misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoUSB-C cable CT scan reveals sinister active electronics — O.MG cable contains a hidden antenna and another die embedded in the microcontrollerwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down138
arrow-up193arrow-down1external-linkUSB-C cable CT scan reveals sinister active electronics — O.MG cable contains a hidden antenna and another die embedded in the microcontrollerwww.tomshardware.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·2 months agoYes, if someone used one of these against you, you could be in trouble. The company that makes it also makes a detector that can spot it: https://shop.hak5.org/products/malicious-cable-detector-by-o-mg
minus-squareHootinNHollerin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoDamn what a cat and mouse game
Yes, if someone used one of these against you, you could be in trouble. The company that makes it also makes a detector that can spot it:
https://shop.hak5.org/products/malicious-cable-detector-by-o-mg
Damn what a cat and mouse game