Hector Martin (hacker) explained

Hector Martin
Birth Name:Héctor Martín Cantero
Birth Date:1990 9, df=yes
Nationality:Spanish
Occupation:Security consultant, hacker
Years Active:2010–current
Known For:Asahi Linux and game console hacking

Hector Martin Cantero (born September 9, 1990), also known as marcan, is a Spanish security hacker known for hacking multiple PlayStation generations, the Wii and other devices.[1] Martin is lead developer on the Asahi Linux project.[2]

Biography

Education

Martin went to the American School of Bilbao (Spain), where he received his primary and secondary education.[3]

Career

Since 2011, he has been an official staff volunteer at Euskal Encounter, Gipuzkoa Encounter and Araba Encounter LAN parties. He is the coordinator of the Free Software area, where he organizes the "Hack It / Solve It" competition (a cybersecurity challenge known as capture the flag) and the "AI Contest" competition.[4]

He has been part of fail0verflow, (formerly known as Team Twiizers) where he was responsible for reverse engineering and hacking the Wii.[5] He was the first to write an open source driver for the Microsoft Kinect[6] [7] by reverse engineering[8] for which he was widely credited.[9] [10] Sony sued him and others for hacking the PlayStation 3; the case was eventually settled out of court.[11] [12] In 2016, he ported Linux to the PlayStation 4 and demonstrated that at the 33rd Chaos Communication Congress by running Steam inside Linux.[13] He wrote the usbmuxd tool for synchronizing data from iPhones to Linux computers.[14]

In 2021, Martin founded the Asahi Linux project, an effort to port Linux to the new Apple silicon-powered Macs. He currently remains the lead developer on the project.[15] [16] While reverse engineering Apple's hardware, Martin discovered the "M1racles" security vulnerability on the Apple M1 processor.[17] [18]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Goodin. Dan. 2020-05-12. Thunderspy: What it is, why it's not scary, and what to do about it. live. 2021-04-27. Ars Technica. en-us. 2021-02-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20210226164759/https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/05/thunderspy-what-is-is-why-its-not-scary-and-what-to-do-about-it/.
  2. Web site: Sharwood . Simon . Asahi Linux reaches 'very early Alpha' . The Register . 17 May 2022 . 21 March 2022 . Asahi Linux – the most prominent effort to create a Linux distribution for Apple's M1 silicon – has loosed what project lead Hector Martin has described as 'a very early alpha release.'.
  3. Web site: Chegue. Entrevista a Hector Martín, el castreño que abrió las tripas del Xbox 360 Kinect. 2021-04-27. www.muchocastro.com. es-es. 2021-04-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210427165318/https://www.muchocastro.com/noticias/tecnologia/item/79344-entrevista-a-hector-martin-el-castreno-que-abrio-las-tripas-del-xbox-360-kinect. live.
  4. Web site: Euskal Encounter. live. 2022-10-13. marcan.st. en. 2022-09-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20220907225236/https://marcan.st/events/euskal/.
  5. Web site: Wii Hacker: Leaked Source Code for Nintendo Gaming Systems Is 'Nonsense'. live. 2021-04-24. PCMag. en. 2020-05-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20200506061742/https://www.pcmag.com/news/report-source-code-for-older-nintendo-gaming-systems-leaks-online.
  6. News: Martín . Javier . 2010-11-11 . 'Me gusta trastear' . es . . 2022-01-05. 1134-6582 . 2021-04-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210427174835/https://elpais.com/tecnologia/2010/11/11/actualidad/1289469664_850215.html . live.
  7. 2010-12-04. Inside the race to hack the Kinect. New Scientist. en. 208. 2789. 22–23. 10.1016/S0262-4079(10)62989-2. 0262-4079. Giles. Jim. 2021-04-27. 2021-04-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210427190039/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0262407910629892. live.
  8. Web site: 2015-02-05. Un español consigue abrir a PC el código de Kinect en sólo dos horas. live. 2021-04-27. MeriStation. es. 2021-04-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210427190806/https://as.com/meristation/2010/11/12/noticias/1289557800_087455.html.
  9. Book: Hacking the Kinect. 2012. Apress. Jeff Kramer. 978-1-4302-3868-3. 41. 795985020. 2021-04-24. 2021-08-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801144743/https://www.worldcat.org/title/hacking-the-kinect/oclc/795985020. live.
  10. Web site: Hacker wins $3,000 for first open source Microsoft Kinect driver - Update - The H Open: News and Features. live. 2021-04-24. H-online. 2021-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20210425041619/http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Hacker-wins-3-000-for-first-open-source-Microsoft-Kinect-driver-Update-1134907.html.
  11. Web site: Mark. Hachman. 2011-01-12. Sony Sues PS3 Hackers. 2021-04-27. PCMag India. en-in. 2021-04-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210427190039/https://in.pcmag.com/gaming-systems/26839/sony-sues-ps3-hackers. live.
  12. Web site: Sony/Hotz settlement details surface. 2021-07-27. GameSpot. en-US. 2021-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727162236/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-hotz-settlement-details-surface/1100-6308347/. live.
  13. Web site: 2016-12-28. Konsolen-Hacking auf dem 33C3 - Hacker startet Steam auf Playstation 4. live. 2021-04-27. GameStar. de. 2021-04-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210427205014/https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/konsolen-hacking-auf-dem-33c3-hacker-startet-steam-auf-playstation-4,3307398.html.
  14. Web site: Chan. Rosalie. 'It honestly killed the project': Former Google employees speak out about a policy that lets the company claim ownership over code they write for outside projects. 2021-04-24. Business Insider. https://web.archive.org/web/20200217180057/https://www.businessinsider.com/former-googlers-google-ip-open-source-policy-iarc-2020-1. 2020-02-17.
  15. Web site: Vaughan-Nichols. Steven J.. What must be done to bring Linux to the Apple M1 chip. live. 2021-04-24. ZDNet. en. 2021-01-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127142447/https://www.zdnet.com/article/what-must-be-done-to-bring-linux-to-the-apple-m1-chip/.
  16. Web site: Salter. Jim. 2021-04-09. Apple M1 hardware support merged into Linux 5.13. live. 2021-04-27. Ars Technica. en-us. 2021-04-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210427143528/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/04/apple-m1-hardware-support-merged-into-linux-5-13/.
  17. Web site: Mott. Nathaniel. 2021-05-26. Asahi Linux Dev Reveals 'M1RACLES' Flaw in Apple M1, Pokes Fun at Similar Flaws. live. 2021-05-26. Tom's Hardware. en. 2021-08-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801144708/https://www.tomshardware.com/news/m1racles-covert-channel-vulnerability-apple-m1-chip.
  18. Web site: Goodin. Dan. 2021-05-28. Covert channel in Apple's M1 is mostly harmless, but it sure is interesting. live. 2021-07-27. Ars Technica. en-us. 2021-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727162653/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/apples-m1-chip-has-a-security-bug-but-dont-worry-its-mostly-harmless/.

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