USB killer

English

Noun

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  1. (computer securityCategory:en:Computer security#USBKILLER) A device designed to send high-voltage power surges into the USB data lines of the device it is connected to, which will damage hardware components.
    • 2020, Alan Calder, Cyber Security: Essential principles to secure your organisation, IT Governance Ltd, →ISBN, page 42:
      Once fully charged, the USB killer discharges the stored power back into the connected computer (or, in fact, anything with a USB port), causing irreparable hardware damage.
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