Pencil for scale. Circuit board, 1 USB plug that lights up an LED when you plug it in. Windows doesn't recognize it as a device. Two little metal leg things with "feet".
this post was submitted on 01 Jul 2023
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What is this thing?
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FYI. Do not plug random hardware you don’t know the source of into your computer.
Unless you work at an Iranian uranium enrichment facility, then it's fine.
Haha oopsy, my centrifuges are all wonky.
Darn solar flares at it again.
Have you heard about USB HID devices that have keystroke sequences?
Yeah, lots of cool toys out there. I'm a sucker for interesting Defcon talks so this one comes to mind.
Good advice, thank you.