Using an iPod, PDA or USB drive to copy files from a computer via the USB port. In mid-2005, security consultant Abe Usher created a proof-of-concept program (slurp.exe) that would demonstrate how easy it would be to plug an iPod into any computer and download certain files from the hard drive. See iPod, PDA and USB drive.
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