Called USB Kill and about the size of a ticket stub, the device “rapidly charges its capacitors from the USB power line,” and then discharges that power all at once to “instantly and permanently disable unprotected hardware,” according to the Hong Kong-based manufacturer.
They are available for the equivalent of $56, although the manufacturer is already “temporarily out of stock,” meaning penetration testers and hackers—and people who genuinely like to break stuff—are picking them up like hotcakes.
Photo via USBKill
Keep me posted on this item!
Being that I am on the abacus side of tech this is a great heads up, thanks Sam. I will resort to defense in depth.
Some kind of “taste-tester”. Something cheap, maybe raspberry flavored or a home made pi.