Trojan Horse Implementation in Hardware
Amichai Yifrach
When I speak about Hardware Hacking and its crucial role in the safety of our
Amichai is a veteran systems and electronics engineer, inventor, and cybersecurity researcher, also known as @The_H1tchH1ker. With more than 30 years of experience, he has worked on embedded systems, hardware design, and advanced security solutions. As a trainer at TrainSec Academy, he combines deep technical expertise with practical case studies, making complex concepts in hardware hacking and embedded security accessible and actionable.
Amichai’s expertise spans firmware extraction, reverse engineering, and hardware exploitation techniques. He has mastered communication protocols including UART, SPI, I2C, USB, CAN, and JTAG, which are crucial in IoT and OT devices. His training emphasizes both offensive and defensive perspectives. Teaching how attackers exploit embedded systems and how professionals can harden them. This dual perspective positions him as a leading expert in practical cybersecurity for modern embedded and industrial environments.
Every wire and protocol hides a story. Hardware hacking is about listening, decoding, and reshaping that story into security.
TrainSec’s Hardware Hacking Expert courses, led by Amichai, are designed to transform students into professionals capable of handling real-world challenges. The curriculum covers fundamentals like PCB inspection, datasheet exploration, and lab setup, then advances into in-depth exploitation of communication protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, USB, and CAN. Students not only learn attack techniques but also defensive strategies to secure embedded systems, making the courses essential for anyone serious about embedded security and IoT protection.
Amichai contributes to the TrainSec Knowledge Library with articles that distill his extensive hardware hacking experience into accessible, practical insights. His writings cover topics such as UART analysis and protocol security, offering readers step-by-step perspectives on understanding and testing embedded systems. These articles are not just technical references but also serve as bridges between theory and practice, helping cybersecurity professionals improve their skills without requiring expensive equipment or years of trial and error.
When I speak about Hardware Hacking and its crucial role in the safety of our
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