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The safest option is obvious, don't try to access its contents, but if you absolutely had to, what steps would you take to minimize/contain any potential harm to your device/network?

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[–] seaQueue 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Linux live USB, plug the drive into a sacrificial hub that can eat a bus kill if needed

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

I think something to protect against this https://usbkill.com/products/usbkill-v4

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They mean the USB bus. But killing the bus is a driver-level thing that the kernel controls, not the user. You can disable the port with CLI commands or a GUI depending on the OS, but killing the bus requires uninstall of the driver or manually shorting the caps directly on the mainboard, which is dumb.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago