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Astonishingly, yes. There was a big thing a while back with a Googler reviewing USB-C products and highlighting if they were dangerous: https://www.computerworl

• jefftk 4y ago
  It's not astonishing that not following the spec can lead to things getting fried, though? Splice a mains jack onto a USB cable and you'll see some smoke too ;) But I agree that the level of incorrect implementation was shockingly high initially. Luckily it's much better now!
  • AlexandrB 4y ago
    I still stay well clear of MOOZOOM-style alphabet soup cables on Amazon and buy Anker for this reason.
  • toast0 4y ago
    Looks like the Etherkiller[1] needs updating for modern times. I wouldn't be surprised if usb -> serial plus the serial etherkiller would do the trick though. OTOH, USB Killers do exist, but they only kill hosts; Mains -> USB-C could kill hosts and targets indiscriminately. [1] http://www.fiftythree.org/etherkiller/ http://www.fiftythree.org/etherkiller/