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How to know if a USB cable is hiding malicious hacker hardware

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Malicious USB-C cables can do much more than transfer data or files between devices.

These cables hide malicious hardware that can intercept data, eavesdrop on phone calls and messages.

Scanning techniques have been largely thought of as the best way to sort the wheat from the chaff.

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