There are many security threats that can affect our devices. Where malware can be or even modified devices to attack. In both cases, our safety and privacy may be compromised. For protection we can always rely on security programs and tools that can protect us, but the common sense and proper use of our equipment is also very important. Today we will talk about what is USBNinja, how it can affect our devices and why it is very dangerous. It is an existing threat and can harm the system.
Connecting an external memory or a USB cable to your device can be a buzzer. Cyber criminals can introduce malware into these types of devices. Simply by inserting an infected USB flash drive into our computer we can display the whole system at risk. USBNinja is a normal USB cable, but it brings a built-in surprise. It is a built-in wired system capable of using the Bluetooth system to infect the computer. If you see with me in the picture below, it is a USB cable that looks normal, but they keep inside the Bluetooth system that can damage our devices. It is less common to find an infected USB cable, but we can find this kind of harmful cable.
There is a small Bluetooth module built into the end of this USBNinja cable, where the connector is located. The name USBNinja is not a coincidence. They call it because it goes unnoticed, as the average user does not know if this type of cable has a harmful additive. It would be impossible to distinguish it from the ordinary cable.
As we mentioned, USBNinja is difficult to detect with the naked eye where we will find nothing strange in it. However, there are some measures that we can implement to avoid injury to these devices. Or rather try to avoid the connection of this type of cables to our devices:
- The first thing more obvious is to be wary of any cable we find. This is something we can also apply to general USB memory. We should never connect devices of this kind if we do not really know where it came from.
- It is also very important to avoid buying unused USB cables or buying them from the market without warranty. It's a bad idea to trust this kind of hardware in stores that do not give us guarantees, especially some pages on the Internet where we can find them at very low prices. We can not tell if it has been modified maliciously to infect a device of its purchaser.
As we mentioned, USBNinja is difficult to detect with the naked eye where we will find nothing strange in it. However, there are some measures that we can implement to avoid injury to these devices. Or rather try to avoid the connection of this type of cables to our devices:
- The first thing more obvious is to be wary of any cable we find. This is something we can also apply to general USB memory. We should never connect devices of this kind if we do not really know where it came from.
- It is also very important to avoid buying unused USB cables or buying them from the market without warranty. It's a bad idea to trust this kind of hardware in stores that do not give us guarantees, especially some pages on the Internet where we can find them at very low prices. We can not tell if it has been modified maliciously to infect a device of its purchaser.
In short, USBNinja is a USB cable that has a small Bluetooth device inside it that can infect systems. It does its work practically unnoticed by users. The best we can do as well as avoid what we have said is also to update the systems, where sometimes there are security holes that can be used by this type of device. It is also necessary to have security tools and programs installed in your device.
