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New Hack Can Trick Power Bricks into Starting Fires – Gizmodo Australia
Your phone’s power brick is typically a relatively innocuous piece of tech, but recently, researchers at a Chinese security firm discovered a way to hack a fast charge power adaptor so that when connected to a phone, the power brick can melt the phone or even…
Your phones power brick is typically a relatively innocuous piece of tech, but recently, researchers at a Chinese security firm discovered a way to hack a fast charge power adaptor so that when connected to a phone, the power brick can melt the phone or even start a fire.
In a study published by Xuanwu Labs (which is owned by Chinese tech giant Tencent), researchers detailed the BadPower hack which works by manipulating the firmware inside fast charge power adapters.
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