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StJohn · 3629 days ago · link · · parent · post: Alex Hern: Dead Drops: what to do if you see a USB stick sticking out of a wall
Apparently it doesn't take much to obliterate your USB port, and that's with a completely unpowered home-made device. Now I'm terrified of plugging anything into anything else forever. Out of curiosity, and USB nukes aside, what's the best way to read the data off a USB stick while protecting yourself against malware? The article mentioned booting into a throw-away OS, which I suppose would do the trick.