“I don’t necessarily see evidence that this is a truly predatory device, but it demonstrates well enough how one like this COULD be, and I’ve read about others that definitely are, that have an embedded web server, WIFI, key logger, and basically a small computer right inside the cable,” Bumstead said. “The super scary thing about this concept is that the user is basically introducing a predatory element inside their security bubble, so the device could conceivably get full access to whatever it’s plugged into.”
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