Questions tagged [usb]
an industry standard used for connecting to and powering peripheral devices (keyboards, mice, cameras, printers, external hard drives, etc) from a computer or other USB capable device.
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Is there a safe way to use external display with USB Type-C laptops?
Somewhat related to Is malware or screen capture possible with iMac as external display?, where we investigate the possibility of a DMA attack through DisplayPort, nowadays, many machines don't even ...
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Onboard Memory of USB HID Devices "hackable"?
I own some mice and keyboards for example my logitech G400 mouse and my razer deathstalker keyboard.
Both of those devices have as far as i know built in memories to save DPI settings macros so on ...
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Does Windows 10 read/run/care about USB devices plugged in "Lock Screen" mode?
Whenever I leave my computer for the bathroom or anything inside the living space, I press WinKey + L to enter the "Lock Screen" mode. (If I go outside, I turn it off completely.)
Let's say ...
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Does the USB connection have to be trusted when using Yubikey CCID/PIV?
I use a Yubikey in PIV/CCID mode. The PIN is sent from the host computer via automated script and unlocks the Yubikey PIV smartcard.
In this mode, is it essential that the USB connection is trusted?
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Is it risky to let (trusted) Android devices connect to my computer over USB?
I'm wondering what security threats I should be aware of if I set up a testing farm (like STF) which will have several Android devices connected to PCs over USB.
The Android devices will have USB ...
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Protect USB from reading by using PC identity
Is there any way (software or hardware solution) to create a usb drive that can make its contents readable only on specific PCs using their hardware serial numbers?
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Can USB-C be restricted for display only (i.e. no data transfer)?
I want to allow users to connect their company mobile phones to company tablets for display only using USB-C. These are windows tablets.
Is there anyway of restricting the USB-C to only allow display?...
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Standards restricting bluetooth/usb access?
AFAIK in most OSes an app is given access to USB and Bluetooth and it's fairly blanket access. I believe maybe iOS now has per app Bluetooth access controls but if you give an app bluetooth access it ...
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What are the main attack vectors on USB storage drives on Windows 10?
I am trying to understand what generic risks are there in using my thumb drive to transfer files to some untrusted machine and plugging it back to my Windows device. Specifically I am interested in ...
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Fuzzing an iPhone
I'm currently researching how to fuzz Apple devices (specifically an iPhone 4 and an iPad 2). The devices are placed into DFU mode and then accessed using OpeniBoot.
I've read through a good chunk of ...
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USB TEMPEST attacks: viable range?
Is there any published research into the viability of reading Universal Serial Bus signals at a distance from the connection, using electromagnetic radiation emitted from the bus?
If not, what is the ...
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Additional options to protect from bad USB devices in ubuntu
In addiition to the solution options in the other threads
How to prevent BadUSB attacks on Linux desktop?
https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/77072/protecting-against-bad-usb-in-ubuntu
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Methods to bypass Windows security policy: All Removable Storage Classes - Deny All Access
My partner recently got given work laptop and if you try and put in a USB mass storage device you get an error saying it is not allowed. Without having administrator access I assume this is via the ...
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What kind of USB-based attacks can be prevented by a VM?
The answer provided to this question by forest has a good summary explaining the types of attacks that a malicious USB can do.
Does USB redirection in a VM provide any protection against any of these ...
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Security by using USB NIC, USB to SATA adapter, etc
After reading libreboot FAQ i have some questions about USB 2.0 bus. There it is strongly recommended to use usb devices - USB network card and USB to SATA adapter (to connect HDD or SSD with it). The ...
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How safe is sharing keyboard & mouse between work laptop & my personal laptop
What I need to know is if my work laptop (remotely managed by Org) installs or tags some hidden software on any devices being plugged in to the USB (obvious security hardening on their own part) which ...
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How exactly are hidraw 'Billboard' devices interrogated?
I have some USBHub ( Ethernet + HDMI + USB + VGA). When it doesn't have anything connected it exposes to Linux operating system device:
'hiddev0, hidraw1'
in opposite to HID mouse:
which is visible as ...
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Format a probably infected USB, is it safest Ubuntu live or Ubuntu installed?
I have an USB drive that probably is infected. I have a PC where currently I have not any partition, just an "empty" PC and I have a CD with Ubuntu 22.04. I would like to copy USB data, ...
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Bluetooth USB device shows up as HID Keyboard. Is it safe?
I bought a USB Bluetooth adapter and my PC now has Bluetooth available, but while it's connected it is makes a "HID Keyboard" show up in my "Mouse, keyboard & pen" setting in ...
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How does USB device run exe program when plugged in
Based on my research the best USB device can do is to trick the OS believing its device type A while it is device type B.
However it can never auto install a custom driver or auto execute a program/...
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To prevent BadUSB attacks - can't you just block a connection to the specific vulnerable microcontrollers?
Since only a select amount of amount of microcontrollers in the USBs can be reprogrammed, isn't it just possible to block that certain kinds of microcontroller containing devices?
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Can I view the format history of a usb key?
Is there a way to view when changes were made to a USB key, such as when the USB key was formatted and/or when some files were transferred?
I have seen this previous stackexchange question File system ...
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How to analyze a USB device of having possibly malicious capabilities?
So I recently ordered a chinese external USB card and I would like to find out whether it has some hidden functionality, which might become malicious. It has buttons integrated in it so Linux using ...
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How far can a malicious USB device get you on a server?
If the device is plugged in when the user is already logged in, then of course the device can just pretend to be a keyboard, open a terminal, and run a compromising command. (shortcuts for terminals ...
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Need to make a USB device look like a keyboard
My company is implementing "BitLocker to Go" encryption to encrypt USB flash drives.
However we us Barco USB wireless presentation devices. Each time one is plugged in, Bitlocker wants to encrypt it (...
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Re: Intel IME\physical-access exploits - Has a Manufacturer ever (unintentionally) released malware-infected PC Components?
Given the discovery that Intel's IME can be hacked by USB (since 2008), I started researching hardware level exploits - like the Stuxnet USB attack on Iran's Nuclear plant and I'm curious about the ...
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Can a mac carry viruses that could infect a pc via usb stick?
It is common practice for lots of users not to have an antivirus installed in their mac. Even if the viruses cannot infect the mac, can viruses be carried in it and spread to a pc via a usb stick? Is ...
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Windows : security of USBNET / RNDIS
I'm having trouble finding documentation about how to setup any security for RNDIS or if the system is already secure enough.
For those who doesn't know RNDIS is a protocol that permits a USB ...
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Encrypt a file before being copied
I am working on a program that will prevent data theft.
I want to encrypt every file that is being copied to an external drive before it is actually copied using a symmetric encryption.
Is it ...
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Is there a pre-established method for cracking RSA SecureID codes?
I am using the most modern version of RSA SecureID's tokens with a RSA server (used with a lot of governments and larger organizations ). I was just wondering if there was a pre-established method for ...
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Protection against Bad USB not working for me
Protection against bad USB as described in this thread by user 10008 in the top voted answer is not working on my PC at the moment.
I tried it when trying to install Ubuntu from a Live DVD to a USB ...
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Windows Security deletes my USB virus as soon as I plug it in
I am studying ethical hacking and I work in the cybersecurity department of a company.
I have been testing a hacking program but some PCs delete this executable as soon as I plug in the USB and some ...
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How can I prevent booting from media devices?
first of all, I deeply apologise because of my silly question. The thing is that I am learning about hardening. I have VMware workstation 12, and I've created a VM CentOS 7 machine (to be integrated ...
