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Hackers are mailing out USB drives infected with ransomware

10

Jan

2022

The FBI has warned the US defense industry that a cybercrime group is mailing malicious flash drives to companies in an attempt to infect the target networks with malware. Getting a flash drive via mail might sound as it came straight out of a spy novel, but unless you know exactly who sent it, it’s […]

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‘USB Over Ethernet’ Driver Vulnerabilities Affected Major Cloud Services

08

Dec

2021

The issues were identified in an Eltima product called ‘USB Over Ethernet’, which provides remote USB redirection functionality and which is implemented in some cloud products with several modifications. In Amazon WorkSpaces, SentinelOne’s SentinelLabs explains, the library allows users to redirect USB devices so they can connect them directly from a remote desktop. Read More

Category Threats & Malware Vulnerabilities Written by Securityweek 0 Comments

Second-Hand USBs Purchased on eBay Expose Personal and Financial Information of Users

03

Nov

2020

More than two-thirds of second-hand USBs purchased from auction platforms such as eBay contain private and sensitive information belonging to their previous owners, according to researchers at Abertay University. An analysis of 100 USB drives purchased from the e-commerce website revealed 75,000 files with personal and financial information, cataloged in three categories: Low sensitivity such […]

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