German researchers warn against USB port data hacking
You may want to think twice before sharing a flash drive. New research shows that the USB port can be used to steal personal information or infect your computer. A team of German security researchers
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Aug 4, 2014, 6:38 PM
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Updated 3,797 days ago
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You may want to think twice before sharing a flash drive.
New research shows that the USB port can be used to steal personal information or infect your computer.
A team of German security researchers says that anything connected via USB can be reprogrammed. They warn that it could even pose as a network card and reroute your Internet use so that someone could spy on what you're doing.
Researchers believe it can also happen if someone charges their Android device using a computer USB port.
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