Though the systems covered are primarily analogue scrambling systems, a knowledge of these systems is essential. A new section deals with the removal of security on secured microcontrollers including the PIC16C84. This chapter covers the technology of smart cards and how they were hacked. In addition to microcontroller smart cards, the chapter covers memory cards. The second part of this chapter is a detailed examination of pirate cards and devices and includes the circuit diagrams and PCB patterns of most pirate devices currently in operation including the battery cards and a phonecard emulator.
Information is a cornerstone of all successful hacks.
This chapter deals with the techniques of obtaining that information. It also includes a commentary on the European Commission's green paper on piracy and the proposals therein. It rips to shreds the logic of some of the proposals and questions whether the people who created the paper actually knew what they were doing. The final section of this chapter deals with the rather nasty techniques that are being employed against the hackers and pirates. The chapter title aptly describes this chapter.