I believe the original is the Etherkiller:
USB Killer
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Re: USB Killer
#162Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why? Sounds like a way to increase security awareness. Although, I suppose a huge blaring alarm might do just as well. Leave them around your office/parking lot and see who uses them. Then have a chat. Better they plug in a bad device you control vs one carrying a truly malicious payload. (Probably a good idea to attempt to phish employees, too.)
I dunno, making an innocent-looking object do something dangerous is "not cool" for non-technical items as well. Say you replace the contents of one of those bright-coloured sticky sweet liquors with a similarly-coloured cleaning fluid? Then leave it in your liquor cabinet, "to teach people to not touch your stuff". I'm not even sure that's legal. I once heard a story of someone storing their concentrated GHB (a drug…
Re: "If an intruder gets hurt, you're liable."
IANAL
This is called the Castle doctrine, and in the US it varies on a state-by-state basis. I'm not sure if it would cover "booby-traps" or not, since technically you are protecting yourself from an intruder.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_doctrine#Practice_in_th...
Re: USB Killer
#163Build this into a DeadDrop (seen on HN yesterday) for added fun.
Re: USB Killer
#164Best comment from the page: "It needs to have en eInk display to say 128, 129" Such yes. ... I was walking past a tall wooden fence the other day, you know the kind you see outside a building site. As I walked along beside it I heard chanting coming from behind the fence further up... they were chanting numbers, or rather just one number. "Thirteen, thirteen, thirteen, thirteen, ..." they excitedly chanted. It sounde…
Someone was waving a bunch of newspapers and yelling "extra! extra! 50 people scammed! extra! extra!".
I went over and bought one. I looked inside, there was nothing about any scam.
Then I hear "extra! extra! 51 people scammed! extra! extra!".
Re: USB Killer
#165Re: USB Killer
#166Earlier quoted context omitted.
Especially if it used capacitors or an onboard battery to keep the siren going when someone inevitably yanks it out quickly :)
and of course label it " boss name personal" On that note, using it as a pentesting device could be interesting. Perhaps just use the "beep" so the auditor can see how many people trust putting anything into their PC, then at the end cite USB killer.
"loosing" USB sticks with a trojan that just phones home and deletes itself seems to be the usual way to do that in pentests.
Re: USB Killer
#167Earlier quoted context omitted.
They have it bad enough already without adding felony charges for destruction of government property.
What about putting it in a plastic bag, with big sticker - "DO NOT PLUG THIS INTO ANY DEVICE. " :)
You could even print a disclaimer using bold red letters onto the device itself, people would probably just want to plug it in even more.
Re: USB Killer
#168Earlier quoted context omitted.
When my grandparents died and we sold their house (in the uk) we had some builders in to tidy up some stuff and they discovered that in a big part of the house the earth was actually wired to live in the sockets. They'd lived with it for 40 years or something. Guess not many devices actually use the earth. (The wiring was originally done by my grandad'a brother - use a professional people...)
If you're not going to do it professionally, at least use one of these: http://smile.amazon.com/GE-3-Wire-Receptacle-Tester-50542/dp... (that's US wiring but surely there's a UK equivalent)
Nothing wrong with that device, but it's also nice to know about its big brother:
http://smile.amazon.com/Amprobe-INSP-3-Wiring-Inspection-Tes...
This tester can simulate a 10A or 15A load and measure voltage drop, which should remain within 5% of its unloaded value (this is the recommendation in U.S. code). This can identify situations where connections are weak, or wires are too long or too thin.
It has also helped me to improve my wiring practices. It turns out that keeping voltage within 5%, under a 15A load on a 20A circuit, is pretty demanding, and a series of (say) 8 or 10 twisted connections may not meet it, if you are not careful with your technique.
The device can also test GFCI outlets by allowing some current to leak to ground. This provides an end-to-end test in situations where the GFCI is not present at the outlet.
Re: USB Killer
#169Earlier quoted context omitted.
There are straight up isolators, like ADUM4160. For USB2, they're limited to 12mbit/sec though, because USB2 has a single bidirectional (terrible) data line.
Also USB1.1 is (for the most part of the data transmission) differential and bidirectional. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USB_signal_example.s...
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Re: USB Killer
#170Earlier quoted context omitted.
Does anyone actually care that their plugs are elegant? In any case, your Type J is missing the fact that in the UK, the cables point down towards the floor rather than sticking out, keeping them flush with the wall and often allowing you to hide the plugs behind things.
> Does anyone actually care that their plugs are elegant? Some people do, I think its an expression of culture. Its hard not to notice that the swiss and the nordic countries (especially Sweden and Norway) value a certain aesthetics. This expresses itself in many things, ranging from architecture to product design, art and the design of public spaces. There is a reason swiss typography was big, and why nordic design…
"why swiss music is... oh well..."
Reminds me of a favorite recording of Dizzy Gillespie playing with his band at Montreux. It's a pretty reserved audience, and Dizzy, who was renowned for having a lively interchange with his audiences, said while introducing vibe player Milt Jackson:
"So far, you are a typical Swiss audience. Of course, a Swiss audience might not be the greatest audience in the world. But they will do until the real thing comes along."
The last was said mirthfully, pausing to emphasize each word, and the audience chuckles good-naturedly, knowing their limitations.