i'm pretty sure this is an old concept from the early usb storage days... (found this on archive.org from 2010 https://archive.org/details/Net_At_Night_175 )
wonder why its becoming a "thing" again
Dead Drops: what to do if you see a USB stick sticking out of a wall
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Re: Dead Drops: what to do if you see a USB stick sticking out of a wall
#12If I wanted to do something like this I'd create open WiFi access points called something like "DeadDrop". They wouldn't be connected to the internet. Instead they'd forward you to a locally hosted site that let you download and upload from local storage. WiFi has a lot of advantages. You eliminate the risk of USB attacks, physical damage to the device, and the actual location is unknown. The downside is that it woul…
Relevant: http://ldln.co/#howitworks
Re: Dead Drops: what to do if you see a USB stick sticking out of a wall
#13If I wanted to do something like this I'd create open WiFi access points called something like "DeadDrop". They wouldn't be connected to the internet. Instead they'd forward you to a locally hosted site that let you download and upload from local storage. WiFi has a lot of advantages. You eliminate the risk of USB attacks, physical damage to the device, and the actual location is unknown. The downside is that it woul…
The Pirate Box[1] firmware is the perfect thing for this. The problem is finding power to keep the box running, but with wifi, you can hide the box somewhere out of site.
I have always thought it would be cool to set up a piratebox somewhere running from a solar panel. Then in daylight hours the dead drop would be there, but it would be gone at night.
[1]: http://piratebox.cc/
Re: Dead Drops: what to do if you see a USB stick sticking out of a wall
#14Not a good idea. This risks getting owned from the BadUSB exploit.
Is BadUSB possible with any USB stick? ( Or is this only a risk if a modified USB stick was installed in the first place?)
Re: Dead Drops: what to do if you see a USB stick sticking out of a wall
#15If I wanted to do something like this I'd create open WiFi access points called something like "DeadDrop". They wouldn't be connected to the internet. Instead they'd forward you to a locally hosted site that let you download and upload from local storage. WiFi has a lot of advantages. You eliminate the risk of USB attacks, physical damage to the device, and the actual location is unknown. The downside is that it woul…
The Pirate Box[1] firmware is the perfect thing for this. The problem is finding power to keep the box running, but with wifi, you can hide the box somewhere out of site. I have always thought it would be cool to set up a piratebox somewhere running from a solar panel. Then in daylight hours the dead drop would be there, but it would be gone at night. [1]: http://piratebox.cc/
There's an Android version in case you have old smartphones lying around. They're more powerful than the OpenWRT routers and they do have their own power. You need to root your phone first though.
Re: Dead Drops: what to do if you see a USB stick sticking out of a wall
#16。。。
Re: Dead Drops: what to do if you see a USB stick sticking out of a wall
#17这样做好吗。。。太明显了吧？？
Re: Dead Drops: what to do if you see a USB stick sticking out of a wall
#18Not a good idea. This risks getting owned from the BadUSB exploit.
In the article it's said that's explicitly part of the idea - it's supposed to be dangerous.
Re: Dead Drops: what to do if you see a USB stick sticking out of a wall
#19i'm pretty sure this is an old concept from the early usb storage days... (found this on archive.org from 2010 https://archive.org/details/Net_At_Night_175 ) wonder why its becoming a "thing" again
The article explicitly states that this project started in 2010.
Re: Dead Drops: what to do if you see a USB stick sticking out of a wall
#20A more surreptitious spy would have a piece of hardware that can manipulate a USB drive without needing a full laptop. Any small USB host would do, from an old MP3 player to a Sony PSP.
Something like the Raspberry Pi would probably work well.
It's small, can be powered from a battery pack, you can add some scripts that automount the USB stick and copy everything off (and/or add some things of your own)