Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Sylvia Else Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: [CM] the USB killer now exists and is being mass-produced Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2016 13:18:19 +1100 Lines: 30 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net fy6aiNRMZIM07MdetDn/ywMe6GFe7yYtg737jp4EaZ3IHzeonk Cancel-Lock: sha1:Bwp9g+U2TaKp0k48363z1R8jJkM= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.3.0 In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.misc:12586 On 6/12/2016 3:27 AM, The Real Bev wrote: > On 12/04/2016 04:25 PM, Sylvia Else wrote: >> On 5/12/2016 1:11 AM, Eric Pozharski wrote: >>> with Sylvia Else wrote: >>>> On 4/12/2016 3:36 AM, RS Wood wrote: >>> >>>>> New submitter npslider writes: The "USB Killer," a USB stick that >>>>> fries almost everything that it is plugged into, has been mass >>>>> produced -- available online for about $50. Ars Technica first wrote >>>>> about this diabolical device that looks like a fairly humdrum memory >>>>> stick a year ago. From the report: "The USB Killer is shockingly >>>>> simple in its operation. As soon as you plug it in, a DC-to-DC >>> *SKIP* >>>> Or appropriately connect diodes to the data lines. If this device >>>> becomes widespread enough, manufacturers will start doing that on new >>>> hardware, particularly if people keep submitting warranty claims. >>> >>> Somehow I believe pluging-in 220V isn't covered by any reasonable >>> warranty. Personaly, I have some time to get some spare USB-Hub. >>> >> >> It probably isn't, but that won't stop people making warranty claims, >> and it's likely quite difficult to prove the exact cause. In any case, >> even processing warranty claims that are rejected costs money. > > I have to wonder about the LEGITIMATE use for such a thing... > Testing device protection against this? Sylvia.