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March 26, 2020 03:25 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/GQZAjWfVZt0/rare-badusb-attack-detected-in-the-wild-against-us-hospitality-provider
Rare BadUSB Attack Detected in the Wild Against US Hospitality Provider
A US hospitality provider has recently been the target of an incredibly rare BadUSB attack, ZDNet has learned from cyber-security firm Trustwave. From a report: The attack happened after the company received an envelope containing a fake BestBuy gift card, along with a USB thumb drive.The receiving company was told to plug the USB thumb drive into a computer to access a list of items the gift card could be used for. But in reality, the USB thumb drive was what security experts call a "BadUSB" -- a USB thumb drive that actually functions as a keyboard when connected to a computer, where it emulates keypresses to launch various automated attacks.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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