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Two-Thirds of Lost USB Drives Carry Malware

Posted by samzenpus on from the bugs-everywhere dept.

itwbennett writes "Antivirus firm Sophos acquired a passel of USB sticks lost by commuters on trains in the Greater Sydney metro area at an auction organized by the Rail Corporation New South Wales. The company analyzed 50 USB sticks and found that not a single one was encrypted and 33 of them were infected with at least one type of malware."

2 of 196 comments (clear)

  1. What do you expect .. by roguegramma · · Score: 5, Funny

    .. they were lost by the 10% of commuters stupid enough to lose an USB stick.

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    Hey don't blame me, IANAB
  2. Safe USB by FuzzyHead · · Score: 5, Funny

    I practice safe USB plugging. I put a rubber cover over my USB stick before I try to plug it in to anything. I have never once caught a virus on it.