The Threat on Your Desk: Building an Evil USB-C Dock

Re:The Threat on Your Desk: Building an Evil USB-C Dock by userbinator on Saturday March 11, 2023 @10:05PM (#35116023)

Realistically, you would have to open the device to determine whether or not it has been tampered with.

...or you could use something invented a century ago, called an X-ray machine.

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Re:The Threat on Your Desk: Building an Evil USB-C Dock by bobsmooth on Saturday March 11, 2023 @10:21PM (#35116157)

Lemme pull out my pocket x-ray machine an examine every dock I plug my computer into. We all have one, right?

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Re:The Threat on Your Desk: Building an Evil USB-C Dock by throwaway742 on Sunday March 12, 2023 @03:32AM (#35117713)

I bought a pair of x-ray spectacles from a comic book for $1.50. I use them to inspect all my computer accessories.

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Re:The Threat on Your Desk: Building an Evil USB-C Dock by userbinator on Sunday March 12, 2023 @03:46AM (#35117789)

I was referring to companies who do this to hardware that crosses their trust boundaries, and I can safely say that those who care enough about this stuff will definitely do that.

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Re:The Threat on Your Desk: Building an Evil USB-C Dock by cristiioan on Sunday March 12, 2023 @03:07AM (#35117573)

Better is to have all your devices in a trusted place(or multiple) or with you all the time(in a backpack).

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