cross-talk leakage from electrical signal. intriguing :> usb has always been a security liability, but this is pretty ridiculous hehe wish i could make it to the conference to hear the actual results

If you plug 2 USB devices into the same PC, it's possible for 1 to steal data from the other or the system itself. What makes this any different? If you plug 2 devices into the same internal or external hub, it's still going through the same PC and thus, the same vulnerability exists. In either case, it's going to take a "malicious device" to capture the data.

If you plug 2 USB devices into the same PC, it's possible for 1 to steal data from the other or the system itself. What makes this any different? If you plug 2 devices into the same internal or external hub, it's still going through the same PC and thus, the same vulnerability exists. In either case, it's going to take a "malicious device" to capture the data.

I think the idea is that a keylogger installed on a hub is much easier to just slot in than one on the operating system

What makes this any different? If you plug 2 devices into the same internal or external hub, it's still going through the same PC and thus, the same vulnerability exists.

thats exactly why im interested to hear details of how this method of transmission is noteworthy

I think the idea is that a keylogger installed on a hub is much easier to just slot in than one on the operating system

How do you install a keylogger on a hub? To my knowledge, no code actually runs on a USB hub.