hey security specialists,

if i have a phone with arbitrary malware on it

and i connect that phone via usb with my laptop

does that phone pose any danger for my laptop or the data on it?

i am not clear on exactly how these protocols work, i thought MTP can’t really do much but i don’t know if malware can change the behaviour of the phone

(this is a hypothetical scenario for general understanding, assume worst cases for everything)

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@skye connecting something with malware on it onto a valuable device always is the wrong choice imho. the whole stack is so complicated that every layer likely has flaws which can be exploited.

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