Re: Modern hw-killing virus feasible

[Jonathan James <Jonathan () SECURITO SE>]

> Along the lines of read heads and music, Sony Minidisc players (and I
> assume other modern audio devices) can be put into an engineering mode
> where the heads can be realigned - it's possible to make the unit
> unable to read any MD discs (except ones recorded on that device??),
> and I believe, cause permanent damage to the unit.

It's still the software that is being modified, the interpreter of the data
stored on Mini Discs.
This state can also be reversed and repaired. Thus, not a hardware trashing
problem.

Regards
Jonathan James