The ol’booby-trapped-USB-trick just got a huge upgrade that does more than infect your computer with malevolent viruses; instead, it delivers a negative 220-volt electric surge that fries your ...

As a DIY USB stick capable of destroying a computer in seconds is created, we reveal ways you can protect yourself A HOMEMADE USB stick capable of blasting volts through a PC destroying it in seconds ...

A Hong Kong-based technology manufacturer, USBKill.com, has taken data security to the “Mission Impossible” extreme by creating a USB stick that uses an electrical discharge to fry an unauthorized ...

USB sticks have long been a mechanism for delivering malware to unsuspecting computer users. A booby-trapped flash drive, for instance, was the means by which the US and Israel reportedly infected ...

A Russian security researcher known as “Dark Purple” has created a USB stick that contains an unusual payload. It doesn’t install malware or exploit a zero-day vulnerability. Instead, the customised ...

Renowned U.K. game developer David Braben set his game programming aside for a short while to create an amazingly affordable personal computer that he hopes will prompt an overhaul of computer ...

At CES 2018, Sandisk unveiled a super small USB drive prototype, using the same form factor as its Ultra Fit line, which was also dubbed the world's smallest flash drive. Flash drives have grown ...

The USB stick can instantly fry any machine it is plugged into. Photo / habrahabr.ru Russian hackers have created a USB stick that can instantly destroy any machine it is plugged into. The USB stick ...

The computer-stick concept is interesting but has serious limitations. Moreover it is very new and we still have to see what market penetration it may or may not claim in the coming few months. For ...

These 'killer' USB sticks can fry your laptop or phone in seconds, if plugged in. A simple USB stick, created by a Russian security researcher known as 'Dark Purple' can instantly fry any machine it ...