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For comparison, a "something else" cable without display: https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable

> The O.MG Cable is a hand made USB cable with an advanced implant hidden inside. It is designed to allow your Red Team to emulate attack scenarios of sophisticated adversaries. Until now, a cable like this would cost $20,000 (ex: COTTONMOUTH-I). These cables will allow you to test new detection opportunities for your defense teams. They are also extremely impactful tools for teaching and training. Thanks to continual firmware updates, the resulting power, flexibility, and ease of use have made the O.MG Cable a favorite.



This now has wifi in the elite version. I have one for research purposes.


> Due to the advanced capabilities of the O.MG Cable, regulations require that they are shipped "deactivated"

Which "regulations" might those be?


Probably some Paypal or AdWords ToS with their vague prohibitions on "hacking tools".


those are not regulations


Industry-imposed regulations (as opposed to government-imposed regulations) are still regulations, and payment processors have teeth.


Nobody calls them regulations, come now.


“Blue tape”, rather than “red tape”.


this is not industry-imposed regulations. this is not industry.

this is single party ToS atmost.

Do not whitewash harmfull practice as the law.


> Do not whitewash harmfull practice as the law.

You say that as if "The Law" is not already a set of whitewashed harmful practices.


Payment processors are de-facto regulators.


That answer to various governments.


Is copying machine even your all in one printer with scanner cannot copy banknote is somehow regulated I wonder ?


> not regulations

merely existential threats for small business


You'd need a license to export to most countries and show that you have controls in place that they are not sent to countries/companies/people on a blacklist/watchlist.

This is true for anything cybersecurity related and more strict for "intrusion" tooling.

Not sure about domestic sales though...


can't even reuse cable anymore, will increase cost and e-waste. smh.


Maybe don’t buy this if you just want a USB cable.




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