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Title: Security researchers say USB security ‘broken,’ can take over Macs or PCs
Post by: HCK on August 01, 2014, 09:00:30 am
Security researchers say USB security ‘broken,’ can take over Macs or PCs

The USB standard has a fundamental security flaw that allows an attacker to take over any device it is connected to, whether PC or Mac, say security researchers in a frightening piece by Wired. Describing the proof-of-concept Karsten Nohl and Jakob Lell plan to present at the Black Hat conference next week, they say the weakness is […]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=334283&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />

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