Featured image of Hack Raspberry Pi’s New Microcontroller, Win $10,000 Source: Raspberry Pi
This article is free for you and free from outside influence. To keep things this way, we finance it through advertising, ad-free subscriptions, and shopping links. If you purchase using a shopping link, we may earn a commission. Learn more
Hack Attack

Hack Raspberry Pi’s New Microcontroller, Win $10,000

Picture ofAdam Kohut
by Adam Kohut
Published Aug 21, 2024

A bounty offer for the RP2350 is currently running, with the first person to discover the "secret" in the microcontroller's OTP reaping the rewards

Advertisement

Raspberry Pi is standing behind the security of its new RP2350 microcontroller – and is betting $10,000 you can’t hack it.

The RP2350 was recently launched alongside the Pico 2 microcontroller board. Its security is a major USP, as is transparency regarding its documentation, which is available to all users.

As of last week, a bounty offer for the RP2350 is in play, running for 30 days from its announcement at the Aug 12-13 Def Con 32 hacking convention. Anyone can enter; all they have to do is set up their microcontroller according to Raspberry Pi’s parameters. The first person to hack the device and divulge the “secret” in its OTP wins the money.

A GitHub repository holds all the information those interested in participating will need to get started. You’ll also want to read the bounty program’s announcement blog post on Raspberry Pi’s website.

Other than that, there’s not much else to do but get hacking. Best of luck!

Read more recent microcontroller news:

About the Author:
Adam is a contributing writer who joined All3DP in 2022 and has more than a decade in tech journalism. He has written for UltiMaker, Protolabs, and many other (tech) startups and corporates worldwide.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement