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Low-cost PoisonTap tool can compromise locked computers (Help Net Security)
2016-11-17 18:40

A new attack tool devised by security researcher Samy Kamkar will leave you wishing you could take your computer with you everywhere you go. Dubbed PoisonTap, the tool consists of a Raspberry Pi Zero controller with a USB or Thunderbolt plug, loaded with open source software. All in all, this setup can be achieved by anyone who has $5 to spare. What is PoisonTap capable of, you ask? Plugged into a locked/password protected computer, it … More →


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