Security researcher develops USB that can make your computer explode

[SIGSEGV]

This is some serious crap (0.0), I'll be thinking twice about plugging a random USB into my computer now... This could be especially bad for schools, imagine students setting school computers on fire with USBs, that's some serious crap.

http://thehackernews.com/2015/03/killer-usb-explode-computer.html

"It is used to apply the -110V to signal lines of the USB interface. When the voltage on capacitors increases to -7V, the transistor closes and the DC/DC starts. The loop runs till everything possible is broken down. Those familiar with the electronics have already guessed why we use negative voltage here."

[Prastupok]

This is some serious crap (0.0), I'll be thinking twice about plugging a random USB into my computer now... This could be especially bad for schools, imagine students setting school computers on fire with USBs, that's some serious crap.

http://thehackernews.com/2015/03/killer-usb-explode-computer.html

 

That seems to me it'd take out only the mobo and cpu, and only if it isn't well regulated...

[Decon]

This is some serious crap (0.0), I'll be thinking twice about plugging a random USB into my computer now... This could be especially bad for schools, imagine students setting school computers on fire with USBs, that's some serious crap.

http://thehackernews.com/2015/03/killer-usb-explode-computer.html

been done before bro

[Guest]

Pics or it didn't happen.

[cesrai]

Damn.

[Guest OfficialBen]

Lol remind me to not buy anymore USBs

[Nikolithebear]

This is some serious crap (0.0), I'll be thinking twice about plugging a random USB into my computer now... This could be especially bad for schools, imagine students setting school computers on fire with USBs, that's some serious crap.

http://thehackernews.com/2015/03/killer-usb-explode-computer.html

This actually made me really excited!  Now me and my engineering friends have a project on our hands! 

[Peter Vaughan Truslow]

sounds cool and all, but I thought that USB data lines were supposed to be AC coupled, like ethernet is.

[Bsmith]

owh man,  shit is going to burn down!

 

got to remind only to get trusted or see through Usb sticks

[Thorium19]

I'd like to get my hands on one for a parting farewell to my school, to make sure they remember me when I leave this summer.

In all seriousness, this had better not become advertised or popular, I know a fair few people who I certainly wouldn't trust with safety scissors, letalone something that can destroy a computer and more.

[Peter Vaughan Truslow]

This is some serious crap (0.0), I'll be thinking twice about plugging a random USB into my computer now... This could be especially bad for schools, imagine students setting school computers on fire with USBs, that's some serious crap.

http://thehackernews.com/2015/03/killer-usb-explode-computer.html

it's not really that much of an issue. it's basically a USB powered ESD device.

[zacRupnow]

Mmmm this I'll be a fun way to get my schools to upgrade their 500Mb memory 24Gb hard drive full tower jet engine sound simulators. Actually it doesn't matter to me, the theatre production buildings aren't owned by the school so we get iMacs with Protools and Emphasis. Rather have Win8.1/Hackintosh on my personal set up though.

[The_Strict_Nein]

I feel like I know the reason but someone explain the negative voltage

[Trik'Stari]

Why use an electrical overload, when you can use a thermite charge on the drive array?

 

 

Good luck recovering that shit.

[MeDownYou]

I WANT ONE.

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