Terence Eden<p>🆕 blog! “Gadget Review: Benfei Laptop Riser with Built-In USB-C Dock”<br>★★★☆☆</p><p>The good folks at Benfei have sent me a laptop stand to review. You know the drill, a few pieces of metal, some hinges, and rubber feet. But this stand holds a little more interest for the gadget lover - a built in USB-C hub!</p><p>What do you get for your £35?</p><p>USB-C power input …</p><p>👀 Read more: <a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/04/gadget-review-benfei-laptop-riser-with-built-in-usb-c-dock/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/04/gadge</span><span class="invisible">t-review-benfei-laptop-riser-with-built-in-usb-c-dock/</span></a><br>⸻<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gadget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gadget</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/review" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>review</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usb</span></a>-c</p>
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Script Kiddie<p><strong>USB Toolkit</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://anonsys.net/display/bf69967c-9967-f993-ac13-4ba880758354" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">anonsys.net/display/bf69967c-9</span><span class="invisible">967-f993-ac13-4ba880758354</span></a></p>
Bob Mottram ✅<p>The pure distilled hell of USB-C <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqL-MEQ9HQ8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqL-MEQ9HQ8</span></a> <a href="https://epicyon.libreserver.org/tags/standards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>#</span><span>standards</span></a> <a href="https://epicyon.libreserver.org/tags/usb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>#</span><span>usb</span></a></p>
Malvan<p>allt verkar va usb-c numera o behöver fler usb-c-usb-c</p><p>och behöver oxå micro-usb-usb-c ... finns det ens</p><p><a href="https://mastodonsweden.se/tags/usb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usb</span></a></p>
Ríni Fogol<p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Ventoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ventoy</span></a> is a tool that allows you to <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/boot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boot</span></a> an <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/iso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iso</span></a> file directly from a <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a> drive. Many people recommend it online, but most people are unaware that Ventoy modifies the installation ISO and injects <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/binary_blobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>binary_blobs</span></a>.</p><p>There is probably no acceptable reason to use it. I recommend that you consider all installations made with Ventoy as <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/tampered_with" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tampered_with</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/untrusted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>untrusted</span></a>.</p>
Christoph Schmees<p>Apple aktualisiert alles 2025-03</p><p>Genau so wie Microsoft (MS) veröffentlicht Apple monatlich Updates, die Sicherheitslücken schließen (sollen) und die neue Funktionen mitbringen (KI, mehr Spionage). Noch mehr als MS strengt Apple sich an, die Updates zu unentwirrbaren Paketen zu schnüren</p><p><a href="https://www.pc-fluesterer.info/wordpress/2025/04/10/apple-aktualisiert-alles-2025-03/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pc-fluesterer.info/wordpress/2</span><span class="invisible">025/04/10/apple-aktualisiert-alles-2025-03/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Hintergrund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hintergrund</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Mobilfunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mobilfunk</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Warnung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Warnung</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/0day" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>0day</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>browser</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/exploits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploits</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/ios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ios</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/macos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macos</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/sicherheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sicherheit</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/smartphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smartphone</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/usb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usb</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/vorbeugen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vorbeugen</span></a></p>
R.L. Dane :Debian: :OpenBSD: 🍵<p>New <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> post: I miss the days of ubiquitous portable data storage</p><p><a href="https://rldane.space/i-miss-the-days-of-ubiquitous-portable-data-storage.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rldane.space/i-miss-the-days-of-ubiquitous-portable-data-storage.html</a></p><p>653 words</p><p>cc: my wonderful <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/chorus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chorus</span></a>: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://polymaths.social/@joel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>joel</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://polymaths.social/@dm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dm</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://polymaths.social/@sotolf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sotolf</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://polymaths.social/@thedoctor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thedoctor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://merveilles.town/@pixx" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pixx</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://behold.mylegendary.quest/users/twizzay" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>twizzay</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://polymaths.social/@orbitalmartian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>orbitalmartian</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@adamsdesk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>adamsdesk</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://polymaths.social/@krafter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>krafter</