Episode 666 • • 2:05:44 - 2:07:28
666: Slavery Enrollment Month
FTDI Driver Scandal and Counterfeit Chip Bricking
The Scottish semiconductor company FTDI released a Windows driver update that intentionally "bricks" counterfeit USB controller chips by setting their hardware ID to zero. This scandal was primarily uncovered by the ham radio and software-defined radio (SDR) communities. The hosts criticize the lack of coverage in mainstream tech media for what they consider a significant hardware scandal.