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Short Bytes: On Modern Intel CPUs, the USB 3.0 port can be used to access the hardware debugging interface JTAG via DCI. According to a research duo at Positive Security, the availability of DCI can pose as a major vulnerability allowing the attacker gain full control of the CPU without doing much. However, a security […]
Only real defense for billions of devices is physically capping ports. Last year we wrote about the “USB Killer”—a DIY USB stick that fried almost everything (laptops, smartphones, consoles, cars) that it was plugged into. Now the USB Killer has been mass produced—you can buy it online for about £50/$50. Now everyone can destroy just about […]
Short Bytes: Infecting people’s computers with the help of malicious USB drives is an old trick being used by hackers even today. Going one step ahead, in the recent months, we witnessed the rise of USB Killer devices that fry your computer. In a video, YouTuber Thomas Kim has made his own USB Killer using the […]
Short Bytes: Willing to own your personal USB key that takes care of your password changing tasks? Using a USB, an ATtiny85, and some soldering skills, you can create a USB password generator that creates and enters passwords automatically. To do this, you need to program ATtiny85 in a way to act like a USB keyboard. […]
If you prevent access to your computer with just a password, you are missing out on an alternate (and more secure) way to lock down your computer. Predator, a free Windows program, turns your USB drive into a key that locks your computer when it’s removed. To unlock your computer, you’ll have to plug the […]
32GB of sweet USB flash drive storage space just sits in your office drawer, ironically taking up space. Why? Because you can’t put anything else on it. It’s write protected and you can’t format the stupid thing! Or can you? We get a lot of people asking about formatting write protected USB flash drives. Click […]
WAS, is a simple automatic USB drive malware scanning tool that helps for people who often be in a hurry or absent minded to scan the USB drive before opening files from it. You may have an anti-virus with real time protection, but if it doesn’t able to identify new virus that it will be […]
The manufacturer USBKill.com has commercialized USB Kill 2.0, a USB dongle that is able to fry any computer through the USB ports. The Hong Kong-based technology manufacturer USBKill.com has created a USB dongle that is able to fry any computer into which it’s plugged by using an electrical discharge. The attack is simple, the USBKill use […]
USB Tester Short Bytes: The USB Killer stick that made headlines last year for being a brutal death to your innocent hardware is now up for sale in its upgraded USB Killer V2.0. The killer USB, priced at $49.95, can electrocute your device with 240 volts until it dies. We have come across USB drives […]
First off, this is dead simple and shouldn’t work, but it does. Also, there is no possible way that I’m the first one that has identified this, but here it is (trust me, I tested it so many ways to confirm it because I couldn’t believe it was true) TL;DR USB Ethernet + DHCP + […]
An ordinary USB drive (A) is sending information to a receiver (B) Short Bytes: A team of Israel’s Ben-Gurion University has developed a software-only exploit named USBee. It allows the attacker to sniff data from air-gapped computers using USB drives. USBee transmits data at 80 bytes per second. Once transmitted, the attacker needs a GNU-radio-powered receiver and […]
This is a hardware True Random Number Generator that attaches via USB. Version 0.3 This one uses the better noise source coupled with an op amp that provides 2MHz of bandwidth at a gain of 100, offering linear frequency response at a million samples per second. A photo of prototype version 0.3: Here’s a circuit […]
Modems in a number of Samsung Galaxy devices are open to receiving AT commands over the USB cable even when they are locked. Do you know that modems in a number of Samsung Galaxy devices are open to receiving AT commands over the USB cable even when they are locked? The circumstance is serious if we […]
Short Bytes: Security researchers have identified a new malware named USB Thief that has the ability to steal data from air-gapped computers without leaving its trace. The malware uses a unique method of protecting itself with AES128-encryption and renaming the files in each new instance. Imagine a malware that spreads through USB drives, steals your computer’s data […]
A new USB device series has been launched by Kingston aiming to provide secure and tamper-proof thumb drive to IT professionals while on the go. Kingston DataTraveler 2000 has been created for offering top-notch security to crucially important files that require transportation from one place to another or for preventing unauthorized employees from checking out […]
Short Bytes: The maker of USB Killer is here with the USB Killer version 2.0 – a more advanced version of the computer frying USB drive. The Killer USB v2.0 is more refined as it now dumps the -220V directly onto the USB signal wires. Earlier this year, I told you about the a proof-of-concept computer-burning […]
Six weeks after hackers revealed vulnerabilities in a 2014 Jeep Cherokee that they could use to take over its transmission and brakes, Chrysler has pushed out its patch for that epic exploit. Now it’s getting another round of criticism for what some are calling a sloppy method of distributing that patch: On more than a […]
Short Bytes: This DIY from Chris Robinson of NODE will show you how to make your own Linux computer from a USB charger. This uses Raspberry Pi compatible ODROID board and runs on Raspbian OS. In this article, I’m going to tell you about how to make a little Linux computer from a USB charger. […]
Here’s a news that will cheer up all the activists, criminals, activists and whistle blowers. Now they have got a new tool called USBkill to save themselves by shutting down the computer before the sensitive information will be examined. USBkill turns your USB into a kill switch once activated. It’s a program – a computer […]
The killer USB Drive has been designed especially to burn laptops – So be careful while inserting someone’s USB on your laptop. Have you heard about the subway USB theft? In case you haven’t let us tell you that someone took a flash drive from a passenger while both were travelling. The drive was later plugged by the […]
The Killer USB USB drives are known be humble creatures that help you out by transferring your data. But, what if a USB drive turns evil and fries your computer? Forget USB 3.1 and USB Type-C, the USB I’m going to describe ahead, will burn down your lovely computer if you insert it in the […]