Hi to everyone at the BitcoinTalk community!
We are
CoinGate (
https://coingate.com), a Bitcoin payment processor based in Europe, and it's been a few months since we started processing payments for
USB Kill (
https://www.usbkill.com/).
To those who haven't heard of it already - USB Kill now makes an updated version of their devices called
USB Kill 2.0, which test USB ports against power surge attacks. Simply put, if a device's USB port is not protected against power surges, USB Kill will damage the device to an extent it will no longer turn on. The company claims that around
95% of devices are vulnerable to power surge attacks.
Since we really liked the idea behind the products of USB Kill, we contacted the company and offered to promote their gadgets to the Bitcoin community, because we believed you guys are definitely interested in this kind of stuff!
The team at USB Kill loved our idea and in turn offered a
permanent 10% discount on both of their devices for customers paying with
BTC Bitcoin
BTC through our
gateway! So here we are...
Who is it for?Hardware and consumer hardware designers, security auditors and penetration testers. Also, the general public, or anyone who wants to test or kill their own devices.
We believe the USB Killer 2.0 is a gadget that would serve as a great birthday or Christmas present to a tech-savvy friend. Alternatively, our best guess is that a lot of people still have their old Pentium 1s and 2s, which they still cannot say goodbye to, hidden in the garage. It would certainly be easier if you knew they were resting in peace 
Get one now on https://www.usbkill.com and claim a 10% discount on all products
by paying with Bitcoin and using our promotional code at checkout: COINGATEVIPHow USB Kill 2.0 works:When plugged into a device, the USB Killer rapidly charges its capacitors (collects power) from the USB power lines until it reaches ~ -240V. When the device is charged, -200VDC is discharged over the data lines of the host device. This charge/discharge cycle is repeated many times per second while the device is plugged in, or the device can no longer discharge - that is, the circuit in the host machine is broken.
Why do this exactly?To test devices that have public access ports and to expose critical security flaws. If the ports aren't shielded, the whole system is at critical risk to be damaged or destroyed by nothing more than a USB dongle. Doesn't sound right at all, does it?
USB Kill Tester ShieldThe company is certainly not just about exposing security flaws breaking stuff. They make another device, called
USB Kill Tester Shield, the purpose of which is to allow testing of the USB Killer without damaging the host device. In addition, the Tester Shield prevents data theft via 'juice-jacking'. The manufacturer explains:
If you use a charger or USB port that is not your own - the device can steal your data while you are charging. Using a USB Kill Shield will prevent devices from having access to your data.
Again, claim the 10% discount on Bitcoin purchases at http://www.usbkill.com
by using our promotional code at checkout: COINGATEVIPSee both USB Kill 2.0 and Tester Shield in action on this promotional video, which got over a 1.2 million views in just 3 months.
It's definitely best to see the USB Kill 2.0 in action to understand its capacity against devices we use daily. Check out 'USB Kill 2.0 versus Xbox One' by clicking the link below (almost 250K views in a month)
Best regards to all!
