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What happens if some hacker finds a remote exploit and starts blowing all the fuses on people's devices?
by adrr 6y ago
What happens if some hacker finds a remote exploit and starts blowing all the fuses on people's devices?
- Maxious 6y agoLocal exploits are popular anyway, trick people into downloading the latest game which just wipes out the operating system https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/07/fake_nintendo_switch_game_piracy_software_is_bricking_systems https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/07/fake_nintendo_swit...
- londons_explore 6y agoIf this was widespread, Nintendo would just release a firmware without fuse checks.
- roblabla 6y agoMore like, they'd just release a firmware without the remote exploit in the first place. The consoles that got their fuses wiped would be bricked anyways, you wouldn't be able to install the firmware without fuse-checks on it through normal methods (Nintendo, however, could replace them easily).
- kiplkipl 6y agoThen they can already brick your device by replacing the firmware. This is the reason for threat models. Don't waste your time worrying about theoretical but redundant attacks.
- m-p-3 6y agoA massive recall and a world of hurt for Nintendo and Nvidia