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The security problems with USB are things that need to be fixed.

I think every other non-optical port on your computer is just as susceptible to electrical attack. The only real difference is that USB provides its own power.

This is a human delivery mechanism for a physical attack. You could make a DVI cable that was covertly a water hose, but that's not a DVI problem.



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