A USB dongle can hijack all your Web accounts and router in 30 seconds, even if your computer is locked

Macworld
Nov 21, 2016, 6:02 pm990 ptsHot
A proof of concept from security researcher and software developer Samy Kamkar shows that macOS, Windows, and Linux computers can have any previously active Web logins hijacked merely by plugging in a tiny Unix device via USB or Thunderbolt, even if the computer is locked and password protected, and possibly…

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