Hardware hacker, reverse engineer, circuit board surgeon, and micro-soldering pro. Conference speaker. Combat veteran.

Austin, TX
Joined February 2011
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Catherine Norcom retweeted
Hey @GoogleVRP and @hardwear_io I propose that @thingmakerQ (who helped everyone with crazy soldering skills) and @dgi_DE (who brought a shitton of hardware/tools which people borrowed more than hwio stuff) should get included in every bug bounty by default
👏A huge shoutout to the #HardPwn team of 🧠volunteers & @GoogleVRP for providing the #hardware devices to be hacked fearlessly & to make them even more secure #hw_ioNL2023 #hardwaresecurity #Conference
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public soldering by @thingmakerQ at @hardwear_io and public viewing by the rest of the people one room further
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Google Pixel Watch teardown by @thingmakerQ @hardwear_io #hardpwn
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Pixel Watch teardown by @thingmakerQ at @hardwear_io. Look how tiny it is!!
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Replying to @thingmakerQ
@thingmakerQ doing amazing micro soldering
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OH MY GOD FINALLY SOMEONE HACKED THIS DUMB AS HELL IDEA
Researchers Hacked California's Digital License Plates, Gaining Access to GPS Location and User Info dlvr.it/SgdGpG
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Did you know that we leaked tokens that could compromise our Golang mirrors on GitHub? 😱 Since Google OSS VRP launch 3 months ago, we rewarded nearly $90K for bugs just like that one. Keep them coming! goo.gle/oss-vrp
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Catherine Norcom retweeted
👋😎Hey #hardwarehackers & #hardwaresecurity enthusiasts! ▶️Its time to get glued on our YouTube Channel to hear out fantastic talks from #hardwear_io Netherlands 2022 🎧Grab your headsets folks👉youtube.com/channel/UChwYb9x… #hw_ioNL2022 #Conference #embedded
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At the @hardwear_io party the radiant @thingmakerQ celebrates her birthday (I was too late to snap the sparkles on her dessert).
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34 years ago today, Dade Murphy aka Zero Cool crashed 1507 computers, causing a 7 point drop in the NY stock exchange. He was 11 and his family was fined $45,000. He was banned from touching a computer until he turned 18. #hackers
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Catherine Norcom retweeted
We are hacking the google devices nest door bell , Fitbit @thingmakerQ @rfidiot @yandreaxx #hardpwn #hardwear_io
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Packet sniffing at 1200 baud. 😄 Oscilloscope on the TTL receive signal for the RS-232 serial connection to my #Commodore PET. This is actually showing my Twitter feed sent via serial using rainbowstream on a Raspberry Pi. #RetroComputing
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Catherine Norcom retweeted
A Starbucks employee tested positive for hepatitis A, possibly exposing thousands of customers to the virus. cnn.it/3cAq3K0
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Catherine Norcom retweeted
Conductive floor paint arrived - should be a more reliable ESD grounding setup in new space!
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So I'm not gunna lie, to be successful in cyber security you need a wide breadth of knowledge and a depth in a few things. Enterprise operations is a path to get there, and cybersec is not an entry level field. That being said stay curious, the best things come from "what if"
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Catherine Norcom retweeted
Worried about cyber attacks? The CyberCutters are guaranteed to prevent 100% of cyber attacks, a steal at $5000 (1-100 connections, $500 per extra 100 network connections secured) with $1250 basic annual maintenance fee (+$2500 for 4-hour sharpening & oiling guarantee).
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Catherine Norcom retweeted
LOLOLOLOL this is amazing
Replying to @matthew_d_green
Our dogs are each dragging around enough microprocessor hardware to land the Apollo missions.
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