This is one of my major projects I have been preparing for.. more than 1 and a half year.

I will begin reversing some HDD/SSD's, to see if I can replicate #spritesmods hdd hack (https://spritesmods.com/?art=hddhack )

(and, part 2, 3 , etc)

And, reading up on it this is another great article

#malwaretech

( https://malwaretech.com/2015/04/hard-disk-firmware-hacking-part-1.html )

(and, part 2, 3 , etc)

When I say "I will post the progress" or something along those lines, I will post it on my GitHub.

I will, of course, NOT post the reversed firmware or stuff like that, cuz.. that would'nt be any good for obvious reasons. Instead I will just show what I can achieve, like at least one but probably more than the below:

- backdoor the firmware (persistence)

- make hidden sectors (possibly using encryption and or obfuscation with some steganography)

- kleptography(detect CRYPTO operations to gather the priv keys and store it either a) in the chip(like the firmware), b)in the hidden sector or c) in another way, possibly transmitting it to elsewhere)

- Run Linux on it. Yes. The Linux Kernel if possible.

I will try some stuff I believe will be the first things one tries before, breaking the HDD/SSD open and try for JTAG, cuz, what about if there's no jtag? Or, "better" (worse) if there may be jtag but it's obfuscated? I mean there's no real good thing for companies to label "here we got jtag! so you can hook it up to a machine if you want to debug it!" no no, quietness is what it is. Heh. (By the way that's the same with datasheets, it's not something just 'given out') <- At least.. Not with my experience.

- JTAG (of course)

- Serial (even if some of these might not achieve anything we want, we should just begin small)

- See some pinouts

- other known "ports"

- datasheets

- schematics

This will not only be "a project" on its own, it's a major part (the first part, actually) for something much bigger.

Alright! have a great day people! Wishes from Sweden!

#loneicewolf #fimware #hacking #reverseengineering #project #hdd #ssd #majorproject