Former student destroys 59 university computers using USB Killer device

Re:Former student destroys 59 university computers using USB... by sdfsdfsdfsdf3 on Friday April 19, 2019 @02:38AM (#19697534)

Most decent (read: non-american) long haul airlines and even some 737 have USB sockets at each seat for charging devices, what effect would this have in the air?

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Re:Former student destroys 59 university computers using USB... by bukka on Friday April 19, 2019 @03:05AM (#19697636)

All Inflight Entertainment Systems are completely isolated. You'll fry your own screen, enjoy the rest of your flight.

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Re:Former student destroys 59 university computers using USB... by sdfsdfsdfsdf3 on Friday April 19, 2019 @03:33AM (#19697739)

Woudln't that be a fire harzard?

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Re:Former student destroys 59 university computers using USB... by bukka on Friday April 19, 2019 @03:40AM (#19697762)

Maybe "fry" was the wrong word to use here. The USB device mentioned in the article doesn't work after it kills the device so the components actually don't get too hot after the initial surge.

Also any battery on your device is also a potential fire hazard. There are procedures in place to deal with such cases.

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Re:Former student destroys 59 university computers using USB... by alexcnwy on Friday April 19, 2019 @02:55AM (#19697602)

good question! I have wondered about this when plugging my phone in and being asked “do you trust this computer?”

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