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Present user test

Present user test

Posted Oct 11, 2012 15:07 UTC (Thu) by raven667 (subscriber, #5198)
In reply to: Present user test by epa
Parent article: The Linux Foundation's UEFI secure boot system

Well, that's physically present, isn't it? Malware didn't get the ability to manifest USB devices out of thin air like in the movies last time I checked 8-).


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Present user test

Posted Oct 11, 2012 15:37 UTC (Thu) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link]

Technically, some 'programmable' keyboards now have a CPU and a decent amount of RAM and can be subverted.

Present user test

Posted Oct 11, 2012 19:14 UTC (Thu) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link]

this isn't new, I heard of malware doing this to apple keyboards years ago

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