misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoUSB-C cable CT scan reveals sinister active electronics — O.MG cable contains a hidden antenna and another die embedded in the microcontrollerwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down141
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minus-squareArbiter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down3·7 days agoThe bigger concern is a supply chain attack, where an actor targets a specific buyer or agency with these cables.
minus-squarenondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·7 days agoYeah that makes sense, im no expert but whats that saying ‘physical access is root access’ or something along those lines. Id imagine this is true (in spirit at least) about the cables.
minus-squareDelta_V@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoThe capability itself is concerning. This bespoke cable might cost $200, but what would the unit cost be if a state decided to mass produce them?
minus-squareArbiter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 days agoEven at 200 per unit a state actor could certainly see it as worth the cost for a specific attack.
minus-squareChurbleyimyam@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·7 days agoI have no idea who would do something like that…
The bigger concern is a supply chain attack, where an actor targets a specific buyer or agency with these cables.
Yeah that makes sense, im no expert but whats that saying ‘physical access is root access’ or something along those lines. Id imagine this is true (in spirit at least) about the cables.
The capability itself is concerning. This bespoke cable might cost $200, but what would the unit cost be if a state decided to mass produce them?
Even at 200 per unit a state actor could certainly see it as worth the cost for a specific attack.
I have no idea who would do something like that…
Israel?