New USB Cable Contains Tiny Computer That Spies on Everything You Type – Futurism

A pseudonymous security researcher says they're already mass producing the cables.Plug and Play

Next time you buy a USBcord or take a free one from a kiosk at an event youll want to make sure it doesnt spy on every single thing you type.

A cable that can do just that is now available, thanks to a pseudonymous cybersecurity researcher who goes by MG. MG told Motherboard that the so-called OMG cable looks just like any other, except for a tiny computer that can automatically record every single keystroke you take while its plugged in and transmit them to a hacker.

There were people who said that Type C cables were safe from this type of implant because there isnt enough space. So, clearly, I had to prove that wrong. :), MG told Motherboard.

MG has already started to mass-produce the OMG cable and sell it through the hacking community shop Hak5 ostensibly for security research purposes rather than anything willfully malicious. As the product listing describes, the cable contains a web server, radio, and tiny processors all hidden within the wire itself.

In a test run, Motherboard reporter Joseph Cox used the OMG cable specifically a USB-C to Lightning cable to connect his keyboard to his Mac computer. A demo video shows a phone running the cables interface capturing every word that he typed.

MG told Motherboard that a hacker can run the interface from any web browser after connecting to the cables WiFi hotspot a process that seems alarmingly straightforward for how much information it could expose. Needless to say, Apple,which developed lightning cables,ignored Motherboards request for comment.

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