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« usbkill » is an anti-forensic kill-switch that waits for a change on your USB ports and then immediately shuts down your computer.

13 mentions on Hacker News by 13 people: 4 stories, 9 comments · first 2015-05-05 · latest 2021-12-15

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  1. https://github.com/hephaest0s/usbkill This does the same thing, but you can use any USB hardware as the entry/remove trigger. And you can script it to whatever you want. But... that doesn't sell unneeded hardware.
    comment by noasaservice · 2021-12-15 · in BusKill – A USB kill cord for laptops
  2. …does not wish it to. It is free software, available under the GNU General Public License. [1] [0]: https://github.com/hephaest0s/usbkill [1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USBKill
    comment by sebmellen · 2020-10-10 · in OPSEC critique of the Michigan Governor kidnap plot
  3. It reminds me of USBkill https://github.com/hephaest0s/usbkill Its primary use is to thwart machine fuzzing and debugging using USB devices. The moment there's a change in USB state, down the machine goes.
    comment by crankylinuxuser · 2020-01-02 · in BusKill: A kill cord for your laptop
  4. USBKill ( https://github.com/hephaest0s/usbkill ) lists one approach to solving that problem in its README: - Set USBKill to watch the status of a particular USB port - Attach a lanyard to a USB key - Wear the lanyard on your wrist - Plug…
    comment by smacktoward · 2019-09-09 · in Daytripper
  5. You guys all have kill cords attached to your wrist, right? https://github.com/hephaest0s/usbkill
    comment by darkr · 2017-07-01 · in NYPD is canceling its Palantir contract
  6. https://github.com/hephaest0s/usbkill Checks for changes with USB drives and shuts down the computer and optionally deletes files and wipes ram. USB stick on a wristband > unplugs when they take the computer > shuts down
    comment by alexpoulsen · 2016-12-16 · in MacOS FileVault2 Password Retrieval
  7. …tool that just kills the computer if a device is inserted/removed that isn't on its whitelist: https://github.com/hephaest0s/usbkill While this won't stop Samy's box from starting to do its thing, it will at least shut the computer off and…
    comment by micaksica · 2016-11-17 · in PoisonTap – Exploits locked computers over USB
  8. https://github.com/hephaest0s/usbkill
    comment by foodstances · 2016-04-09 · in The FBI Director Puts Tape Over His Webcam
  9. That's why USB Kill programs [1] important. [1] https://github.com/hephaest0s/usbkill
    comment by devy · 2016-03-25 · in Your USB cable, the spy: the NSA’s catalog of surveillance magic (2013)