Posted on Aug 10, 2018

This rigged charger can hijack your new laptop

PO1 Tony Holland

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This rigged charger can hijack your new laptop

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Cybersecurity Dddbf719

Computers

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Pays to be vigilant and never trust anything that’s not yours. Malware/virus protection should be modified to check for these external exploits. Thoughts?

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That's what the hacker in the article said. Makes sense. Disable auto-trusting for new devices.

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Maybe password protect USB ports?

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PO1 Raymond Fochler

Posted >1 y ago

Moral of this story... Never trust an Apple product!!!

Sorry i'm an android guy lol.

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PO1 Tony Holland

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Never trust the add-on market to supplant Apple devices would b more accurate

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This rigged charger can hijack your new laptop

This rigged charger can hijack your new laptop

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