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I suspect some hubs would be suitable for buffering against that sort of attack. Not sure which though, or whether a more subtle approach (some sort of pulsed power to avoid tripping polyfuses, perhaps) would still be practical.

If you wanted to be a dick, I think replacing the insides of a USB stick with a large charged capacitor and leaving them in parking lots would be the way to go.



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