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This has been around for a while, and given the vulnerabilities in USB stacks and OSes is somewhat dangerous. When it appeared over at Reddit someone called it
by api 12y ago
This has been around for a while, and given the vulnerabilities in USB stacks and OSes is somewhat dangerous. When it appeared over at Reddit someone called it a "USB glory hole."
Same thing applies to chargers in public places. You never know whether it's just a charger.
- baddox 12y agoDo the "charge-only" USB cables fix this vulnerability? e.g. http://www.amazon.com/PortaPow-Micro-USB-Cable-Charging/dp/B0088HTYUE http://www.amazon.com/PortaPow-Micro-USB-Cable-Charging/dp/B...
- detaro 12y agoFor chargers, yes. For getting data of a "dead drop", obviously not, and also not if someone connects high voltage or something crazy like that. Or someone manages to exploit the power management system by turning power on and off in just the right way, but that seems far-fetched.
- devindotcom 12y agoThese 'USB condoms' seemed like a novelty at first but now I'm thinking they're going to be standard travel gear. http://syncstop.com/ http://syncstop.com/ formerly http://int3.cc/products/usbcondoms http://int3.cc/products/usbcondoms