Scary devices
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How a USB-connected speaker can infect a PC without ever being touched
Seller of the Sound Blaster Katana V2X doesn’t consider the behavior a vulnerability.
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"Cheap" devices, more likely than not, depend on stock open-source software without investing much in making them secure. So I think we can state that rather generally that any cheap gadget that connects to and exchanges data with your smartphone or computer are likely to open security holes that put your smartphone/computer at risk.
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When I was visiting a friend in Berkeley, she warned me against leaving a smartphone or iPad in her car, even if the car is locked. There were a lot of electronics thefts from cars. I wonder if a Bluetooth signal is what tells a thief there’s a device inside.
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When I was visiting a friend in Berkeley, she warned me against leaving a smartphone or iPad in her car, even if the car is locked. There were a lot of electronics thefts from cars. I wonder if a Bluetooth signal is what tells a thief there’s a device inside.
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