Claude SSHes Into a Machine to Blink the Right Port When Asked Where to Plug In
peterjliu · x · 2026-10-24
peterjliu shares a fun anecdote: when asked which port to plug a cable into, Claude simply SSH'd into the machine and made the correct port's LED blink.
He extends this to security: attackers he observed on a shared host were sophisticated enough that they'd likely pivot across hosts, and he notes two air-gapped computers can still exchange messages via webcam or microphone.
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