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NSA uses a covert surveillance device in a USB stick called Cottonmouth-I Leaked documents recently revealed the spy tool costs $20,000 (13,200) A team of hackers has created its own version of the surveillance kit They put a radio-frequency implant inside a USB stick This involved a circuit board, transceiver and a cover - totalling $20 (13) Called Turnipschool, the team demonstrated it at SchmooCon,Washington

By Victoria Woollaston for MailOnline

Published: 05:07 EST, 22 January 2015 | Updated: 05:14 EST, 22 January 2015

Leaked documents from the NSA recently revealed a covert USB stick that could be used to target secure, offline networks.

But the device costs a staggering $20,000 (13,200).

Now, a team of hackers has created its own version of the surveillance kit using a cheap circuit board and other parts that total just $20 (13).

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The Turnipschool device was demonstrated at the SchmooCon hacking convention. It features a radio-frequency implant inside a USB stick (stock image pictured), alongside a circuit board, transceiver and a cover. It can be connected to a network and potentially used to attack the PC. The parts total around $20 (13)

Called Turnipschool, the project was demonstrated at the SchmooCon hacking convention in Washington at the weekend.

Last year, German computer scientists proved that malware can travel between machines using sound waves that are inaudible to unsuspecting humans.

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