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   Krusty Registered Member

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   http://www.pcmag.com/news/349673/5-poisontap-usb-exploit-easily-cracks-sleeping-macs-pcs
   
   http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38012699

    

   Krusty, Nov 17, 2016

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   Rasheed187 Registered Member

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   In related news, a new tool was released to combat the USB "Rubber Ducky" hacking tools, see link. If I'm correct, HMPA also offers protection against it.
   
   https://github.com/JLospinoso/beamgun

    

   Rasheed187, Nov 18, 2016

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   Dragon1952 Registered Member

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   http://arstechnica.com/security/201...sacks-password-protected-computers/#PoisonTap

    

   Dragon1952, Nov 19, 2016

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