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://polymaths.social/@roguefoam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>roguefoam</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://polymaths.social/@solusspider" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>solusspider</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://polymaths.social/@clayton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>clayton</span></a></span></p><p>(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)</p><p><a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/100daystooffload" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>100DaysToOffload</span></a> #18</p><p><a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/rldanewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rlDaneWriting</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/usb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/thumbdrives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThumbDrives</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/massstorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassStorage</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/removablemedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RemovableMedia</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/floppy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Floppy</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/cd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CD</span></a> <a href="https://polymaths.social/tags/dvd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DVD</span></a></p>
Kevin Russell<p>What do tariffs mean for computing?</p><p>Linux.</p><p>New computers are going to be slow to arrive. Cost twice as much.</p><p>Install linux, save your perfectly fine hardware from the landfill.</p><p>All your old computers will work fine until DOGE is wearing orange onesies or the power goes off forever.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/install" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>install</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/iso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iso</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/usb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usb</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/traitors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traitors</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coup</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a></p>
heise online<p>China entwickelt eigene HDMI-Alternative GPMI</p><p>Chinas GPMI-Anschluss ist flotter als Thunderbolt 5 und lädt Geräte mit der doppelten Energie. Huawei und andere Hersteller sehen ihn als Alternative zu HDMI.</p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/news/China-entwickelt-eigene-HDMI-Alternative-GPMI-10343469.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/news/China-entwickelt</span><span class="invisible">-eigene-HDMI-Alternative-GPMI-10343469.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Fernsehen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fernsehen</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/HDMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HDMI</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Monitor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monitor</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/SmartTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmartTV</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/USBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USBC</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Pete Prodoehl 🍕<p>I finally finished this custom USB Controller using a 12 position switch. The customer will be using it as a USB MIDI Controller where they want to select 11 different settings.</p><p>It's a bit taller than I'd like but the switch is pretty tall and I need a certain amount of space for the PCB and controller.</p><p>The enclosure is 3D printed and so is the knob. The multi-color prints for both came out great.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSCAD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/3DPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3DPrinting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MIDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MIDI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a></p>
David Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🤎🕊<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/mad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mad</span></a> ? <a href="https://mas.to/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> I ordered and paid for a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> starter pack on a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a> stick. They have sent me 5 cds/DVDs. I said on my order, "I do not have a cd drive on any of my kit". ? do people not read anymore? & no, won't be trying to transfer the files on the cd's onto a USB stick. Experience tells me i. this won't work ii. it will make the cd's unreadable on anything but the original device. & please don't suggest downloading from the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> site. Tried 3 times, each time, 'fail to install'.</p>
Mark Squires<p>Well, I guess I should've upgraded my Samsung instead of postponing another years. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tarrifs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tarrifs</span></a></p><p>In other tech news, I fared better.</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/638566/micro-usb-is-the-worst" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/tech/638566/micro</span><span class="invisible">-usb-is-the-worst</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@verge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>verge</span></a></span> I am proudly micro usb free. Tossed my last device last week. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
David Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🤎🕊<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Lazarou" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Lazarou</span></a></span> I assume you have the work around? Save image 1st then 'smoothly' do the Whatsapp bit. Yes, a lot of social media is going tghe way of the dodo bcause of lack of functionality. I'm awaiting my <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a> 'starter' pack. Didn't want to but needs must. Fuck <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> fuck <a href="https://mas.to/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microsoft</span></a> , back to coding, o what joy, not!</p>
