Shannon Morse

ACTION ALERT: Power Brick Hack! (Patreon)

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2020-07-22 23:00:00

Imported:

2022-07

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This was sent in via Wesley. Thank you!!

This hack hasn't been performed in the wild but here are some mitigations: "BadPower serves as a good reminder that physical security remains the first line of defense when it comes to protecting your tech. Because if a hacker can’t get to your power brick, they won’t be able to upload the malicious code needed to make your power adapter go haywire. "

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New Hack Can Trick Power Bricks into Starting Fires

Your phone's power brick is typically a relatively innocuous piece of tech, but recently, researchers at a Chinese security firm discovered a way to hack a fast charge power adapter so that when connected to a phone, the power brick can melt the phone or even start a fire.