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RCA / Thomson Modem Hack Discovered

Posted by Hemos on from the the-joy-of-hacking dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Those un-employed modem hackers are at it again. The group known as TCNiSO has released a very interesting hardware modification for RCA / Thomson cable modems. The modification is done by grounding the bus clock on the serial EEPROM which throws the device into a diagnostic panic mode. Then by using the debug tools from the embedded console to reprogram the EEPROM, a user can permanently enable a developers menu which gives complete control of the modem, such as modifying the hardware addresses or flashing new firmware. Now if only these guys can figure out how to enable the Bluetooth features on my v710 phone..."

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  1. Re:Cue FBI raids in 5...4...3.. by wcitechnologies · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wow. I just watched the Animatrix, but after reading this story, somehow I feel like the opressive system is REAL.

    --
    Electrons are free; it is moving them that becomes expensive.
  2. Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Slashdotted after 37 posts, a new record

  3. Re:Don't fuck around w/your modem's MAC. by lazy_playboy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    There are 4 boxes to use in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo. Use in that order. Starting now.

    That's all very well, but most people seem to think it's okay to persevere with the last option, whilst only giving lip-service to the first three. If you're american/british and still support the military action in iraq, you should be ashamed.

  4. Re:Don't fuck around w/your modem's MAC. by metalligoth · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "640K ought to be enough for anybody."

    -Bill Gates