Topic: Are SD Cards Subject to Vulnerability Similar to USB? - page 2. (Read 5050 times)
Can you suggest a good option for moving transactions between online and offline wallets without using paper?
I can't seem to find the article, but it was recently reported that USB flash drives are unsafe because they can hide malicious software in an unusable portion of the drive used by the storage system. Therefore, for the purposes of Bitcoin security, it's important to consider any usb drive exposed to an untrusted computer to be infected.
Does this affect SD cards or only USB flash drives?
SD cards too. Does this affect SD cards or only USB flash drives?
I can't seem to find the article, but it was recently reported that USB flash drives are unsafe because they can hide malicious software in an unusable portion of the drive used by the storage system. Therefore, for the purposes of Bitcoin security, it's important to consider any usb drive exposed to an untrusted computer to be infected.
Does this affect SD cards or only USB flash drives?
EDIT: I am referring to malware stored in the FIRMWARE such that formatting the drive does not delete it.
EDIT: If so can you suggest a good option for moving transactions between online and offline wallets without using paper?
Does this affect SD cards or only USB flash drives?
EDIT: I am referring to malware stored in the FIRMWARE such that formatting the drive does not delete it.
EDIT: If so can you suggest a good option for moving transactions between online and offline wallets without using paper?
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