2026-09-09 09:49 UTC
Imo any attacker that has access to the hardware cannot be countered by software. There always is a badusb or sodder this here chip type attack possible against any attempt at locking up your pc.
You can encrypt and backup, but any legends about tpm, bios passwords, weird hardware encryption features and keys are moot once an attacker can read what transits on the pcie or memory bus
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@sneaky@r.nf 2026-09-09 18:11
I’ve always remembered the saying “physical access is total access.”
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@CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 2026-09-11 15:44
Especially in terms of wiping the drive like OP is asking. If their goal is simply wiping data, they can just put a drill though it. Or if it’s to wipe and replace the OS, they could presumably whip the drive out, format it on something else and do what they like with it, then put it back in the original computer or something like that.