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Research: You Can Accidentally Hack Yourself With A USB Cable

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Apr 12, 2008
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Oh, cute little helpful USB Cable, how I one day may loathe you. I just think I’m innocently plugging you into my computer, perhaps to charge although you take infinitely longer than a wall charger, or maybe I’m moving some pictures or files. Then without warning, an attacker is actually operating my computer, my personal [...]

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Just a heads up: they spelled "pwned" wrong in that pic.. :D


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