Renowned U.K. game developer David Braben set his game programming aside for a short while to create an amazingly affordable personal computer that he hopes will prompt an overhaul of computer ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

USB drives have been a very common way to carry data and transfer it from one computer to another, but you need to be very careful of what you plug into your device. These sticks have already been ...

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 ...

The Open University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Computer users everywhere are looking at the USB stick sat next to their computer this week with trepidation. Many ...

A hacker's best friend is that little USB stick you plug into your computer. The small flash-memory drives are often used to easily share files from computer to computer. But as Tech Insider saw ...

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 ...