Explore the cybersecurity risks posed by removable media devices such as USB drives, external hard drives, SD cards, and optical discs. This tag covers attack techniques like BadUSB, autorun exploits, and data leakage, along with organizational policies and technical controls to manage removable media securely.
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In January 2022, the FBI issued a public warning that the cybercriminal group FIN7 had been mailing malicious USB drives — disguised as gift cards and COVID-19 guidelines — directly to U.S. companies. The drives contained ransomware. Employees plugged them in. Networks fell. That campaign wasn't some edge case
A $1 USB Stick Took Down a Defense Contractor In 2008, a USB flash drive infected with the Agent.BTZ worm was plugged into a U.S. military laptop at a base in the Middle East. That single device triggered what the Pentagon called the most significant breach of U.
