Researchers say any USB peripheral could steal your data, even a...

Courtesy Engadget  Mon, 07/05/2010 - 03:09

USB cup warmer So you've got a nice secure thumbdrive , but did you ever think to lock its port ?

Engineers at the Royal Military College of Canada say the plug and play functionality built into most computers automatically trusts whatever's plugged into the USB slot.

That doesn't just go for flash drives left out on the street , but all manner of other peripherals as well, as the trio of triumphant researchers...


 

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