brachiosaurus@mander.xyz to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months 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.orgexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1546arrow-down111
arrow-up1535arrow-down1external-linkTIL 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 · 2 months agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squareOtter@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 months 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-up5·2 months 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-up2·2 months 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.