  2. He obtains decryption keys and boot code execution
  3. The project is published

Why it’s worth knowing

Keys and boot execution are the whole game in device hacking.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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