Article 6MKQ7 Is it safe to buy a second hand 4g dongle online in terms of it having some malware or such?

Is it safe to buy a second hand 4g dongle online in terms of it having some malware or such?

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I read about rare cases for usbs.

Crypto guys are super paranoid about buying hardware and say you must always buy new.

Is it an issue?

4g dongles seem pretty rare here in the UK and the new ones cost 40 GBP and up but 2nd hand only a few quid.

I could afford to buy new if absolutely advised but is it unnecesary from a security standpoint?
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