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Coincidentally, it's the other way around with USB dead drops.[1] Either trust that the USB won't fry your motherboard or carry a multimeter with you all the ti
by mitakas 15y ago
Coincidentally, it's the other way around with USB dead drops.[1] Either trust that the USB won't fry your motherboard or carry a multimeter with you all the time.
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_dead_drop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_dead_drop
- camtarn 15y agoOuch. I'd thought of the malware risk of plugging into a dead drop, but it never quite crossed my mind that someone could basically turn one into the equivalent of the Etherkiller: http://www.fiftythree.org/etherkiller/ http://www.fiftythree.org/etherkiller/
- shabble 15y agoI suspect some hubs would be suitable for buffering against that sort of attack. Not sure which though, or whether a more subtle approach (some sort of pulsed power to avoid tripping polyfuses, perhaps) would still be practical. If you wanted to be a dick, I think replacing the insides of a USB stick with a large charged capacitor and leaving them in parking lots would be the way to go.