Bad USB Bug

xoxoxoBruce · 08-11-2014, 02:45 PM

Mitch, if you have say a thumb drive that's clean, can sticking it in an evil computer alter it to do bad things without you knowing? Not just pick up and transfer a virus which even us dummies knew, but alter the thumb drive firmware so it becomes evil also?

Sorry for the overly technical language.

mbpark · 08-14-2014, 01:11 PM

The answer is yes. That's entirely possible and most likely has already happened.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-14-2014, 01:34 PM

Condoms for USBs!

08-11-2014, 02:45 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Mitch, if you have say a thumb drive that's clean, can sticking it in an evil computer alter it to do bad things without you knowing? Not just pick up and transfer a virus which even us dummies knew, but alter the thumb drive firmware so it becomes evil also? Sorry for the overly technical language. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-14-2014, 01:11 PM	#2
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	BadUSB The answer is yes. That's entirely possible and most likely has already happened.

08-14-2014, 01:34 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Condoms for USBs! __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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