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minus-squarewildbus8979@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 months agoBad USB is ABSOLUTELY a vector for state sponsored hacking. Has has USB sticks (or devices) sold in sketchy shops. https://smartermsp.com/tech-time-warp-the-usb-drive-that-changed-military-cybersecurity/ The virus in question was agent.btz, a piece of “autorun” malware. In 2008, agent.btz infected U.S. Central Command, which was running the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BadUSB https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet Pretty nuts to see I got downvoted for this. This is cybersecurity 101 shit. Don’t plug untrusted USB devices into sensitive infrastructure.
Bad USB is ABSOLUTELY a vector for state sponsored hacking. Has has USB sticks (or devices) sold in sketchy shops.
https://smartermsp.com/tech-time-warp-the-usb-drive-that-changed-military-cybersecurity/
See also
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BadUSB
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet
Pretty nuts to see I got downvoted for this. This is cybersecurity 101 shit. Don’t plug untrusted USB devices into sensitive infrastructure.