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The Silicon Trojan
This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-silicon-trojan.
A supply chain manager discovers a shipment of defense-grade chips that perform too well. A sci-fi story about hardware trojans, lithography, and corp sabotage.
Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing.
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This story was written by: @legit. Learn more about this writer by checking @legit's about page,
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When a shipment of 10,000 microcontrollers arrived for our drone guidance project, I pulled one for a routine stress test. The results were impossible: the chip ran 20% faster than the spec sheet allowed. I realized too late that these weren't counterfeits—they were advanced hardware trojans designed to take control, and my boss had already signed the manifest.
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By HackerNoonThis story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-silicon-trojan.
A supply chain manager discovers a shipment of defense-grade chips that perform too well. A sci-fi story about hardware trojans, lithography, and corp sabotage.
Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing.
You can also check exclusive content about #hackernoon-scifi, #silicon-trojan, #microchip-security, #hardware-supply-chain, #speculative-technology, #hardware-root-of-trust, #embedded-hardware-security, #secure-hardware-design, and more.
This story was written by: @legit. Learn more about this writer by checking @legit's about page,
and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.
When a shipment of 10,000 microcontrollers arrived for our drone guidance project, I pulled one for a routine stress test. The results were impossible: the chip ran 20% faster than the spec sheet allowed. I realized too late that these weren't counterfeits—they were advanced hardware trojans designed to take control, and my boss had already signed the manifest.