This USB Drive Can Nuke A Computer

[Alin Vlad]

Content source

http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/12/this-usb-drive-can-nuke-a-computer/

Put simply, the bits inside the USB drive draws and stores a ton of power. When a certain level is hit, it returns the power to the source, which is either a dedicated USB controller or the CPU itself. This is bad news bears. The amount of power returned overloads the circuits, rendering it useless. Since a lot of USB controllers are built directly into the main processor… bye bye computer.

 

[hjlbx]

Flash Drive IDC = Improvised Discharge Capacitor.

 

[Moose]

Source:http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/12/this-usb-drive-can-nuke-a-computer/

Cause Hitman Pro Alert to go off? Strange!

 

[Oxygen]

I guess I'll never plug a USB in again unless I'm the one who owns it.