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Wickedly Clever USB Stick Installs a Backdoor on Locked PCs

Wickedly Clever USB Stick Installs a Backdoor on Locked PCs
The proof-of-concept tool PoisonTap uses a series of subtle design flaws to steal a victim's cookies and even hack their router or intranet. The post Wickedly Clever USB Stick Installs a Backdoor on Locked PCs appeared first on WIRED.

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