ooli@lemmy.worlddeleted by creator to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agoUSB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversiblewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square246linkfedilinkarrow-up1587arrow-down112cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
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minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·3 years agoAnd excellent as an attack vector to crack computers you have physical access to.
minus-squareITeeTechMonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down3·3 years agoIf an attacker has physical access to a computer, the game has already been lost.
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·3 years agoYes, in part because of attack vectors like this.
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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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