BusKill – A USB kill cord for laptops

Re:BusKill – A USB kill cord for laptops by alias_neo on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @10:58AM (#29567764)

That seems like a great expense to go to for the sake of a possibility the guy might do more than peek out of the window and then go back to what they were doing.

Surely there were a bunch of other options to consider before "let's stage a car crash"?

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Re:BusKill – A USB kill cord for laptops by somedude895 on Thursday December 16, 2021 @02:08AM (#29575826)

I heard the story on the Darknet Diaries podcast.

This article on Vice[0] seems to confirm it:

> Phirippidis told the audience that the bureau managed to corner Cazes and arrest him while he was still logged in as the admin of AlphaBay by ramming a car through the front gate of his home in Thailand.

[0] https://www.vice.com/en/article/59wwxx/fbi-airs-alexandre-ca...

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Re:BusKill – A USB kill cord for laptops by alias_neo on Thursday December 16, 2021 @03:43AM (#29576305)

Thanks for the link, that was an interesting read.

The part abour crashing it through his front gate makes it more likely he'll respond which makes more sense.

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