Robert McGrew wrote an article describing how he hacked the auto-run feature on a U3 USB thumbdrive:
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The implications of this are simultaneously interesting and disheartening. Interesting because computer hobbyists could use the capability of hacking an autorun USB device to create some very novel applications. Disheartening because this may […]
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Hacking a U3 USB drive
June 15th, 2006 · No Comments · USB, information security
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Social engineering and USB trojans
June 10th, 2006 · No Comments · USB, information security
I recently read a humorous (but simultaneously sobering) article on Dark Reading about a group of security engineers conducting an IT security audit at a credit union. They scattered 20 trojanized USB thumbdrives around the work area of the credit union. Within a day or so 15 of the USB drives had been […]
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Attack of the iPods
May 22nd, 2006 · No Comments · USB, information security
Dr. Simson Garfinkel wrote an interesting piece for CSO on-line, detailing a threat that I have been trying to educate the public about for two years. In his article Attack of the iPods Mr. Garfinkel explains security risks due to direct memory access (DMA) that USB and Firewire devices have, making mention of the […]
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Sharp Ideas’ Slurp Audit Exposes Threat Of Portable Storage Devices For Corporate Data Theft
January 24th, 2006 · 4 Comments · USB, information security, press releases
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Abe Usher
Sharp Ideas, LLC
703-830-9505
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New proof-of-concept application demonstrates how quickly and easily an insider can utilize USB-enabled devices to steal data
Arlington, VA - January 25, 2006 - Sharp Ideas, LLC, an information technology consultancy that specializes in testing and creating cost-effective IT security solutions, today announced the release of Slurp Audit - a second generation proof-of-concept […]
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