Comment by garblegarble

3 years ago

Astonishingly, yes. There was a big thing a while back with a Googler reviewing USB-C products and highlighting if they were dangerous: https://www.computerworld.com/article/3002159/usb-c-benson-l...

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jefftk  3 years ago

It's not astonishing that not following the spec can lead to things getting fried, though? Splice a mains jack onto a USB cable and you'll see some smoke too ;)

But I agree that the level of incorrect implementation was shockingly high initially. Luckily it's much better now!

  • AlexandrB  3 years ago

    I still stay well clear of MOOZOOM-style alphabet soup cables on Amazon and buy Anker for this reason.

  • toast0  3 years ago

    Looks like the Etherkiller[1] needs updating for modern times. I wouldn't be surprised if usb -> serial plus the serial etherkiller would do the trick though.

    OTOH, USB Killers do exist, but they only kill hosts; Mains -> USB-C could kill hosts and targets indiscriminately.

    [1] http://www.fiftythree.org/etherkiller/