Security News > 2016 > November > Hacking Password-Protected Computers via the USB Port (Schneier on Security)

PoisonTap is an impressive hacking tool that can compromise computers via the USB port, even when they are password protected. What's interesting is the chain of vulnerabilities the tool exploits. No individual vulnerability is a problem, but together they create a big problem. Kamkar's trick works by chaining together a long, complex series of seemingly innocuous software security oversights that...

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