They use cartridges filled with a liquid that contains nicotine, flavourings, and other chemicals.
A heating gear in the e-cigarette converts the liquid into a vapour, which the person inhales.
The computer lights up as it normally does when an e-cigarette starts charging.
However, after a few seconds, a message pops up on the computer screen.
The message, which appeared on the screen, read DO U EVEN VAPE BRO!!!!.
The vaping equipment was able to issue a command to the computer after a little bit of tweaking.
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However, the script could have been modified to do something much more malicious.
This puts limitations on how elaborate a real attack could be made, said Mr Bevington.
The WannaCry malware for instance was 4-5 MB, hundreds of times larger than the space on an e-cigarette.
That being said, using something like an e-cigarette to download something larger from the Internet would be possible.
In all cases, be wary if someone wants to plug something into your machine.
Source:Sky News
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