Hard Disk Hacking (2013) (spritesmods.com)

Previous thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6148347

I remember reading this article when it was first published and thought it was a fantastic piece of work. When it was later discovered that the NSA has been doing this for years [0], the extent of their technical prowess really became apparent to me.

[0] https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/02/swap_nsa_expl...

Very cool write-up, enjoyed reading the whole thing again.

I guess this is why secure boot is being pushed.