Physical Attacks

Question 1

Malicious USB Cable

Answer 1

Can have embedded electronics in it (aka poisoned cables) that can deliver malware to machines

Question 2

Malicious flash drives

Answer 2

USB dropping is an attack where an attacker leaves a tainted USB for people to pick up and use

Question 3

Card Cloning

Answer 3

Copying credit card info from its magnetic strip to make a clone of the card (can also happen to contactless ID cards)

Question 4

Skimming

Answer 4

Physical devices placed in CC readers to skim data (collects from magnetic strip and pin)