Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: What Thinkest Thou Of LO Donate Banner? Date: 12 Nov 2025 03:23:12 GMT Lines: 18 Message-ID: References: <1864d8e7ae136b94$115$2498948$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <10a4ph3$obcm$2@dont-email.me> <68c5ef9f@news.ausics.net> <10a5sou$1360o$7@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net q41mioSIVkHSBPpzFZi4Gwon3fmNHELj68OdT9fVW2wMMJReQF Cancel-Lock: sha1:6Q508H5x+eSEAdTGeJhAwQsOMhA= sha256:WByHrTy0nXPVttmBR08HSb6edhbf+tcNZ2Q8SEU1mAg= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.advocacy:700716 comp.os.linux.misc:77356 On Wed, 12 Nov 2025 02:59:42 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote: > From current times, when I wanted to share a file with some corporate > user, say at a bank, or the doctor at the NHS, they said no to an USB > stick. Email it, please. Because that way, files are scanned and vetted > by IT. An USB is simply prohibited, very unsafe. Would have to be > manually scanned by some official. Who might be pwned. https://medium.com/trabe/rubber-ducky-learning-about-keystroke- injection-324f462f80fa The basic theory of operation is the the ducky says 'Hi, I'm a HID' when it's plugged in like any USB keyboard. And then it starts typing at 6000 wpm. There are some amusing videos where one is used as a prank rather than completely maliciously.