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Attacking secure USB keys, behind the scene

Attacking secure USB keys, behind the scene

This post provides additional technical details about the physical part of the encrypted USB attacks that we demonstrated a few month back in our talk at BlackHat USA 2017. In particular I will cover how to remove the epoxy and how to reball a BGA chip. If you are considering auditing your own USB key or are curious about the challenges we faced, this article is for you.