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VoidStar Security LLC is a cybersecurity firm with expertise in low-level hardware and software reverse engineering and exploitation. We specialize in breaking down complex security topics as well as breaking into hardened embedded systems. By breaking down these topics and targets, we aim to make cutting-edge…

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PiFex: JTAG Hacking with a Raspberry Pi

With this blog post, we'll introduce the PiFex, a basic companion board for the Raspberry Pi designed to teach users the basics of hardware hacking and embedded protocols. We will then demonstrate how to use the PiFex to access a JTAG tap on an undocumented SSD, allowing memory reads and GDB access to the SSD CPU.