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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Pencil for scale. Circuit board, 1 USB plug that lights up an LED when you plug it in. Windows doesn't recognize it as a device. Two little metal leg things with "feet".

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago
[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Solved! Thank you. You've saved me from my curiousity.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Hi OP, could you edit the title of your post to add [SOLVED] as we don’t have flairs here? If your computer hasn’t crashed of course :-)

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

FYI. Do not plug random hardware you don’t know the source of into your computer.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Unless you work at an Iranian uranium enrichment facility, then it's fine.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Haha oopsy, my centrifuges are all wonky.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

dood. don't plug an unknown foreign device in your PC. especially not a Windows PC. It's a common attack vector to leave devices with malware at a site (usually USB dongles, smart watches, chargers or even cables*) you want to hack, so people plug them in where you can't.

*) https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable

this post was submitted on 01 Jul 2023
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