Andy Matuschak@andy_matuschak·Oct 4, 2020Deeply unsettling. (ps did you know that many Apple adapter cables contain a tiny chip that runs a weird minimal Mac OS variant??) https://twitter.com/Theophite/status/1312864397837164544…This Tweet is unavailable.3268
Jesse Vincent@obra·Oct 4, 2020Much scarier are the “Apple” adaptor cables that run something else.shop.hak5.orgO.MG Cable - * to USB-ATo get a cable like this, you used to need a million dollar budget or to find a guy named MG at DEFCON. But Hak5 teamed up with MG to allow more people access to this previously clandestine attack...1110
Andy Matuschak@andy_matuschakReplying to @obra!! This... trips the unsigned accessory warning UI right?11:10 PM · Oct 4, 2020·Twitter Web App
Jesse Vincent@obra·Oct 4, 2020Replying to @andy_matuschakI have not yet -touched- one, but my understanding is that no, they don’t. Passive listening to USB comms is rather hard to detect. (Note also that USB HID devices like keyboards don’t trigger such a warning.)12