Tag Archives: USB hijack
A USB dongle can hijack all your Web accounts and router in 30 seconds, even if your computer is locked
A security researcher finds a gaping hole in automatic network connections made by plugging in a dongle.
PoisonTap is built for the $5 Raspberry Pi Zero.
A proof of concept from security researcher and software developer Samy Kamkar shows that macOS, Windows, and Linux computers can have any previously active Web logins hijacked merely by plugging in a tiny Unix device via USB or Thunderbolt, even if the computer is locked and password protected, and possibly even when it seems to be asleep. It can also hijack many router brands on the same network.
