Why USB Attacks Are Back and How to Prevent Them

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When we think about modern cyber threats, USB drives and keys are probably not the ...

USB “Rubber Ducky” Attack Tool

The USB Rubber Ducky is getting better and better. Already, previous versions of the Rubber Ducky could carry out attacks like creating a fake Windows pop-up box to harvest a user’s login ...

Malicious USB drives are being posted to businesses

A notorious cybercrime gang, involved in a series of high profile ransomware attacks, has in recent months been sending out poisoned USB devices to US organisations. As The Record reports, the FBI ...

Report: USB threats to ICS systems have nearly doubled

The latest Honeywell USB Threat Report 2020 indicates that the number of threats specifically targeting Operational Technology systems has nearly doubled from 16% to 28%, while the number of threats capable of ...
VictoryGate Monero-Mining Botnet Spread via Infected USB Devices

VictoryGate Monero-Mining Botnet Spread via Infected USB Devices

A previously undocumented botnet called “VictoryGate” propagated via infected USB devices in order to perform Monero-mining functionality. Slovakian security firm ESET revealed that it had sinkholed several command-and-control (C&C) domains so that ...
USB Flash Drive Malware: How It Works & How to Protect Against It

USB Flash Drive Malware: How It Works & How to Protect Against It

From the University of Illinois to Iran (and everywhere in-between), USB flash drive malware is a serious risk Back in 2016, researchers from the University of Illinois left nearly 300... The post ...
Don’t Forget to Pack a USB Condom When Traveling

Don’t Forget to Pack a USB Condom When Traveling

The only way to prevent juice jacking is to use a USB condom, which is not as crazy as it might sound. Hackers are looking for new ways to compromise people’s computers, ...

Man fried over 50 college computers with weaponized USB stick

Vishwanath Akuthota's USB stick contained an unusually destructive payload. The post Man fried over 50 college computers with weaponized USB stick appeared first on The State of Security ...
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Trump Secret Service USB OpSec FAIL: ‘Spy’ Story Gets Weirder

That story about the Chinese woman accused of unauthorized entry to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago? It gained a weird new twist this week. The Feds protecting the President supposedly found a USB stick and ...
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