Case Studies
Theory gets tested here. Each case study maps real attacks to TARA techniques, scores them with NISS, and traces the impact through neurorights violations and clinical outcomes.
Some of these started as threat models. Some as simulations. All of them made the framework stronger.
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The Global Neural Data Governance Gap
15+ jurisdictions compared. No one has solved it yet. The HNDL clock is ticking for everyone.
Comparative analysis of neurotechnology regulation across 15+ jurisdictions. Chile amended its constitution. China published national BCI ethics guidelines. The US has a patchwork. No one has solved the full problem. Every country has something to teach, and the quantum HNDL threat makes global coordination urgent.
ANC Ear Canal Fingerprinting (T0079)
Your earbuds can fingerprint your ear canal
Real hardware validation of covert ear canal biometric extraction via consumer ANC earbuds. 2 subjects, 2 devices, 6 sessions, >99% identification accuracy. Probe signal hidden 47 dB below music.
Neurowall: 15 Attack Scenarios Tested
Building a neural firewall from scratch and testing it honestly
Full 3-layer defense pipeline tested against 15 TARA-mapped attack scenarios including 5 adversarial-aware attacks. 13/15 detected. Honest reporting of the 2 that evade detection — boiling frog and phase replay.
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Neural Steganography Weaponization
Full threat model for SSVEP frequency hijack via imperceptible display flicker, chained with sensory-channel attacks. If a monitor flickers faster than 60 Hz, you cannot see it — but your brain still responds.
TARA's First CVE: Realtek Audio Jack Retasking
How a BCI threat framework found an unfiled CVE in Realtek audio codecs that turns your headphones into microphones. Not in a brain-computer interface — in your headphones.
The Neural Impact Chain
99 BCI attack techniques mapped to DSM-5-TR diagnoses. NISS scores correlate with clinical categories. When a BCI attack disrupts your amygdala, what happens to your mental health?
How Malicious Apps Derive Your Biometrics
28 ways consumer sensors extract biometric, physiological, and cognitive data without dedicated health hardware. The attack chain ends at your brain.
All case studies reference techniques from the TARA threat registry and are scored using the NISS system.