I used Ghidra (an IDA competitor) to Reverse Engineer the Switch kernel in order to write homebrew. I also used it to reverse engineer the Steam Controller firmware as part of an ongoing work to better understand its proprietary protocol to write drivers for it, and maybe replace its firmware since it's now EOL'd.
Crackers are using those tools for sure, but there are many legit use-cases, like security research and malware analysis. Heck, I also use IDA as a debugger for my own programs sometimes, as they tend to give a lot more information with very little configuration compared to GDB/LLDB.
Crackers are using those tools for sure, but there are many legit use-cases, like security research and malware analysis. Heck, I also use IDA as a debugger for my own programs sometimes, as they tend to give a lot more information with very little configuration compared to GDB/LLDB.