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USB-C cable CT scan reveals sinister active electronics — O.MG cable contains a hidden antenna and another die embedded in the microcontroller (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago

There are plenty of hacking devices on the market equal or worse than this. The truth is you want these devices available in the public so people are award of them and nerds can learn how to protect against them.

The malicious inclined wont care about legal availability and some tinkers will make them if not only for the technical challenge.