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See also:

C-to-C charger cables with Bluetooth remote activated dual payloads: https://sneaktechnology.com/product/usbninja-custom-type-c-t...

I easily modified mine to mimmic Apple Keyboard USB IDs to avoid notifications. Works great!

Cellular GPS tracking car charger: https://www.amazon.com/Charger-Locator-Professional-Listenin...

Cellular GPS tracking USB charger cable: https://www.ebay.com/itm/223990414124

I have been making, collecting, and testing toys like this for more than a decade.

It is a race to the bottom on price now.

Your best defense for USB code execution attacks is use Linux with USBGuard or QubesOS with the default USB quarantine VM.

Windows and Mac users are currently easy targets. I don't know of any good defenses there.

parent lrvick 5 years ago

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