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lmmyesterday at 8:08 AM1 replyview on HN

> there is a very simple way to execute code from an USB stick: the USB stick pretends it's a USB keyboard and starts sending input to access a terminal

Good systems these days won't accept such a "keyboard" until it's approved by the user.


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tsimionescuyesterday at 10:02 AM

Which systems ask before allowing you to use a keyboard you just plugged in over USB? Windows, Ubuntu, Fedora certainly don't, at least not by default.

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