DEF CON 26 - Christopher Domas - GOD MODE UNLOCKED Hardware Backdoors in redacted x86

Why HN readers recommended it

HN regulars treat Domas as a favorite hacker and bring this talk up in any discussion of CPU backdoors, hidden instruction sets or processor security.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

DEFCONConference

Topic

x86 hardware backdoors

Format

talk

Level

advanced

HN recommenders in dataset

4

HN mentions in dataset

10

Recommendation years in dataset

2019–2026

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• These links don't work for me, but the videos are on YT: - [VIDEO] - [LINK] And yes, they are spectacular.

• I cannot wait for the accompanying Black Hat talk. Christopher Domas is one of my absolute favorite all-time hackers. He does such a fantastic job of explaining his work. Some of my favorite talks of his: - Psychological Warfare in Reverse Engineering [LINK] - The …

• This guy now works for intel: DEF CON 26 - Christopher Domas - GOD MODE UNLOCKED Hardware Backdoors in redacted x86 [VIDEO] This is one of many amazing videos this guy did before they hired him.