"BadPower" attack corrupts fast chargers to melt or set your device on fire. 📦

4    21 Jul 2020 19:48 by u/Bradtastik

https://www.zdnet.com/article/badpower-attack-corrupts-fast-chargers-to-melt-or-set-your-device-on-fire/

2 comments

1 u/dispenser 22 Jul 2020 02:41
how does on actually modify the firmware of a charger?
1 u/TechJackal 22 Jul 2020 12:20
Why would a firmware upgrade option for charges be exposed? USB-C is a total cluster fuck with all the different specifications it has to support and maybe device manufacturers need to start designing their devices to be able to handle potential over voltage situations.