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Comment by 2OEH8eoCRo0

8 hours ago

I'd be more worried about a supply chain attack with malicious devices.

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stavros  7 hours ago

What kind of supply chain attack can one mount with a disk?

  • 2OEH8eoCRo0  6 hours ago

    A malicious device plugged into your machine? The only limit is your imagination.

    • DANmode  2 hours ago

      Yep. Drive firmware is the attack vector, here, for anyone Googling or ChatGPT-ing along.

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