Hector Martin (hacker)
{{Short description|Security consultant and hacker (born 1990)}}
{{family name hatnote|Martín|Cantero|lang=Spanish}}
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| name = Hector Martin
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| birth_name = Héctor Martín Cantero
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|09|09}}
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| nationality = Spanish
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| occupation = Security consultant, hacker
| years_active = 2010–current
| known_for = Asahi Linux and game console hacking
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| website = {{URL|https://marcan.st}}
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Hector Martin Cantero (born September 9, 1990), also known as marcan, is a Spanish security hacker and former lead developer on the Asahi Linux project.{{cite web |last1=Sharwood |first1=Simon |date=21 March 2022 |title=Asahi Linux reaches 'very early Alpha' |url=https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/21/asahi_linux_alpha/ |access-date=17 May 2022 |website=The Register |quote=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.'}} He is also known for hacking multiple PlayStation generations, the Wii and other devices.{{Cite web|last=Goodin|first=Dan|date=2020-05-12|title=Thunderspy: What it is, why it's not scary, and what to do about it|url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/05/thunderspy-what-is-is-why-its-not-scary-and-what-to-do-about-it/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-27|website=Ars Technica|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-02-26|archive-url=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/}}
Biography
= Education =
Martin went to the American School of Bilbao (Spain), where he received his primary and secondary education.{{Cite web|last=Chegue|title=Entrevista a Hector Martín, el castreño que abrió las tripas del Xbox 360 Kinect|url=https://www.muchocastro.com/noticias/tecnologia/item/79344-entrevista-a-hector-martin-el-castreno-que-abrio-las-tripas-del-xbox-360-kinect|access-date=2021-04-27|website=www.muchocastro.com|language=es-es|archive-date=2021-04-27|archive-url=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|url-status=live}}
=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.{{Cite web|title=Euskal Encounter|url=https://marcan.st/events/euskal|url-status=live|access-date=2022-10-13|website=marcan.st|language=en|archive-date=2022-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907225236/https://marcan.st/events/euskal/}}{{Non-primary source needed|date=November 2022}}
He has been part of fail0verflow, (formerly known as Team Twiizers) where he was responsible for reverse engineering and hacking the Wii.{{Cite web|title=Wii Hacker: Leaked Source Code for Nintendo Gaming Systems Is 'Nonsense'|url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/report-source-code-for-older-nintendo-gaming-systems-leaks-online|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-24|website=PCMag|language=en|archive-date=2020-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506061742/https://www.pcmag.com/news/report-source-code-for-older-nintendo-gaming-systems-leaks-online}} He was the first to write an open source driver for the Microsoft Kinect{{cite news |last=Martín |first=Javier |date=2010-11-11 |title='Me gusta trastear' |language=es |work=El País |url=https://elpais.com/tecnologia/2010/11/11/actualidad/1289469664_850215.html |access-date=2022-01-05| issn=1134-6582 |archive-date=2021-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427174835/https://elpais.com/tecnologia/2010/11/11/actualidad/1289469664_850215.html |url-status=live}}{{Cite journal|date=2010-12-04|title=Inside the race to hack the Kinect|url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0262407910629892|journal=New Scientist|language=en|volume=208|issue=2789|pages=22–23|doi=10.1016/S0262-4079(10)62989-2|issn=0262-4079|last1=Giles|first1=Jim|access-date=2021-04-27|archive-date=2021-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427190039/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0262407910629892|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}} by reverse engineering{{Cite web|date=2015-02-05|title=Un español consigue abrir a PC el código de Kinect en sólo dos horas|url=https://as.com/meristation/2010/11/12/noticias/1289557800_087455.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-27|website=MeriStation|language=es|archive-date=2021-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427190806/https://as.com/meristation/2010/11/12/noticias/1289557800_087455.html}} for which he was widely credited.