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Re:usbredir: A protocol for sending USB device traffic over ... by lupusreal on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @04:56PM (#40057080)
No, definitely not. The intersection of people who would think to do that, have the skill for it, and the inclination to view me personally as their target is probably zero.
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Re:usbredir: A protocol for sending USB device traffic over ... by tombert on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @05:03PM (#40057179)
Not to mention that I don't think anyone but a few niche enthusiasts even have the hardware to do it even if they had the skills and inclination. Who's going to walk around with a 15 year old laptop brute-forcing wireless USB encryption, or find some obscure hub and do it on a modern laptop?

I'm not going to say the likelihood is "zero", but I am going to say it's so close to zero that it's really not worth even considering.

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Re:usbredir: A protocol for sending USB device traffic over ... by ElevenLathe on Wednesday April 17, 2024 @07:13AM (#40062955)
Might be possible to do with SDR rather than needing the original hardware. Not that this makes it super more likely.
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