What's old is new again, with researchers seeing a threefold increase in malware distributed through USB drives in the first half of 2023 A new report by Mandiant outlines how two USB-delivered ...

Cybercriminals are constantly finding new ways to steal your data. As people become more aware of common threats like phishing links, fake websites, fraudulent emails and impersonation scams, ...

The USB port on your PC makes it easy to connect everything from keyboards and mice to storage devices and useful accessories. Most of these devices work right away without any setup, which is ...

Your PC's antivirus software might be able to tackle malware, but some infections require more powerful solutions. If you're dealing with a nasty malware infection that you just can't shift, a USB ...

Security researchers have analyzed a variant of the PlugX malware that can hide malicious files on removable USB devices and then infect the Windows hosts they connect to. The malware uses what ...

Like many people, I have usb flash drive which has several portable anti-malware programs on it.<BR><BR>However, how does one protect the drive itself from getting infected since the drive will most ...

Two ongoing cyber-espionage campaigns targeting organizations across multiple industries and regions demonstrate the importance for security teams of restricting access to USB drives and other ...

The general rule of thumb is to not plug in USB drives you find on the ground, and beyond that, certainly don’t run anything on them as it could be malware. However, that rule is being skirted by some ...

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For much of the cybersecurity industry, malware spread via USB drives represents the quaint hacker threat of the past decade—or the one before that. But a group of China-backed spies appears to have ...