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Fig. 4.12 Photo of the
workstation of a hacker
operator at a semiconductor
production plant
modest means, requires some truly convincing arguments and corresponding solutions that are accepted based on recommendations of the relevant special services
at least at the governmental level of any state possessing advanced semiconductor
industry (however, this is a whole other topic, which extends far beyond the subject
of this technical book).
4.1.3 Potential Agents (Organizers) of Attacks Using
Hardware Trojans
Figure 4.13 shows the main potential groups of agents (organizers) of attacks based
on hardware Trojans in microcircuits [60, 70, 73, 91], each of which can pursue its
own specific interests.
Remote Hackers: Hackers of this group have no access to microcircuits; they
use complex cryptographic algorithmic tools to hack protection of microelectronic
systems and devices.
Attack agents
Security specialists
Remote hackers
Special services
Certified developers
Owners of semiconductor
factories
Fig. 4.13 Potential agents (organizers) of attacks using hardware Trojans [1]