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Apple phones or tablets lightning cables can be more useful than just loading the device or transferring data.They can also be used to steal passwords, such as this new version modified by a security researcher that is presented under the name of MG.
The cable is part of a series called or.Mg cables and this is the second version that occurs massively.The new version is a Lightning cable to USB-C;To carry out the hacking, a small device is included within the tiny plastic connector of the cable.
The image below shows how the device is accommodated:
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This small element bears a record of the keys pressed by the user of the equipment to which the cable is connected.Not only that also creates a Wi -Fi network to which you can connect remotely to store that record and, potentially, steal a password.
The cable creator commented that this new version allows attacks not only to computers, but also to tablets or telephones.And apparently, according to the tests carried out by Vice, the Wi -Fi network that is generated now has a greater scope to that of previous versions.
The cable also includes a self -destructive function, in case it was necessary in case of emergency.
As expected, these cables are more expensive than a traditional lightning;at the site of O.Mg you can buy one for $ 139 dollars.In addition, the creator of the cables developed "the solution to the problem", in the form of a small USB device that can be detected when a modified cable is connected to a disposition.