Why Adam Savage Won't Trust USB Keys

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  @tested · 6 months ago (edited) · pinned

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• MU

  @murasaki848 · 6 months ago

  In some hotels nowadays, especially Hyatt, they want you to download an app so you can pay for parking, laundry, etc. Everyone wants you to download their app for that &quot;tailored experience&quot; and to &quot;get free stuff&quot;. Everyone wants your credit card on file so &quot;one click shopping&quot; is a breeze. The amount of trust they want is absurd.

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• UT

  @UtahJohn777 · 5 months ago

  A University of Virginia Computer Science Professor owns a Cyber Security company. His company is employed to keep customers computers safe. He first asks for a tour of the business. As he tours he casually places USB thumb drives on various counters without his escourt noticing. Without fail, an employee will grab one, plug it in to see what co-worker it belongs to.<br><br>The Professor&apos;s escourt typically asks if he could get past their security, he then replies &quot;I already have&quot;.

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• FE

  @felizkk · 5 months ago

  The real horror is when you suddenly see a popped-up command prompt shell that immediately closes up without you being able to see what happened

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• BR

  @brianm6117 · 5 months ago

  &quot;Found&quot; USB drives are one of the biggest things that my employer beats into our heads with cybersecurity. There are annual trainings about it and there are flyers all over the building reminding people.

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• PE

  @petershah1009 · 5 months ago

  Avoiding unknown USB drives is a pretty good PSA. Public USB phone chargers can also be potentially dangerous.

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• HA

  @hak5korben · 6 months ago (edited)

  As the creator of the USB Rubber Ducky shown here, a life long fan of Adam Savage and being someone who was raised on Mythbusters - it&apos;s so cool to see Adam learn about this topic while educating the audience so we can all be more secure in our everyday lives. Let me know if you guys want to see some even cooler gadgets!<br><br><br>Thanks @tested

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• KA

  @kaelin000 · 6 months ago

  &quot;hacking into computers is actually a spectacularly challenging thing to do. hacking the operator is... not.&quot; <br>favourite analogy; why try to break into a secure building when it&apos;s easier just to have someone let you in? &quot;PIZZA! DELIVERY!&quot;.

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• AN

  @AnAZPatriot · 5 months ago (edited)

  Them: &quot;I wont plug in an unknown USB or charging cable&quot;<br>Also them: &quot;I have Alexa and a Ring camera!&quot;

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  @MrStress · 5 months ago

  First world solutions <br><br>“Don’t game on your main computer, get a game computer for that”

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• SR

  @Srrrokka · 6 months ago

  &quot;Do you chew gum from the subway?!&quot; that is so evocative and terrible it should be a slogan for not using random USB sticks 🤣

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• IA

  @iambetterthanu · 6 months ago (edited)

  Poor Kieran. He flew all the way from Florida to San Francisco to sit there and nod silently for 17 minutes.

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