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minus-square@Igloojoe@lemm.eelinkfedilink34•2 years agoTheres also usb drives that are designed to short circuit your computer. Frying the motherboard.
minus-square@rockSlayer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink20•2 years agoUSB Killers are expensive though. No one’s intentionally ditching those for randos to find
minus-squareMossy Feathers (She/Her)linkfedilink6•2 years agoAre they? I thought they were basically just a few capacitors hooked up wrong to a USB port.
minus-square@halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•2 years agoExpensive is relative. You can find a sketchy USB Killer on AliExpress for like $6. Maybe expensive as a single throwaway device, but not very expensive to cause pure chaos to a bunch of random people.
minus-square@uis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•2 years agoWhy would they? Simple boost coverter costs about 0.5€.
Theres also usb drives that are designed to short circuit your computer. Frying the motherboard.
USB Killers are expensive though. No one’s intentionally ditching those for randos to find
Are they? I thought they were basically just a few capacitors hooked up wrong to a USB port.
Expensive is relative. You can find a sketchy USB Killer on AliExpress for like $6.
Maybe expensive as a single throwaway device, but not very expensive to cause pure chaos to a bunch of random people.
Why would they? Simple boost coverter costs about 0.5€.