Security chip that does encryption in PCs hacked

[scannerfreak]

SAN FRANCISCO – Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks.

Security chip that does encryption in PCs hacked - Yahoo! News

 

[ltjweiss]

"Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks." well its alittle more comforting knowing it was ex-military that cracked it than some outsider, but its only a matter of time.

 

[CapStar362]

wow read the end, he did this the hardware way. with a freaking needle?!?!

 

[ltjweiss]

yes, OUTSTANDING!