"Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables That Hack You Will Be Mass Produced and Sold"

A security researcher created a tool called the O.MG cable, which is a modified Apple lightning cable capable of hacking a computer remotely. In addition to performing the normal functions of an Apple cable such as charging phones and transferring data, the O.MG cable enables hackers to remotely hijack a victim's computer, run payloads, and more. According to the security researcher behind this creation, the tool will be mass produced. Once the tool is ready, it will be sold via the penetration testing hardware website, Hak5. This article continues to discuss the capabilities of the O.MG cable as well as the mass production and distribution of this tool. 

Motherboard reports "Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables That Hack You Will Be Mass Produced and Sold"

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