Ask HN: iPad says USB accessory detected when plugging into power

Re:Ask HN: iPad says USB accessory detected when plugging in... by barnabees on Thursday July 28, 2022 @10:48AM (#32265079)

There could be something shady going on but I've seen this message occasionally with my OEM cable. Realistically, what could a secret device in your cable do?

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Re:Ask HN: iPad says USB accessory detected when plugging in... by ridgered4 on Thursday July 28, 2022 @11:27AM (#32265632)

Couldn't it be a keyboard that delivered a set of keystrokes to retrieve malware by opening a web browser or some other common program?

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Re:Ask HN: iPad says USB accessory detected when plugging in... by derkades on Saturday July 30, 2022 @02:55AM (#32284892)

Act as a keyboard ("rubber ducky"), retrieve pictures if allowed, exploit some zero day, ...

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