The Unpatchable Malware That Infects USBs Is Now on the Loose @ Wired

So, a new, nasty little piece of malware was released out into the world recently.  While more exposure to the problem at hand can help create a potential fix faster, I'm torn on the method used.  It's like some researchers from the CDC releasing bird flu out into the world just to show everyone how devastating it could be, in order to accelerate a cure.  Agree or disagree, it's loose... so make sure you're using protection when plugging into unknown ports.    

Like Nohl, Caudill and Wilson reverse engineered the firmware of USB microcontrollers sold by the Taiwanese firm Phison, one of the world’s top USB makers.

"People look at these things and see them as nothing more than storage devices,” says Caudill. “They don’t realize there’s a reprogrammable computer in their hands.

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