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Police determined that the drive featured explosives but believe it didn't explode because the adapter the producer used didn't have enough juice to activate it
by snozolli 4y ago
Police determined that the drive featured explosives but believe it didn't explode because the adapter the producer used didn't have enough juice to activate it, Fundamedios said.
Sounds like journalists need USB extension cables that include a current and voltage limiter. Maybe just a USB 1.0 dumbed-down interface would do it.
- anonu 4y agoWhy even risk it? Sounds like they need an explosives tester..
- Arrath 4y agoLittle robot arm in a blast enclosure to plug the drive into an extension cable. Strangely, it still takes 3 tries for the robot to correctly insert the device..
- mgdlbp 4y ago1. Plug drive into cable 2. Plug in other end of cable 3. ??? 4. !!!
- jackvalentine 4y agoOr just leave the cable end outside of the box unplugged and only plug it in once the box is closed.
- yencabulator 4y agoCue mechanical force triggered fuse. But at that point, you could just make a letter that blows up when opened.
- lostlogin 4y agoSounds like one of the journalists already had this in place. Crappy USB hubs have at least one use.
- sacnoradhq 4y agoIt would be much safer to have a current- and voltage-limiting rig in a remote room handled by robotics. Newspaper mailrooms should risk manage packages and have an ability to X-ray them and sweep them for explosive residues. Reporters are targets. The cost of doing nothing is death and injury.