#BadPower ou un risque potentiel d' #incendie exploitable sur les #chargeurs rapides ! (il suffira d'une étincelle...)

https://blog.sosordi.net/2020/07/badpower-ou-un-risque-potentiel-dincendie-exploitable-sur-les-chargeurs-rapides-il-suffira-dune-etincelle.html

#securite #USB #micrologiciel #Tencent

New #hack Can Trick Power Bricks into Starting Fires
https://gizmodo.com/new-hack-can-trick-power-bricks-into-starting-fires-1844441247

#BadPower hack works by manipulating the firmware inside fast charge power adapters

by hacking the fast charging firmware built into a power adapter, Xuanwu Labs demonstrated that bad actors could potentially manipulate the power brick into sending more electricity than a phone can handle, thereby overheating the #phone, melting internal components, or as Xuanwu Labs discovered, setting the device on fire.