ooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square260fedilinkarrow-up1591arrow-down113cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1578arrow-down1external-linkUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comooli@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square260fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·11 months agoAnd excellent as an attack vector to crack computers you have physical access to.
minus-squareITeeTechMonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down3·11 months agoIf an attacker has physical access to a computer, the game has already been lost.
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·11 months agoYes, in part because of attack vectors like this.
And excellent as an attack vector to crack computers you have physical access to.
If an attacker has physical access to a computer, the game has already been lost.
Yes, in part because of attack vectors like this.
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