A cable will soon be on sale that looks like Apple's official Lightning cable, but actually allows you to remotely hack computers. Security researcher Mike Grover, who developed the tool, announced a successful start of production.
The O.MG Cable is a cable that not only charges phones and transmits data in the same way as an Apple cable, but contains a wireless hotspot that an attacker can connect to. After that, the perpetrator can run commands on the computer and gain access to the victim's files.
“The O.MG cable is the result of months of work that resulted in a well-disguised malicious USB cable. Once the cable is connected, it can be controlled using the wireless interface built into the cable, ”says the website of Hak5, a mass-market company.
Despite the obvious harmfulness of O.MG Cable, Grover said it was created with good intentions. With the help of this device, he wants to prove that threats can come not only from the Internet and various storage devices, but also occur even among seemingly harmless cables.
The O.MG Cable is a cable that not only charges phones and transmits data in the same way as an Apple cable, but contains a wireless hotspot that an attacker can connect to. After that, the perpetrator can run commands on the computer and gain access to the victim's files.
“The O.MG cable is the result of months of work that resulted in a well-disguised malicious USB cable. Once the cable is connected, it can be controlled using the wireless interface built into the cable, ”says the website of Hak5, a mass-market company.
Despite the obvious harmfulness of O.MG Cable, Grover said it was created with good intentions. With the help of this device, he wants to prove that threats can come not only from the Internet and various storage devices, but also occur even among seemingly harmless cables.
