BadUSB - On Accessories that Turn Evil by Karsten Nohl + Jakob Lell
What it is
Karsten Nohl and Jakob Lell present BadUSB at Black Hat 2014, showing that USB controller firmware can be reprogrammed to impersonate other device types. They demonstrate system compromise and a self-replicating USB threat that current defenses cannot detect.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN uses it as the standard reference for why USB devices are dangerous beyond ordinary viruses.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2014, last 2019
What HN commenters said
“For anyone interested in the subject I recommend watching the presentation”
Black Hat 2014 talk on reprogramming USB device firmware to turn evil
fla, 2014-10 · Recommendation · in “Phison USB Custom Firmware and Existing Firmware Patches”
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Topics: badusb, firmware, malware, black hat, hardware security
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