The USB Hacking Tool fills as you hack computers in locked rooms. Once complete, it becomes a full tool that can be sold or used in barter. Check whether the tool is still accumulating progress or is already full before deciding what to do with it.
This is a computer-hacking item, not the Decoder used against a rival building’s Security System. The information here follows community Early Access item records; use the current item description and purchase interface to confirm requirements in your session.
Research and obtain the USB Hacking Tool
Community records place the tool in Lenny’s Tree → Gadgets, with purchase through the Trade Laptop after research. They list Code Tablet as a prerequisite and Tier II access. Check those requirements on your own progression screen before setting aside the purchase money.
Researching an item is different from owning a copy. After unlocking it, check that you actually have the accumulating version available for the computer-hacking task. This guide does not promise a guaranteed random-loot location or drop rate.
Workflow illustration using item artwork; this is not an in-game interface capture.
Build progress by hacking computers
- Identify a computer in a locked room that offers the hacking interaction.
- Use the appropriate tool and complete the interaction.
- Inspect the USB Hacking Tool’s progress afterward.
- Continue until the item is full, then check its completed name and state.
Community item data lists a five-point completion threshold. That is not a promise that five particular computers are always available, or that each action awards the same progress. Check the actual item and interaction in the current game rather than planning a route from an assumed drop rate.
Decide whether to keep the full tool
A full USB Hacking Tool is useful as a barter ingredient, including the Drill progression chain, or as something to sell. Decide which outcome you want before placing it on a selling table. An accumulating tool and a full tool are different ingredient states; do not assume an unfinished one satisfies a full-tool offer.
Inspect the trader’s current recipe before committing. This page does not provide an unverified complete Drill recipe or claim that the sale value is identical for every player. Keeping the tool for a planned trade and taking cash immediately are different choices.
Use a Decoder for building security instead
| Item | Intended task |
|---|---|
| USB Hacking Tool | Computer hacking and progress toward the completed item |
| Decoder | Reducing a player building’s Security System defence |
Bringing a USB tool to a base raid does not replace the Decoder access chain. Keep these tasks separate when preparing your inventory so you do not spend a run carrying the wrong tool.
Sources and scope
The item chain and completion reference follow community client-data records reviewed on 15 November 2026. They do not establish a guaranteed computer route, current sale price or drop rate on your server.