brachiosaurus@mander.xyz to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL for at last 15 years US government has been able to implant hardware into USB cables to turn them into hacking devices with wireless capability.en.wikipedia.orgimagemessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1541arrow-down111
arrow-up1530arrow-down1imageTIL for at last 15 years US government has been able to implant hardware into USB cables to turn them into hacking devices with wireless capability.en.wikipedia.orgbrachiosaurus@mander.xyz to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squareOtter@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·4 days agoYou can see a CT scan of one of these https://www.techspot.com/news/105863-usb-c-cable-can-hide-lot-malicious-hardware.html
minus-squarebrachiosaurus@mander.xyzOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agodamn i though they would use the type A connector because it’s bigger but it can be fit even into usb C
minus-squaremuusemuuse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoApple did it with lightning.
You can see a CT scan of one of these
https://www.techspot.com/news/105863-usb-c-cable-can-hide-lot-malicious-hardware.html
damn i though they would use the type A connector because it’s bigger but it can be fit even into usb C
Apple did it with lightning.