Usb charger cable hack

He also worked with several other hackers to write some of the code and develop exploits, and gave away his supply of hand-built cables to Def Con attendees with a plan to sell them online in the near future, he said. But the O. I hope you find a use for this.

I am not responsible for starting a fire, overheating, breaking, frying, or otherwise damaging your device. I don't see how it could anyway. I like easy solutions for common problems that are so obvious you never even bother to try solving them. I will do this with my iPhone that keeps asking me if I trust my computer every time I charge.

Thanks mate! Reply 7 years ago on Introduction. I turned out to not work on iPhones and probably a problem for other smartphones as well. It reads the resistance value.

My dad built a box for this. It's basically just a usb extension cable that has a switch for the data connection. You just flip the switch and it connects the data connection again. Be sure to sign up for the free email updates. Learn how to detect them.

Close Search. Murray August 3rd, No Comments. It feels like the real thing, down to the millimeter. Mark your cables with an indelible pen.

Use a basic USB wall charger instead of your computer. In addition to finding killer cables, inspections find other rogue devices as well. The fix of shorting out the data pins worked a treat. The only comment I would make is make sure that your 3rd party charger delivers the same output as the OEM eg ma etc. This isn't dirty tricks, this is the new USB compatible charger standard.

The idea is that if a device is connected to a computer then the USB's data lines are not shorted. The device knows that it is connected to a computer and, while it charges, it knows to draw a max of. And it can talk to the computer. However, if a device is connected to a charger then the data lines are shorted. The device knows that it is connected to a charger and, while it charges, it knows that it is a standards compliant charger, it can draw a lot of current as it is connected to a charger, and it charges to a max of 2 amps, charging much faster.

Now this is all fine until someone tries to charge a new device with an old charger. The device, as the lines are not shorted, thinks that it is connected to a computer, tries to talk to it and gets confused, and often discharges itself faster in its communication attempts rather than charging. Now you can short the data lines on a USB cable. Or you can even crack open the charger and short the lines there. And this is fine - it will work.

But there are two warnings. The charger must be capable of supplying 2 amps. And you must never use the modified cable on a computer as it will draw more than the.