Microsoft Warns Of USB-Based“Crypto Clipper” Malware Spread

Based“Crypto Clipper” Malware Spread. Microsoft Threat Intelligence has issued a warning to Windows users about a ...
The Journal

Malware via Removable Devices Nearly Doubles

Malware being delivered via removable media, such as USB drives, nearly doubled last year, according to a new report. The report, The 2021 Honeywell Industrial USB Threat Report, found that some 37% ...
Dark Reading

Nearly 40 Percent Of IT Decision Makers Report Unintentional Exposure Of Corporate Data Through Theft Or Loss Of Removable Devices

OAKDALE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Imation Corp. (NYSE: IMN), a global scalable storage and data security company, today revealed the results of a recent survey of 302 IT decision makers in the U.S. and ...
Zawya

EMEA companies disregard security risk of USB removable devices

Despite knowing that data stored on removable media as USB memory sticks and external hard drives is insecure, most IT professionals still don't use any security technology to protect their mobile ...

New lightweight, self-propagating crypto stealing malware delivered by USB spotted by Microsoft

Microsoft details a newly discovered wormlike infostealer called Crypto Clipper.
Dark Reading

Chinese Threat Actor Employs Fake Removable Devices as Lures in Cyber-Espionage Campaign

One of the primary hallmarks of an advanced persistent threat (APT) group is its ability to operate undetected for years while carrying out its specific mission. The newest example is "Aoqin Dragon," ...
Bleeping Computer

PlugX malware hides on USB devices to infect new Windows hosts

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 ...
Business Wire

JEDEC publishes XFM Embedded and Removable Memory Device Standard to Expand Storage Solutions in Embedded and Automotive Applications

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, the global leader in standards development for the microelectronics industry, today announced the publication of JESD233: XFM ...