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This article has been provided solely for educational reasons, and the author is not responsible for any harm done to other computer systems through the malicious usage of this information.
What is BadUSB?
BadUSB refers to USB devices running reprogrammed firmware that allows them to act as a human interface device (HID). An example of an HID includes keyboards and mice. This means that it can perform the same tasks, emulating the same functionality of a computer mouse or sending keystrokes the same way a keyboard would. Using this ability, BadUSB devices have the potential to perform malicious activity on the target machine. Today, we are going to look at how one can create a BadUSB and use it to crash Windows 10 systems.
Requirements
First, you must obtain a DigiSpark ATTINY85. These USB development boards are fairly cheap. If you’re willing to wait a long time for the delivery, you can order a board from China for only a few dollars off of websites like eBay.
Once you have your DigiSpark ATTINY85, install Arduino and follow these instructions…
