This tag highlights the security dangers associated with USB drives, including malware delivery, data exfiltration, and baiting attacks. Articles explore how attackers weaponize USB devices, the risks of uncontrolled USB usage in workplaces, and protective measures like device policies, endpoint controls, and employee awareness training.
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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.
