USB Killer

[vinnywright]

yes ,,,,or to have a way to quickly kill your device if "they" are coming for you ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

but rely I wander just how fried is the device ,,,,,is it just some power related chip on the board ,,,,,or are the drives and RAM fried as well ?

VINNY

[GreyGeek]

Why would anyone want to make, much less market, such a destructive device?

For the same reason script kiddies used to display "Hacked by the Razor!" on the display while deleting the contents of the HD. Or, perhaps, revenge for some perceived abuse by another. The reasons are as many as there are political and religious viewpoints. And, some people are just plain evil.

[oldgeek]

Why would anyone want to make, much less market, such a destructive device?

[GreyGeek]

It's now on sale for $50. Plug it in to most modern digital devices and they will be irreversibly damaged. How? Most modern devices that accept or deliver power through their USB ports do not have over-voltage or surge current protection.