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Welcome to HardBreak

This page is a free and open-source wiki about hardware hacking!

HardBreak Wiki

The goal of HardBreak (https://www.hardbreak.wiki/) is to collect knowledge about Hardware Hacking / IoT hacking in one place. There are many great blogs about Hardware Hacking, but it is a rather unpleasant experience to search through multiple blogs in different formats to find the information you need. HardBreak aims to organize all information in one accessible and easy-to-use platform.

Overview

Introduction
- In this chapter we give you guidance on how to start hardware hacking:
  - What first target device to choose
  - Essential tools to start with
  - Methodology
  - A hands on Case Study
Hardware Hacking
- Top down approach to follow and investigate your device
  - Basics (Hardware Tools, Software and Common Hardware Components)
- Reconnaissance (OSINT, Board Analysis)
- Interface Interaction:
  - Introduction to different protocols: e.g.,UART, JTAG, SWD, SPI, I2C..
    - How to Identify and use those protocols
    - extract firmware using debug protocols
- Bypass Security Mechanisms
  - Introduction to Voltage Glichting
- How to analyze Firmware
Network Analysis
- How to analyze protocols: Reverse Engineering a drone
Radio Hacking
- Tools (RTL-SDR, Flipper Zero)
- Protocols (RFID, NFC) and how to hack them

How You Can Contribute

We strongly encourage anyone interested to contribute their knowledge and insights. By sharing your discoveries or improving existing content, you help build a valuable resource for everyone.

To contribute:

Submit a pull request on our GitHub repository
Help us keep the content accurate—if you notice an error, please report it so we can correct it quickly! Reach out on LinkedIn or Twitter

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Important Disclaimers

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