Collaborate Disseminate
When the USB standard was first revealed, a few peripherals here and there adopted it but it was far from the “universal” standard implied by its name. It was slow, …read more Continue reading USB-C Power Supply Pushes Almost 2 kW
I’m at my wits end here. I installed the Windows OS on my USB drive in order to install Windows on a brand new PC; for some reason this installation failed.
Upon plugging in the USB to my (old) PC again a few days later, I see that I can’t… Continue reading How to add Write Access on FAT32 USB drive?
Running the following code on a linux machine returns the partition tables and partial config of the hard-drive and USB devices.
fdisk -l
returns
Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 238.47 GiB, 256060514304 bytes, 500118192 sectors
Disk model: PC300 NVMe… Continue reading How can we confirm with certanty a USB or Harddrive is not infected after reformatting?
A new worm that spreads via USB sticks is infecting computers in Ukraine and beyond.
The group—known by many names, including Gamaredon, Primitive Bear, ACTINIUM, Armageddon, and Shuckworm—has been active since at least 2014 and has been attributed to Russia’s Federal Security Service by the Security Service of Ukraine. Most Kremlin-backed groups take pains to fly under the radar; Gamaredon doesn’t care to. Its espionage-motivated campaigns targeting large numbers of Ukrainian organizations are easy to detect and tie back to the Russian government. The campaigns typically revolve around malware that aims to obtain as much information from targets as possible…
Gamaredon’s self-propagating LitterDrifter USB worm spreads from Ukraine to the US and other countries.
The post Russia’s LitterDrifter USB Worm Spreads Beyond Ukraine appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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A handy tool to have on the bench is a Flash chip programmer, and the ones based around the CH341A USB bus converter chip are readily available. But the chip …read more Continue reading Flash Programmer Shows Some Nifty Tricks
Aside from apparently having both the ability to reproduce on their own and simultaneously never being around when you need one, USB chargers seem innocuous enough. The specs are simple: …read more Continue reading Just How Dodgy Are Cheap USB Chargers Anyway?
A mildly annoying trend over recent years has been for USB hardware devices to expose a CD-ROM drive containing their drivers for Windows users. Of course there’s no real CD …read more Continue reading A Network Adapter Thinks it’s a CD-ROM. Restore its True Calling!
[Crispernaki] and I have something in common. We both saw this awesome project that made a scroll wheel out of a VHS head back in 2010, and wanted to make …read more Continue reading Impostor Syndrome: It’s Not Your Fault!
For better or worse, most drivers for PC-related hardware like RGB components and fan controllers are built for Windows and aren’t generally of the highest quality. They’re often proprietary and …read more Continue reading PC Fan Controller Works on Most Operating Systems