- To stay safe, update your system and avoid unknown devices.
Plug-in Device Cyber Attack: Now people have become quite advanced in the online world. New technology has made people’s work very easy. Apart from this, there are many smart products available in the market today which people use in their homes. But along with this, cyber crimes are also happening very fast. Now fraudsters are using unique methods to make people their victims. In this episode, today we are going to tell you how plug-in device can also become an easy means of hacking.
Revealed in new research
For your information, let us tell you that this has come to light in a research. Actually, this research has been done by scientists of University of Cambridge and Rice University. In this research it has been revealed that cyber attackers can attack your system through any plugged in device. Also can take control over your system.
This is how the test happened
For your information, let us tell you that many scientists have done this test together. Actually, researchers had created an open-source platform named Thunderclap. After this he connected it to the computer through USB-C port. Let us tell you that its purpose was to find out whether an attacker can hack the system by using a plugged in device or not.
Chargers and projectors can also become weapons
Let us tell you that earlier it was believed that such cyber attacks could be carried out only through hardware like network card or graphics card. but it’s not like that. This study has revealed that it is not difficult to carry out cyber attacks using normal devices like chargers, docking stations and even projectors.
These systems were also affected
During the test, it has come to light that many computers with Thunderbolt ports running operating systems like Windows, macOS, Linux and FreeBSD have been affected the most. According to scientists, in some circumstances attackers can even gain control over the entire computer.
How does DMA attack cause harm?
According to research, some hardware like graphics processing units (GPU) and network cards use Direct Memory Access (DMA). By misusing this technology, attackers access the system’s memory and steal your personal information. Not only this, attackers can also control your entire system.
How to keep yourself safe?
Scientists say that to avoid such cyber attacks, it is necessary for the users to take care of some special things. He believes that users should install all the security updates available on their computers on time. This is because the updates released by Apple, Microsoft and other companies remove the flaws present in the system and also keep your device safe from such cyber attacks. Also do not connect any unknown USB-C device to your computer.
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