[Rustington] 'Doctored' USB cable sounds scary

[fhj1723]

Put me on then if you wish. Christina will be going home late am.
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On 9 Mar 2019 14:04, Paul Willis via Rustington <rustington at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
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> Do you think this is a typo:
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> At first glance, USBNinja innocently looks like a USB data / charging cable (4 to 25 V @ 10 mA)...
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> 10mA wouldn't be much good for charging, 500mA is the basic standard and much higher now for USB3.
>
> While I'm here..
> We need a host offer for Wednesday, Derek is going to be late and I think Frank might not be available
>
> P
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> On Sat, 9 Mar 2019, 09:31 david via Rustington, <rustington at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
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>> Picked up the following through an Elektor newsletter on a modified
>> USB cable that allows remote access to a computer:
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>> USB cable: espionage, sabotage, infiltration
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>> https://www.elektormagazine.com/news/usb-cable-espionage-sabotage-infiltration
>>
>> David
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