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I was given a mouse by someone who intented to hack me through a mouse could they have been able to load it with a keylogger? [closed]

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The mouse is the microsoft basic optical mouse v2.0 when i checked the mouse settings i saw 2 inputs a USB input and a ps/2 input the ps/2 input was written as "this device is connected to a ps/2 port" my laptop has no ps/2 ports… Continue reading I was given a mouse by someone who intented to hack me through a mouse could they have been able to load it with a keylogger? [closed]→

Can the microsoft basic optical mouse be modified to contain spyware or a keylogger if the attacker had physical access to the mouse? [duplicate]

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I was given a mouse by someone who now i realized would want to hack me. It is the Microsoft basic optical mouse v2.0. Can this mouse be modified to inject spyware and malware onto my laptop?

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Assuming that everyone always performs a revocation check, do we still need expiration time in each certificate?

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I understand that each public key certificate includes an expiration time, and a CRL is issued periodically, listing all currently revoked certificates. However, in class we were told to think about whether or not we still ne… Continue reading Assuming that everyone always performs a revocation check, do we still need expiration time in each certificate?→