{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/795985020|title=Hacking the Kinect|date=2012|publisher=Apress|others=Jeff Kramer|isbn=978-1-4302-3868-3|location=|pages=41|oclc=795985020|access-date=2021-04-24|archive-date=2021-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801144743/https://www.worldcat.org/title/hacking-the-kinect/oclc/795985020|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Hacker wins $3,000 for first open source Microsoft Kinect driver - Update - The H Open: News and Features|url=http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Hacker-wins-3-000-for-first-open-source-Microsoft-Kinect-driver-Update-1134907.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-24|website=H-online|archive-date=2021-04-25|archive-url=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}} Sony sued him and others for hacking the PlayStation 3; the case was eventually settled out of court.{{Cite web|first=Mark|last=Hachman|date=2011-01-12|title=Sony Sues PS3 Hackers|url=https://in.pcmag.com/gaming-systems/26839/sony-sues-ps3-hackers|access-date=2021-04-27|website=PCMag India|language=en-in|archive-date=2021-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427190039/https://in.pcmag.com/gaming-systems/26839/sony-sues-ps3-hackers|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Sony/Hotz settlement details surface|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-hotz-settlement-details-surface/1100-6308347/|access-date=2021-07-27|website=GameSpot|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727162236/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-hotz-settlement-details-surface/1100-6308347/|url-status=live}} In 2016, he ported Linux to the PlayStation 4 and demonstrated that at the 33rd Chaos Communication Congress by running Steam inside Linux.{{Cite web|date=2016-12-28|title=Konsolen-Hacking auf dem 33C3 - Hacker startet Steam auf Playstation 4|url=https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/konsolen-hacking-auf-dem-33c3-hacker-startet-steam-auf-playstation-4,3307398.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-27|website=GameStar|language=de|archive-date=2021-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427205014/https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/konsolen-hacking-auf-dem-33c3-hacker-startet-steam-auf-playstation-4,3307398.html}} He wrote the usbmuxd tool for synchronizing data from iPhones to Linux computers.{{Cite web|last=Chan|first=Rosalie|title='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|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/former-googlers-google-ip-open-source-policy-iarc-2020-1|access-date=2021-04-24|website=Business Insider|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217180057/https://www.businessinsider.com/former-googlers-google-ip-open-source-policy-iarc-2020-1|archive-date=2020-02-17}}
In 2021, Martin founded the Asahi Linux project, an effort to port Linux to the new Apple silicon-powered Macs. While reverse engineering Apple's hardware, Martin discovered the "M1racles" security vulnerability on the Apple M1 processor.{{Cite web|last=Mott|first=Nathaniel|date=2021-05-26|title=Asahi Linux Dev Reveals 'M1RACLES' Flaw in Apple M1, Pokes Fun at Similar Flaws|url=https://www.tomshardware.com/news/m1racles-covert-channel-vulnerability-apple-m1-chip|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-26|website=Tom's Hardware|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801144708/https://www.tomshardware.com/news/m1racles-covert-channel-vulnerability-apple-m1-chip}}{{Cite web|last=Goodin|first=Dan|date=2021-05-28|title=Covert channel in Apple's M1 is mostly harmless, but it sure is interesting|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/apples-m1-chip-has-a-security-bug-but-dont-worry-its-mostly-harmless/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-27|website=Ars Technica|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=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/}} On 14 February 2025, Martin resigned as lead developer of the project.{{Cite web |title=Resigning as Asahi Linux project lead |url=https://marcan.st/2025/02/resigning-as-asahi-linux-project-lead/ |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=marcan.st |language=en}} On 7 February 2025, Martin stepped down from directly working on the Linux kernel over a dispute regarding Rust for Linux.{{Cite web |last=Larabel |first=Michael |date=7 February 2025 |title=Asahi Linux Lead Developer Hector Martin Steps Down As Upstream Apple Silicon Maintainer |url=https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Linux-Lead-No-Upstream |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207143423/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Linux-Lead-No-Upstream |archive-date=7 February 2025 |access-date=7 February 2025 |website=Phoronix}}
References
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External links
- {{official|https://marcan.st}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/c/marcan42 Hector Martin's YouTube] ― Asahi Linux coding streams
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