Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoUSB-C cable CT scan reveals sinister active electronics — O.MG pen testing cable contains a hidden antenna and another die embedded in the microcontrollerwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down15cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkUSB-C cable CT scan reveals sinister active electronics — O.MG pen testing cable contains a hidden antenna and another die embedded in the microcontrollerwww.tomshardware.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square4fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squarejalkasieni@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·21 days agoWhat is the point of this article? ”Cable advertised as containing a microchip and antenna revealed to contain microchip and antenna!”? I had been neutral on this particular outlet, but on the search filter it goes.
minus-squarepipe01@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-221 days agoI think it’s more like “look how easy it would be to hide complex electronics in your regular cables”
minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 days agoYeah but this was much easier with USBA so its not really “news”
What is the point of this article? ”Cable advertised as containing a microchip and antenna revealed to contain microchip and antenna!”?
I had been neutral on this particular outlet, but on the search filter it goes.
I think it’s more like “look how easy it would be to hide complex electronics in your regular cables”
Yeah but this was much easier with USBA so its not really “news”