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Introduction Before you start, be aware this won't be a write-up like my previous posts, and most people probably won't find it that interesting.

Introduction I've known about the "kamakiri" 🦗 exploit for a while now, and like many others, I've even used it in practice, but I never really stopped to understand how it actually works under the hood.

Introduction I've been working on a lot of projects involving MediaTek bootloaders lately, and they've been getting more attention over time.

Introduction In September 2025, Chimera quietly announced "world-first" support for MediaTek's latest Dimensity 9400 and 8400 SoCs running DAs compiled months after MediaTek had patched Carbonara.

Yes, you heard that right, 10 years after its release, I managed to hack and unlock the first MediaTek based Amazon tablet that went on sale, the Amazon Fire HD6 / HD7 2014 (codenamed ariel).