Hacking a Power Supply

Schneier on Security 2020-07-21

Summary:

This hack targets the firmware on modern power supplies. (Yes, power supplies are also computers.) Normally, when a phone is connected to a power brick with support for fast charging, the phone and the power adapter communicate with each other to determine the proper amount of electricity that can be sent to the phone without damaging the device­ -- the...

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Authors:

Bruce Schneier

Date tagged:

07/21/2020, 08:29

Date published:

07/21/2020, 07:09