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Open-source stealth USB hides an encrypted partition behind an 8GB decoy drive Phantom Drive appears as a regular USB stick until you create a text file to unlock the hidden data (www.tomshardware.com)
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[โ€“] Redjard@reddthat.com 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It would have to be distinctly different from any thumb drive over the last decades. My older ones definitely weren't just a single chip, I recon you'd need some immense training specifically on drive designs to know this isn't just a normal one from like 2010 or 2015.

[โ€“] T156@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Or some old cheap/free one. A nearby university open day recently had a stack of free 8 GB USB sticks they were giving out.