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The Agora => UK & World News => Hoaxes & Scams => Topic started by: TonyKath on Friday, 08 August, 2014 @ 18:34:02

Title: Universal Scamming B*stards
Post by: TonyKath on Friday, 08 August, 2014 @ 18:34:02
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Cyber-security experts have dramatically called into question the safety and security of using USB to connect devices to computers.

Berlin-based researchers Karsten Nohl and Jakob Lell demonstrated how any USB device could be used to infect a computer without the user's knowledge.

The duo said there is no practical way to defend against the vulnerability.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28701124 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28701124)

Tony