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‘The Weirdest Trend in Cybersecurity’: Nation-States Returning to USBs

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March 7, 2024 at 04:26PM Nation-state cyber threat groups are using USBs to infiltrate government and critical infrastructure. Check Point’s Maya Horowitz highlighted USBs as the primary infection vector for major threats, including China’s Camaro Dragon and Russia’s Gamaredon. Instances of USB attacks at a power company and a UK hospital underscore the danger. Organizations … Read more

Russian Cyber Espionage Group Deploys LitterDrifter USB Worm in Targeted Attacks

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November 18, 2023 at 02:24AM Russian cyber espionage actors affiliated with the Federal Security Service (FSB) are using a USB worm called LitterDrifter in attacks on Ukrainian entities. The worm spreads malware via USB drives and communicates with the threat actor’s command-and-control servers. The cybersecurity firm Check Point has observed signs of possible infection outside … Read more