ax6761<p><a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a> users said "Hi" ...</p><p>(pain of using contained <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a> in a <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> distribution)<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@linux_mclinuxface/114263429724683227" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fosstodon.org/@linux_mclinuxfa</span><span class="invisible">ce/114263429724683227</span></a></p><p>(pain of changing FreeBSD API for <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/Rust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rust</span></a> software -- "Tell me more🙄")<br><a href="https://toot.cat/@imperio/114264924208051044" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">toot.cat/@imperio/114264924208</span><span class="invisible">051044</span></a></p><p>...</p>
Red bearded Hacker - he/his<p>Found the drake version of this on LinkedIn and decided to remake it with a less toxic character. </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meme</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/startrekmeme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>startrekmeme</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/levarburton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>levarburton</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/usb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usb</span></a></p>
Robbie 👾<p>Tested NomadBSD briefly. Love the idea. Just it was so slow the first time running after setting it up. I wonder if that goes away after some uses?<br><a href="https://babka.social/tags/NomadBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NomadBSD</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/OS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OS</span></a></p>
Mac & i<p>Mehr Zubehör von Apple-Tochter Beats: Diesmal Kabel</p><p>Apple nutzt die Markenreichweite seiner Audiotochter, um margenstarke Zubehörprodukte an Mann und Frau zu bringen: Nach iPhone-Hüllen folgen nun USB-C-Strippen.</p><p><a href="https://www.heise.de/news/Mehr-Zubehoer-von-Apple-Tochter-Beats-Diesmal-Kabel-10330888.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/news/Mehr-Zubehoer-vo</span><span class="invisible">n-Apple-Tochter-Beats-Diesmal-Kabel-10330888.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Beats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beats</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Marketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marketing</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Mobiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mobiles</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/USBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USBC</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Jürgen Hubert<p>I've just listened to an <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/ITSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITSecurity</span></a> presentation, which gave me a few more nightmares to worry about.</p><p>First, there is <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Shodan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shodan</span></a> , a search engine for the <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> (as opposed to the World Wide Web), aka "how to find hackable things on the Internet". If you have any devices accessible via the Internet - such as security cameras - it can probably be found there. And there are numerous people and companies who leave these devices unsecured - as the presenter demonstrated.</p><p>Also, <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a> cables exist which look like the real thing but contain secret WLAN access for hackers. They cost around $200 these days, and can only be distinguished from the real thing by <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/CT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CT</span></a> scans.</p><p><a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/2557422/how-to-tell-if-your-usb-cable-is-hiding-malicious-hacker-hardware.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pcworld.com/article/2557422/ho</span><span class="invisible">w-to-tell-if-your-usb-cable-is-hiding-malicious-hacker-hardware.html</span></a></p><p>It is 10:20 Central European Time. Do you know what your networks are doing?</p>
JdeBP<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.v.st/@quixoticgeek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>quixoticgeek</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sharkey.world/@hector" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hector</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@cstross" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cstross</span></a></span> </p><p>Not all bets. There is some qualitative difference between a surreptitious attacker inserting an unnoticed additional HID (as one of my co-workers once did to another co-worker as a prank) and letting the user continue unawares, a "mouse jiggler" to keep a machine from locking when the user is removed, and actually having the ability to access the internals of the machine there and then. It's not all precisely the same threat.</p><p><a href="https://tty0.social/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://tty0.social/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a></p>
Dirk Wouters<p>XoomFloppy als USB-Kabel </p><p>Die ZoomFloppy war mir immer viel zu groß. Daher habe ich in der Vergangenheit einige Projekte gestartet, um das Ganze auf eine wesentlich kleinere Größe zu reduzieren.<br>Warum überhaupt ein externes Gerät verwenden, wenn das Diskettenlaufwerk dire…</p><p>#1541 #1571 #1581 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/C128" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C128</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/c64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>c64</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cable</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Commodore64</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Device" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Device</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Extension" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extension</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opencbm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opencbm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCB</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Printer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Printer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/XoomFloppy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XoomFloppy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/XUM1541" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XUM1541</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ZoonFloppy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZoonFloppy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://dirkwouters.de/xoomfloppy-cable/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dirkwouters.de/xoomfloppy-cabl</span><span class="invisible">e/</span></a></p>
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