All posts tagged "USB"

USB Killer, yours for $50, lets you easily fry almost every device

Only real defense for billions of devices is physically capping ports. Last year we wrote about the “USB Killer”—a DIY USB stick...

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This USB Killer, Made From Camera Flash Parts, Is Your Computer’s Worst Enemy

Short Bytes: Infecting people’s computers with the help of malicious USB drives is an old trick being used by hackers even today. Going...

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How To Build A “USB Password Generator” To Create And Enter Passwords Automatically

Short Bytes: Willing to own your personal USB key that takes care of your password changing tasks? Using a USB, an ATtiny85,...

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Lock and unlock your computer with a USB drive, Like A Hacker

If you prevent access to your computer with just a password, you are missing out on an alternate (and more secure) way...

How to Format a Write Protected USB Flash Drive Using Command Line

32GB of sweet USB flash drive storage space just sits in your office drawer, ironically taking up space. Why? Because you can’t...

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WAS – Automatic USB Drive Malware Scanning Tool

WAS, is a simple automatic USB drive malware scanning tool that helps for people who often be in a hurry or absent...

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Now you can buy USB Kill that could fry your PC via USB

The manufacturer USBKill.com has commercialized USB Kill 2.0, a USB dongle that is able to fry any computer through the USB ports....

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This Ruthless USB Killer Can Give Your PC A Painful Death, Now Up For Sale

USB Tester Short Bytes: The USB Killer stick that made headlines last year for being a brutal death to your innocent hardware...

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How to sniff credentials from locked laptops via Ethernet adapter on USB

First off, this is dead simple and shouldn’t work, but it does. Also, there is no possible way that I’m the first...

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USBee — Malware That Uses Any USB Drive To Hack Isolated Computers

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...

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ChaosKey: This is a hardware True Random Number Generator that attaches via USB.

This is a hardware True Random Number Generator that attaches via USB. Version 0.3 This one uses the better noise source coupled...

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Vulnerabilities

Hacking Samsung Galaxy via Modem interface exposed via USB

Modems in a number of Samsung Galaxy devices are open to receiving AT commands over the USB cable even when they are...

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USB Thief — This Self-projecting USB Trojan Can Give You Nightmares

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...

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Geek

Kingston’s DataTraveler 2000 Provides Undisputed Security and Encryption

A new USB device series has been launched by Kingston aiming to provide secure and tamper-proof thumb drive to IT professionals while...

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USB Killer Version 2.0 Burns and Destroys Your Computer

Short Bytes: The maker of USB Killer is here with the USB Killer version 2.0 – a more advanced version of the...

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Chrysler Catches Flak for Patching Hack Via Mailed USB

Six weeks after hackers revealed vulnerabilities in a 2014 Jeep Cherokee that they could use to take over its transmission and brakes,...

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Geek

How to Convert a USB Charger Into a Linux Computer

Short Bytes: This DIY from Chris Robinson of NODE will show you how to make your own Linux computer from a USB...

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USBkill – Code That Turns USB Drives Into PC Killing Weapon

Here’s a news that will cheer up all the activists, criminals, activists and whistle blowers. Now they have got a new tool...

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Beware– This Killer USB Drive Can Fry Your Laptop

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...

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