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There's no storage in a USB cable - only what it is hooked up to - I guess the USB cables these criminals are using are specially made with memory. I assume the cable USB plug would be a little larger than normal.

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35 minutes ago, Bevo said:

There's no storage in a USB cable - only what it is hooked up to - I guess the USB cables these criminals are using are specially made with memory. I assume the cable USB plug would be a little larger than normal.

It's the USB ports that are sending and receiving malware/data, not the cables.

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3 minutes ago, SquishMitten said:

It's the USB ports that are sending and receiving malware/data, not the cables.

Gotcha - I guess criminals go to the airport and open up the USB port boxes. Obviously, airports should just provide electrical boxes and have people use their own voltage regulators.

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There's no storage in a USB cable - only what it is hooked up to - I guess the USB cables these criminals are using are specially made with memory. I assume the cable USB plug would be a little larger than normal.
USB C cables do have microchips in them to allow feature negotiation, so I assume one could be built to inject malware, and probably without making it any larger than existing cables

https://connectorsupplier.com/usb-type-c-what-you-need-to-know/
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