{
 "slug": "omg-cable",
 "name": "O.MG Cable",
 "maker": "O.MG (Mischief Gadgets)",
 "category": "multitools",
 "categoryLabel": "Multitools",
 "status": "listed",
 "statusLabel": "Listed by maker",
 "description": "A USB cable with a hidden Wi-Fi implant that injects keystrokes and, on the Elite version, logs them.",
 "goodFor": "Show how an ordinary-looking cable can carry an implant.",
 "youNeed": "An O.MG Programmer to activate it, and written authorisation.",
 "tradeoff": "All variants were sold out at review.",
 "tags": [
  "Implant cable",
  "Keystroke injection",
  "Wi-Fi",
  "Keylogger"
 ],
 "price": "US$150 basic / US$200 elite / US$220 woven",
 "priceShort": "$150+",
 "priceFrom": "shop.hak5.org",
 "checked": "2026-09-17",
 "url": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/omg-cable/",
 "shortUrl": "https://gadgets.sh/omg-cable",
 "markdown": "https://gadgets.sh/devices/omg-cable.md",
 "image": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/omg-cable.jpg",
 "cutout": "https://gadgets.sh/assets/cutouts/omg-cable.webp",
 "shareCard": "https://gadgets.sh/og/omg-cable.jpg",
 "shops": [
  {
   "merchant": "O.MG (Mischief Gadgets)",
   "label": "Buy from O.MG (Mischief Gadgets)",
   "kind": "shop",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=omg-cable&utm_content=api",
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "merchant": "Lab401",
   "label": "Buy from Lab401",
   "kind": "shop",
   "orderable": true,
   "url": "https://lab401.com/products/o-mg-cable?utm_source=gadgets.sh&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=omg-cable&utm_content=api",
   "note": null
  }
 ],
 "specs": [
  {
   "group": "Core hardware",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Processor and memory",
     "value": "Hidden implant; processor not published",
     "source": "https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable"
    },
    {
     "label": "Display",
     "value": "None",
     "source": "https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable"
    },
    {
     "label": "Radios",
     "value": "Wi-Fi for control and triggers",
     "source": "https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable"
    },
    {
     "label": "Power",
     "value": "USB bus powered",
     "source": "https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Details from the product page",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Connectors",
     "value": "USB-A or USB-C active end; Lightning, micro-USB or USB-C passthrough; TPE or woven in black or white",
     "source": "https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable"
    },
    {
     "label": "Basic version",
     "value": "DuckyScript 2, 8 payload slots, 4,000 keystrokes, 120 keys per second",
     "source": "https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable"
    },
    {
     "label": "Elite version",
     "value": "DuckyScript 3, 50–300 payload slots, 1,500,000 keystrokes, 890 keys per second, hardware keylogger holding 650,000 keystrokes, HIDX StealthLink and encrypted network C2",
     "source": "https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable"
    },
    {
     "label": "Both versions",
     "value": "Self-destruct, geofencing and Wi-Fi triggers",
     "source": "https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable"
    },
    {
     "label": "Length",
     "value": "1 metre standard; 2 metre custom available",
     "source": "https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable"
    },
    {
     "label": "Activation",
     "value": "Ships deactivated; needs an O.MG Programmer",
     "source": "https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "group": "Buying",
   "rows": [
    {
     "label": "Price",
     "value": "US$200 on shop.hak5.org",
     "source": "https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable"
    },
    {
     "label": "Availability",
     "value": "In stock on the day of review",
     "source": "https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable"
    }
   ]
  }
 ],
 "docs": [
  {
   "label": "Maker product page",
   "url": "https://shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable"
  },
  {
   "label": "Hak5 documentation",
   "url": "https://docs.hak5.org/"
  }
 ],
 "blueprint": {
  "openness": "closed",
  "opennessLabel": "Closed design",
  "summary": "Hak5/O.MG publishes no schematic, PCB, or firmware source; the official GitHub repo distributes only compiled firmware binaries and a flashing tool.",
  "files": [],
  "repos": [
   {
    "url": "https://github.com/O-MG/O.MG-Firmware",
    "role": "firmware",
    "official": true,
    "license": null,
    "stars": 273,
    "pushed": "2026-07-28"
   }
  ],
  "parts": [
   {
    "part": "Espressif ESP8266/ESP8285-class Wi-Fi SoC (inferred, not vendor-confirmed)",
    "role": "implant MCU + Wi-Fi",
    "datasheet": "https://www.espressif.com/sites/default/files/documentation/0a-esp8285_datasheet_en.pdf"
   }
  ],
  "notes": "Checked shop.hak5.org/products/omg-cable and docs.hak5.org: no chip, schematic, or hardware source is disclosed. github.com/O-MG/O.MG-Firmware (default branch 'stable') contains only firmware/*.bin blobs, an image.elf-0x00000.bin/0x10000.bin pair (classic esptool flash-offset naming), esp_init_data_default_v08.bin, flash.py, and a c2server - i.e. binary redistribution + flasher, not source, and the filenames are the basis for the ESP8266/ESP8285-class inference (not an official disclosure).",
  "checked": "2026-09-27"
 },
 "sourceFiles": null,
 "firmware": [
  {
   "name": "O.MG Cable Firmware",
   "url": "https://github.com/MischiefGadgets/O.MG-Firmware",
   "tag": "Firmware",
   "description": "Keystroke injection engine, web UI commander, and covert 802.11 access point control for O.MG devices."
  }
 ],
 "chips": [
  "esp8266"
 ]
}