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i did just read this and found it very interesting and thought lets share it.
In short: "BadUsb" is the modifying of the firmware of usb devices, what could have serious consequents.
(3 examples out of the article)
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In short: "BadUsb" is the modifying of the firmware of usb devices, what could have serious consequents.
(3 examples out of the article)
BadUSB – Turning devices evil. Once reprogrammed, benign devices can turn malicious in many ways, including:
- A device can emulate a keyboard and issue commands on behalf of the logged-in user, for example to exfiltrate files or install malware. Such malware, in turn, can infect the controller chips of other USB devices connected to the computer.
- The device can also spoof a network card and change the computer’s DNS setting to redirect traffic.
- A modified thumb drive or external hard disk can – when it detects that the computer is starting up – boot a small virus, which infects the computer’s operating system prior to boot
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