• OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca
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    19 days ago

    So the manufacturer isn’t spying on you, it just designed a product so someone else could hack you instead? That doesn’t make it sound any better.

    The end result is the same: be careful what cables you plug into your device.

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      19 days ago

      The end result is the same: be careful what cables you plug into your device.

      Sure, but this is clickbait at best. It’s not a revelation that this cable contains that hardware.

    • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      19 days ago

      Its designed to be used for pen testers so they don’t have to spend $20,000 on the alternative cable. Its a single cable thats costs like $200, so im not really worried many people are going to get hacked because they accidentally bought a $200 cable.