The American agency has recently warned that a cybercrime organization is sending USB drives (“flash drives”) to numerous companies with the intention of infecting the recipients' systems.
According to reports, packages have been received by various companies, including transportation,, insurance, and, even, defense-related industries. In addition, these packages were sent through regular postal services.
The FBI reports that recipients who have connected the received USB drive, it would initiate the execution of malware (BadUSB attack), de forma que se registrarían todas las pulsaciones del teclado y del ratón además de ejecutar comandos para abrir puertas traseras en los sistemas de la víctima.
La recomendación es no conectar en ningún caso cualquier unidad USB de origenes desconocidos y alertar a las autoridades si se diera el caso.
Fountain: The Record
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