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Massive, undetectable security flaw found in USB: Its time to get your PS/2 keyboard out of the cupboard

2014-07-31 17:38:30| Extremetech

Security researchers have found a fundamental flaw that affects almost every USB device. This flaw is so serious that, now that it has been revealed, you probably shouldn't plug a USB device into your computer ever again. There are no known effective defenses against this variety of USB attack. The USB IF itself notes that your only defense against this new attack vector is to only use USB devices that you 100% trust -- but even then, as we'll outline below, this won't always protect you.

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