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Forget physical access: Remote USB attacks can blue screen Windows servers

NCC Group Research Director Andy Davis likes to test USB host security; over the years, Davis has identified over 100 bugs covering all the major operating systems. But vendors typically respond with “Thank you for the bug, but as you need physical access to plug in your rogue device, the impact is actually quite low” Now vendors may take the potential impact from USB attacks a lot more seriously; they may change their tune about bugs introduced via rogue USB devices after Black Hat Asia in Singapore. Davis presented “USB Attacks Need Physical Access Right? Not Any More” [pdf]”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2226644/forget-physical-access–remote-usb-attacks-can-blue-screen-windows-servers.html

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