This $5 device can hack password-protected computers in just 30 seconds
Nov16
Even the strongest passwords are fallible, and as Samy Kamkar demonstrates, sometimes it doesn’t take much. Kamkar’s new exploit, PoisonTap, uses free software and a $5 Raspberry Pi Zero microcomputer. After attaching the Raspberry Pi to a USB adapter and plugging it in, the device goes to work. In all of 30 seconds, it bypasses your lock screen and begins installing a backdoor that works even after the device is removed from the USB port. If you think a strong password will save you, you’d be wrong. PoisonTap doesn’t work that way. It’s not trying to guess your password, but instead bypass it entirely…
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