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You do know just dragging stuff to the delete folder doesn't wipe stuff, right? Apparently not About two-thirds of USB memory sticks bought secondhand in the US and UK have recoverable and...

Data was found on 68% of secondhand flash drives sold in the US, according to a Comparitech report. Here's how to secure your data for disposal.
![Ep. 020 – Leaky containers, careless coders and risky USB cables [PODCAST]](/static/build/img/news/alt/web-statistics-small.jpg)
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It's only a prototype, but this USB cable has an embedded Wi-Fi controller. Whoever controls that Wi-Fi connection can remotely execute commands on the attached computer....

... and enables de-authenticaton attacks that could knock targeted systems off the Wi-Fi and onto one of these nefarious cables.
![Ep. 019 – Android holes, iOS screengrabbing and USB poo [PODCAST]](/static/build/img/news/alt/Data-Cybersecurity-Predictions-small.jpg)
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Honeywell announced the latest release of Secure Media Exchange (SMX), a cybersecurity solution to protect industrial operators against new and emerging Universal Serial Bus (USB) threats. SMX now...

It still works, you know. And there are photos and videos on it.
![Ep. 015 – USB anti-hacking, bypassing 2FA and government insecurity [PODCAST]](/static/build/img/news/alt/cyber-threat-stats-small.jpg)
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USB-C Authentication could banish USB threats forever, but it might also mean you're tied to buying ‘approved’ accessories.