Collaborate Disseminate
Earlier this month a single person pleaded guilty to taking down some computer labs at a college in New York. This was not done by hacking into them remotely, but by plugging a USB Killer in one machine at a time. This malicious act caused around $58,000 in damage to …read more
Vishwanath Akuthota didn’t make it hard for authorities to prove that he was the person who destroyed $58,000 worth of college equipment using a USB stick.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading Man fried over 50 college computers with weaponized USB stick
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?
The latest version of a circuit-frying USB stick that can now also disable Macs is a reminder to be careful about what you plug into your devices Continue reading USB pen-testing stick: what happens if it falls into malicious hands?
A few years ago, [Dark Purple] built the USB equivalent of an RJ45 connector wired into mains power. The USB Killer is a simple device with just a FET, a few high voltage caps, a DC/DC converter, and a USB connector. Plug this device into your computer and -220V is dumped directly into the USB signal wires. This kills your laptop dead.
Over the years we’ve seen the USB Killer evolve from a hand-etched PCB to something less discrete but more discreet. It was a crowdfunding campaign run by a company in Hong Kong, and a few months ago this …read more
Continue reading The USB Killer: Now Faster, Better, More Anonymous
Plus a new, stealthy “anonymous” stick, because that’s what the world really needed. Continue reading USB Killer now lets you fry most Lightning and USB-C devices for $55
The USB killer is on the loose, why you shouldn’t use Visa, Obama challenges the Trump administration (sorta), the dumbest car thief of the week, and much more on this edition of Hack Naked News! Full Show Notes Take the Security Weekly survey Visit http://hacknaked.tv to get all the latest episodes! http://traffic.libsyn.com/hntvaudio/Hack_Naked_News__103_-_December_6_2016_converted.mp3 Continue reading Hack Naked News #103 – December 6, 2016
A modified thumb drive called USB Kill is capable of frying all kinds of devices such as gaming consoles, smartphones, and a car’s dashboard.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading Fry all the things! USB Kill zaps tons of computing devices
Only real defense for billions of devices is physically capping ports. Continue reading USB Killer, yours for $50, lets you easily fry almost every device
With a proliferation of USB Flash disk drives has come a very straightforward attack vector for a miscreant intent on spreading malware onto an organisation’s computer network. Simply drop a few infected drives in the parking lot, and wait for an unsuspecting staff member to pick one up and plug it into their computer. The drives are so familiar that to a non-tech-savvy user they appear harmless, there is no conscious decision over whether to trust them or not.
A diabolical variant on the exploit was [Dark Purple]’s USB Killer. Outwardly similar to a USB Flash drive, it contains an …read more
Continue reading The USB Killer Now Has Commercial Competition