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Re: O.mg Cable

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Post by Forge36 » Thu, Sep 02, 2021, 9:54 PM UTC

gruez wrote: post #255

lrvick wrote: post #57

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When I was frequently using things like this on coworkers in red teaming (back when being in an office was a thing) putting my own desktop in a steel cage with a good lock proved effective against retaliation. Then we moved on to attacking the firmware in each others keyboards.

>putting my own desktop in a steel cage with a good lock proved effective against retaliation. >Then we moved on to attacking the firmware in each others keyboards. In what world is hacking keyboard firmware easier than lockpicking?

Harder to spot visibly?

Re: O.mg Cable

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Post by AYBABTME » Thu, Sep 02, 2021, 9:54 PM UTC

agitator wrote: post #228

_RPL5_ wrote: post #186

Who buys this stuff? Other things in the shop: > Screen Crab: This covert inline screen grabber sits between HDMI devices - like a computer and monitor, or console and television - to quietly capture screenshots. Perfect for sysadmins, pentesters and anyone wanting to record what's on a screen. > Shark Jack: This portable network attack tool is a pentesters best friend optimized for social engineering engagements and…

If anything, by making devices like this accessible to the public, the end result is safer devices for everyone. Without products like this you have criminals, a small amount of enthusiasts/researchers, and government sponsored actors exploiting vulnerabilities. If you put it out in the open, much like open source software, everyone can do it, but there's more pressure to fix blatant vulnerabilities.

Isn't that the same argument people use in support of gun ownership?

Re: O.mg Cable

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Post by dredmorbius » Thu, Sep 02, 2021, 9:57 PM UTC

pdimitar wrote: post #161

etskinner wrote: post #101

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You could do that, but then you'd need to forgo USB Power Delivery, Qualcomm quick charging, etc. One thing I've heard other comments mention here is a USB condom (USB data blocker). It's just a male to female adapter with only the power lines patched through, not data lines.

USB condom LOL :D Got any links for those?

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=USB+condom&ia=about

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Post by dctoedt » Thu, Sep 02, 2021, 10:00 PM UTC

m0llusk wrote: post #82

dugmartin wrote: post #54

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Depending on the height of your windows I would think sleeping would be the best thing other people could do to your car.

Not sure why this is getting downvoted. I know at least one person who had to get rid of their car after a stinky street person crashed in it. This is a real thing that happens and once an awful stench has permeated cloth and upholstery there is no easy fix.

> * I know at least one person who had to get rid of their car after a stinky street person crashed in it.*

Obligatory reference to the Seinfeld "The Smelly Car" episode (one of the few I've actually seen). [0]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smelly_Car

Re: O.mg Cable

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Post by pwillia7 » Thu, Sep 02, 2021, 10:01 PM UTC

seaman1921 wrote: post #208

WaitWaitWha wrote: post #198

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Yes, penetration testers, red teams, blue teams, auditors, and a myriad of other security conscious roles take advantage of these tools. > What prevents a malicious actor from buying and using these tools? Nothing. What prevents any actor from buying and using it maliciously? A significantly deeper question. I rather promote this.

exactly, what prevents anyone from doing anything, really? haha!

I think this is a big problem for liberalism in the future. When we have 20 billion people and technology is more powerful and ubiquitous, big consequences could happen from individual bad actors remotely. Even if only the tiniest fraction of people wanted to do bad things, there would still be quite a few of them and they'll have more access as everything is more networked together.

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Post by soheil » Thu, Sep 02, 2021, 10:08 PM UTC

> "self destruct" features that involve wiping the onboard flash memory

Had an entirely different image in mind.

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Post by soheil » Thu, Sep 02, 2021, 10:09 PM UTC

One thing cables are good at is being long enough to act as great antenna. It makes sense the wifi range is 2KM.

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Post by soheil » Thu, Sep 02, 2021, 10:10 PM UTC

Other than state against state actors what are legitimate use cases for this type of spying?

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Sep 02, 2021, 10:12 PM UTC

ghostly_s wrote: post #236

surfsvammel wrote: post #188

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They will get a warning saying there is an air tag travelling with them. I have this problem. We have an air tag on one of my kids shoes when we are out, and whenever I’m not with them, my partner gets spammed with warnings on her phone saying there is an unknown air tag travelling with her.

> We have an air tag on one of my kids shoes when we are out what the hell?

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Re: O.mg Cable

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Post by soheil » Thu, Sep 02, 2021, 10:13 PM UTC

I'd be more than a little nervous ordering one of these cables from a company that its sole job is creating spyware. If they're okay with spying on their customers' customers why wouldn't they spy on just their customers too?