// Hacking NEWS // A Student Destroys 66 Computers in His College with a Killer USB Key
During his destruction act, the man did not hesitate to film himself (clever..). He faces up to ten years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of post-imprisonment supervised the release of up to 3 years.
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The info
On last February 14, an MBA student at College of St Rose University in New York used a USB Killer key to destroy 59 Windows PCs and 7 Mac computers that were installed in the school's computer rooms. This represents financial damage of 58,471 dollars.
This key type works by rapidly charging thumb drive capacitors from the USB power supply, and then discharging the electrical current back into the USB slot, all in a matter of seconds. The result is fatal: the computer’s motherboard is immediately fried.
The man, who has filmed himself with his smartphone during his destructive tour, has acknowledged the facts and pleads guilty. This act could give him a maximum of 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000. (oops..)
What does this entail
This fact shows, once again, the harmful attraction that causes the Killer USB key on certain people. This is not the first time a student uses a Killer USB key to destroy computer equipment in his school. In 2016, a student from Estaca, an engineering school in Laval, had already fried 88 computers.
Why? To have "a little adrenaline rush". Unfortunately, the USB Killer has been freely available on the Internet since 2016. Now there is even a version 3, even more efficient and even compatible with mobile devices. (This last link is only there for educational purpose, I do not recommend to buy it!)
But we were right to not doing it, don’t we? Or in any case, not like that!
Source: ZDnet
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