First here is a bit of background information and an important warning. This device has its practical uses, but as you will see can also be used maliciously.
This clever device was developed to expose a flaw in the way laptops, phones, games consoles and other devices that use USBs are made. Basically, once it is plugged in it quickly charges and sends a surge of -200VDC back into the device. In most devices, this power surge causes quite a bit of damage.
Clearly, these pen drives can also be used in a malicious way. It has the power to permanently damage hardware. In some situations, this could be exactly what you want to do. For example, if you want to ensure your hardware cannot be reused or stop someone accessing data on a device you have finished with.
USB kill devices are a relatively new product, that can be quiet hard to find. However, they are gradually becoming available online and we have found a reliable store that has them in stock. Here are some examples of their products and the they have shared with us.
is the most sophisticated of the range. When sold at its full price, it is the most expensive in the range. However, you can save $10 when you use our . It is very effective if you want to brick a device and prevent any data that is stored on it from being accessed and stolen or used against you.
It comes in two versions. One has a plain case, so looks exactly like a perfectly normal device. This is the one you want if you do not want others to know that you are using this type of device. However, you need to be careful with these unbranded USB kill pen drives. It is all too easy to pick it up and use it inadvertently thinking it is a normal pen drive, which means you could end up frying a device by accident. That is why the V3 killUSB is also available with a unique logo on it, which means that you cannot mistake it for a normal USB stick.
If you want to use the kill device on phones, game consoles, and tablets, is what you need. There are three adaptors included, a Lightning, USB-C and a MicroUSB.
So if you have an old iPhone 5, 6 or 7 that you want to test or brick you can now do it. The lightning adaptor in this kit has been designed to bypass the authentication checks.