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Vishwanath Akuthota’s USB stick contained an unusually destructive payload.
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Was hoping to get your support to help to explain to our system admins how come the AV can’t protect our enterprise from attacks that can be generated from USBninja. How can I explain our system admins that AV can’t protect o… Continue reading How can I explain our system admins that AV can’t protect our enterprise machines from attacks leverage on USBninja?
I would like to know if a BadUsb can simulate a real device or it just execute programmed functions and stop working. For example, if a “mouse” is a BadUsb, when I plug it in a PC, will it work like a real mouse and allow me … Continue reading BadUSB device functionality
I know that most viruses that can infect the OS from having the infected usb inserted into the PC are mostly Windows only, but is there any possibility that there is one that can affect Ubuntu as well?
Continue reading Is there any known viruses/malware that can infect Ubuntu that came from the usb?
My company is implementing “BitLocker to Go” encryption to encrypt USB flash drives.
However we us Barco USB wireless presentation devices. Each time one is plugged in, Bitlocker wants to encrypt it (it won’t because it is t… Continue reading Need to make a USB device look like a keyboard
I want to make my own Bad USB device and found a list of USB drives with the right chipset. https://github.com/brandonlw/Psychson/wiki/Known-Supported-Devices
When I search for Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 T111 8GB, multiple US… Continue reading USB Drive for Bad USB [on hold]
Here’s the latest Naked Security podcast… enjoy! Continue reading Ep. 020 – Leaky containers, careless coders and risky USB cables [PODCAST]
If you weren’t scared of USB cables before, you should be now. The O.MG cable (or Offensive MG kit) from [MG] hides a backdoor inside the shell of a USB connector. Plug this cable into your computer and you’ll be the victim of remote attacks over WiFi.
You might be asking what’s inside this tiny USB cable to make it susceptible to such attacks. That’s the trick: inside the shell of the USB ‘A’ connector is a PCB loaded up with a WiFi microcontroller — the documentation doesn’t say which one — that will send payloads over the USB device. …read more
Can a USB-based atack, e.g., BadUSB, RubberyDucky be detected by observing the output from dmesg?
I bought a brand new DFRobot Beetle, which is essentialy a miniaturized Leonardo.
A few seconds after plugging it in, the USB … Continue reading Detecting USB-based(Arduino Leonardo) attacks
USB-C Authentication could banish USB threats forever, but it might also mean you’re tied to buying ‘approved’ accessories. Continue reading USB-C Authentication sounds great, so why are people worried?