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Use mouse to infect laptop with malware
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<blockquote data-quote="Minimalist" data-source="post: 1120951" data-attributes="member: 89179"><p>Yes I agree that this could probably be a case with malware that is distributed "usual" way. I'm not so sure that this would be a case for potential malware distributed through mouse's firmware.</p><p>If attacker would want to infect many systems they would have to hack in production process and replace firmware during production or somewhere in supply chain. When first infections would happen to random users, vendor would be notified about it and they would just recall a product or that specific series. End result for attacker would be small and not worth the trouble they went through to carry it out.</p><p>IMO this potential attack vector would be more suitable to be used for targeted attacks on high-end victims. For mass infections there are much easier and cheaper ways to do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Minimalist, post: 1120951, member: 89179"] Yes I agree that this could probably be a case with malware that is distributed "usual" way. I'm not so sure that this would be a case for potential malware distributed through mouse's firmware. If attacker would want to infect many systems they would have to hack in production process and replace firmware during production or somewhere in supply chain. When first infections would happen to random users, vendor would be notified about it and they would just recall a product or that specific series. End result for attacker would be small and not worth the trouble they went through to carry it out. IMO this potential attack vector would be more suitable to be used for targeted attacks on high-end victims. For mass infections there are much easier and cheaper ways to do it. [/QUOTE]
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