The DAMIC-M (DArk Matter In CCDs at Modane) experiment employs silicon charged-coupled devices (CCDs) to search for sub-GeV dark matter particles with unprecedented sensitivity. Thanks to the sub-electron resolution and extremely low dark current of its skipper CCDs, DAMIC-M is particularly suited to probe dark matter candidates pertaining to the so-called "hidden sector." We will present the status of the experiment, in advanced stage of installation at the Modane Underground Laboratory in France, and highlight recent results from a prototype detector, which already provide world-leading constraints on hidden-sector dark matter.

This lecture was made possible by the William C. Ferguson Fund.