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> Akuthota had recorded himself destroying one of the computers using his iPhone, stating “I’m going to kill this guy” before he inserted the USB Killer device into the PC’s USB port.
I don't know about everyone else, but I totally read his quote in an Indian accent and replaced "this guy" with "dis guy". I've heard so many Indians use "this guy" when explaining something, it must be an idiom in their language.
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[ 0.20 ms ] story [ 25.5 ms ] threadNot sure what motivated or drove him w.r.t. such wanton vandalism but the personal costs of the actions are going to be incredibly high.
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I feel like usb-killer attacks in the wild is interesting and new enough to warrant a post here.
I don't know about everyone else, but I totally read his quote in an Indian accent and replaced "this guy" with "dis guy". I've heard so many Indians use "this guy" when explaining something, it must be an idiom in their language.