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Re:Former student destroys 59 university computers using USB... by Johnny555 on Thursday April 18, 2019 @11:09PM (#19696817)
Would that even meet the USB spec? You could isolate the entire USB module, but I don't think you can just isolate the data lines.

And you'd still have to deal with the big spikes coming in on the USB power pins.

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