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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Checking out a hard drive
Date: 17 Feb 2017 16:41:16 GMT
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Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> On 2017-02-16, isw <isw@witzend.com> wrote:
>> In article <slrnoab645.1kdf.g.kreme@snow.local>,
>> Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>> 
>>> In message <isw-041C9C.23165812022017@news-roam.garlic.com> isw 
>>> <isw@witzend.com> wrote:
>>>> Is that correct? Is the drive trustworthy? If not, what would you 
>>>> recommend?
>>> 
>>> Probably. However, I would never plug in an unknown USB device to my
>>> computer. However, since you already did that, you've already done
>>> whatever damage it might have done, so that ship has sailed.
>> 
>> Not being confrontational; just being curious:
>> 
>> Specifically, what damage -- details, not speculation?
>> 
>> How would I know that it had occurred -- what/where to look?
>> 
>> How could I rectify the situation?
> 
> Read and learn:
> 
> <https://www.wired.com/2014/07/usb-security/>
> 
> Don't connect untrusted USB devices to your devices.

Also:

<https://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2017/02/usb-killer-fry-lightning-usb-c-devices/>

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