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Re:German nuclear plant infected with computer viruses, oper... by jojo3000 on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @09:15AM (#11580073)
If behind the USB port is some (writeable) data storage (for PDF manuals etc) this is quite possible.
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Re:German nuclear plant infected with computer viruses, oper... by elcapitan on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @09:32AM (#11580230)
Or some infectable USB controller is involved.
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Re:German nuclear plant infected with computer viruses, oper... by seanp2k2 on Wednesday April 27, 2016 @10:55PM (#11586313)
What on here is able to store malware? https://learn.adafruit.com/minty-boost/parts-list

If the USB chargers in cockpits are any more complex than the above, why?

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Re:German nuclear plant infected with computer viruses, oper... by jcrawfordor on Thursday April 28, 2016 @12:23AM (#11586545)
They almost certainly aren't USB chargers. Probably USB ports for inserting thumb drives to update the navigational charts. These kinds of USB ports are [mis]used for charging phones all the time, and the phone can end up being mounted as a mass-storage device.

No idea how the rest of the exploit would work in this scenario though, I have a hard time believing it.

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