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  1. anon(8679041)'s Avatar
    anon(8679041)
    Who else is wondering if a BlackBerry device (BB10 or android) would survive such a thing?
    USB killers seem to become a trending topic on youtube



    *I don't advise anyone on trying this. Everyone takes full responsibility for his/her own actions.
    But I do think that it is impossible to stay safe and aware if you don't know stuff that happens around us. If any of CrackBerry staff do think differently on his matter, please delete this thread.
    Last edited by joker333; 11-02-17 at 07:38 AM.
    11-02-17 07:13 AM
  2. Dunt Dunt Dunt's Avatar
    Dunt Dunt Dunt
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    I wonder if the older BlackBerries or even the new ones.... would hold up to a 10LB sledge hammer?
    11-02-17 03:02 PM
  3. thurask's Avatar
    thurask
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    Originally Posted by Dunt Dunt Dunt
    I wonder if the older BlackBerries or even the new ones.... would hold up to a 10LB sledge hammer?
    No.
    11-02-17 03:04 PM
  4. Dunt Dunt Dunt's Avatar
    Dunt Dunt Dunt
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    Originally Posted by thurask
    No.
    She had 13 BlackBerries.... wonder if each and a label on it to help her keep track of who she was dealing with.
    11-02-17 03:12 PM
  5. anon(8679041)'s Avatar
    anon(8679041)
    Just yet another reason not to plug an USB stick received from someone you don't know well into one of your devices.
    11-02-17 03:46 PM
  6. Chuck Finley69's Avatar
    Chuck Finley69
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    Originally Posted by joker333
    Just yet another reason not to plug an USB stick received from someone you don't know well into one of your devices.
    Or that you pickup off the ground or you find anywhere else...
    11-02-17 03:47 PM
  7. anon(8679041)'s Avatar
    anon(8679041)
    Originally Posted by Chuck Finley69
    Or that you pickup off the ground or you find anywhere else...
    lol sure. And it's easy to check if an USB drive is a killer or not. But an uninformed person would think that he/she anyway pays x amount of $$ for his antivirus and that he/she has nothing to worry about in case IT happens

    Once inserted you'll have to buy a new motherboard for sure and perhaps damage some other components. On some websites I read that SSDs are vulnerable to Killers, but I'd doubt that.
    11-02-17 04:12 PM
  8. eyedroid's Avatar
    eyedroid
    I wish my thumb drive from a few years ago when I was pick-pocketed on a bus was the USB killer..

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    11-03-17 10:00 AM
  9. eshropshire's Avatar
    eshropshire
    Originally Posted by joker333
    Just yet another reason not to plug an USB stick received from someone you don't know well into one of your devices.
    I thought that is plain common sense.
    11-03-17 12:34 PM
  10. anon(8679041)'s Avatar
    anon(8679041)
    Originally Posted by eshropshire
    I thought that is plain common sense.
    Should be, but I don't think it is. There's still people who make the "aluminum foil on the head" joke when they hear some "security advice".
    11-03-17 01:02 PM
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