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dattaway
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Computer virus hits US Predator and Reaper drone f...
Unfortunately, most cell phones charge from a USB port.
lucasjung
on Oct 8, 2011
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You can actually still do that: drawing 5V doesn't require the phone to mount as a drive.
wisty
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So, what happens when a virus on the phone tells it to pose as a CD drive, and install a keylogger?
lucasjung
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I'm pretty sure it won't mount that, either. The only external storage they'll mount are external hard drives that have been encrypted with their approved software.
mentat
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The Social Engineering Toolkit's keyboard based malware deployment engine for Teensy could be repurposed for use on other USB devices.
mkr-hn
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I thought that was only common among smartphones.
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