> A lot of people saw the scan and wondered whether malicious electronics could be hidden in a tiny USB connector

Uh.... yeah. You can buy them [here](https://hak5.org/products/omg-cable). The NSA has had these for who knows how long.

> The O.MG Cable is a hand made USB cable with an advanced implant hidden inside. It is designed to allow your Red Team to emulate attack scenarios of sophisticated adversaries. Until now, a cable like this would cost $20,000 (ex: NSA's COTTONMOUTH-I). These cables will allow you to test new detection opportunities for your defense teams. They are also extremely impactful tools for teaching and training.

There are also detectors.

[Malicious Cable Detector by O.MG - Hak5](https://hak5.org/products/malicious-cable-detector-by-o-mg)

kepford

This is a very well known thing? Coinkite sells a cable that’s “power only” and even encourages using their 9V adapter if you want to eliminate that entire class of attack. 

justin_shocknet

That cable is pretty wild. Honestly looking at these cables makes me think we've lost the plot with computers. 

This is really cool. I have one of those really expensive Apple cables for charging/connecting my laptop my monitor which I bought after a cheaper usb-C cable failed on me. I always suspected I might've gotten robbed but it looks at least somewhat worth it. 

They have a video exploring and explaining the scans:

https://youtu.be/AD5aAd8Oy84

k00b

I want a CT scanner.... that's my take away

I forget how many boomers here didn’t come at Bitcoin from the tech or FOSS side and come at it from a purely economic one. 

doubleplusgood23

Last year, private researchers CT scanned many apple's Thunderbolt 4 connectors and were astonished to find a 10-layer PCB with lots of active electronics.

A lot of people saw the scan and wondered whether malicious electronics could be hidden in a tiny USB connector

It can even look like an ordinary USB cable (video on the right), but it can log keystrokes, inject malicious code, and communicate with an attacker via WiFi, etc.

tech

Last year, private researchers CT scanned many apple's Thunderbolt 4 connectors and were astonished to find a 10-layer PCB with lots of active electronics. 

A lot of people saw the scan and wondered whether malicious electronics could be hidden in a tiny USB connector

and the answer is YES.

It can even look like an ordinary USB cable (video on the right), but it can log keystrokes, inject malicious code, and communicate with an attacker via WiFi, etc.

You can explore the scans for yourself!