The ol’booby-trapped-USB-trick just got a huge upgrade that does more than infect your computer with malevolent viruses; instead, it delivers a negative 220-volt electric surge that fries your ...

A Hong Kong-based technology manufacturer, USBKill.com, has taken data security to the “Mission Impossible” extreme by creating a USB stick that uses an electrical discharge to fry an unauthorized ...

As a DIY USB stick capable of destroying a computer in seconds is created, we reveal ways you can protect yourself A HOMEMADE USB stick capable of blasting volts through a PC destroying it in seconds ...

A Russian security researcher known as “Dark Purple” has created a USB stick that contains an unusual payload. It doesn’t install malware or exploit a zero-day vulnerability. Instead, the customised ...

Is that a USB key in your pocket or a dual-core computer? Norwegian company FXI Technologies showed off an amazing USB stick-sized portable computer prototype on Friday, Nov. 18. Code-named Cotton ...

These 'killer' USB sticks can fry your laptop or phone in seconds, if plugged in. A simple USB stick, created by a Russian security researcher known as 'Dark Purple' can instantly fry any machine it ...

The pocket-size Intel Compute Stick adds several improvements for its second generation, and it works great for casual Web surfing and HD media streaming. Very little storage, so installing apps or ...

The USB stick can instantly fry any machine it is plugged into. Photo / habrahabr.ru Russian hackers have created a USB stick that can instantly destroy any machine it is plugged into. The USB stick ...