Security Chip That Does Encryption in PCs Hacked

You know you are a bad mofo when you hack a Trusted Platform Module chip with a needle, some acid and rust remover. Thanks to Henrico D. for the linkage. Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks. Comments