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USB-C cable CT scan reveals sinister active electronics — O.MG cable contains a hidden antenna and another die embedded in the microcontroller (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

These sorts of tools and knowledge should be free and open, so people can test their own systems and learn how to defend against them. They aren't inherently bad themselves. As with firearms, it's all about what you do with it.

Hiding a potential exploit from the general public does them no good.