LLMs Enable Firmware Hacking Once Reserved for Nation-States
moyix · x · 2026-08-31
Security experts are shaken by a post detailing the use of Claude Code to persistently modify peripheral firmware. Tasks requiring nation-state capabilities are now accessible to script kiddies, turning the vast "dark matter" of obscure embedded firmware and ICS into a ticking time bomb.
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