The first time I read about that Killer USB stick that can destroy a computer simply by plugging it into a USB port, I wanted one.
Most of the press coverage focused on the obvious vulnerability that USB ports can be used to fry a laptop. That’s not really news, though–earlier this year, there were reports about poorly built USB-C cables that were destroying Chrome Books and Mac Books.
But as TheHackerNews.com notes, sometimes you want to destroy your laptop.
USB Kill stick could be a boon for whistleblowers, journalists, activists, and, not to forget, cyber criminals, who want to keep their sensitive data away from law enforcement as well as cyber thieves.It is like, if you’re caught, kill yourself. In the same fashion as terrorists do. Here I mean to kill the data from your laptop if the law enforcement has caught your laptop. And USB Kill stick does the same for you.However, the company claims to have developed USB Kill 2.0 stick for the sole purpose of allowing companies to test their devices against USB Power Surge attacks and to prevent data theft via “Juice Jacking” attacks.
Either way, you can now buy one of these for $50.