Malware: Every USB port is "defenseless" against new scam

Almost all desktop and laptop computers can be overtaken and stripped of data via malicious devices inserted into the USB port – a technique which bypasses all current security measures, and is described as “almost like a magic trick” by Karsten Nohl of Berlin’s SR Labs.

By inserting a control chip into a device’s USB connector (ie when plugging in a modified keyboard) an attacker could gain complete control of a machine, spy on a user using malware, and steal data. No current security measures could even detect the attack – which Wired described as having the potential to cause an “epidemic.”

Malware: Every USB port is "defenseless" against new scam