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Half of people plug in USB drives they find in the parking lot
The Register ^ | 4/11/16 | Shaun Nichols

Posted on 04/11/2016 2:26:42 PM PDT by markomalley

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To: fwdude

You’d do it you were hungry

In Haiti when my ships unloaded little kids would scoop up dry rice by the handful off the cargo hold floor and eat it


21 posted on 04/11/2016 3:02:01 PM PDT by wardaddy (is Cruz last name a coincidence or a blessing or is he the anti Christ?)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

you are set up to look at possibly corrupted USB-drives most people are not.


22 posted on 04/11/2016 3:02:57 PM PDT by PCPOET7
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To: markomalley

I never leave usb drives out - not knowing what might be placed on them when I am not around.


23 posted on 04/11/2016 3:05:42 PM PDT by loungitude (The truth hurts.)
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To: PCPOET7

Oddly enough, the vast majority of “found” USB drives are not lost by our employees, rather, it is the factory equipment contractors.

I’ve had a couple of free dinners on the contractor’s dime.


24 posted on 04/11/2016 3:11:22 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Get Ready)
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To: markomalley

Stop using deception in these “studies “.


25 posted on 04/11/2016 3:18:07 PM PDT by I want the USA back (The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. Orwell.)
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To: markomalley

That is like picking up a lit cigarette butt off the street and putting it in your mouth.

(A kid on my street growing up used to do that. He was a little “touched.”)


26 posted on 04/11/2016 3:41:31 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (Ask Bernie supporters two questions: Who is rich. Who decides. In the past, that meant who died.)
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To: NorthMountain

Yep. I would never pick it up to start with so no urge to plug it in. Lol


27 posted on 04/11/2016 3:59:06 PM PDT by sheana
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To: rdl6989
What could go wrong?

I came across a graphic picture on the Internet (you can find anything, unfortunately) that detailed how to build an explosive into a USB stick. It is detonated by plugging it in, by the voltage supplied in a USB port. Thankfully I haven't heard of any incidents in the news. But just beware that there are pranksters who may go too far in the pranks they perform.

28 posted on 04/11/2016 7:33:31 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: markomalley
Half of people plug in USB drives they find in the parking lot

Didn't see any obvious leaks in that condom either.

"Unfortunately, whether driven by altruistic motives or human curiosity, the user unknowingly opens their organization to an internal attack when they connect the drive – a physical Trojan horse."

Aaaaaand I'll stop here.

29 posted on 04/11/2016 8:09:23 PM PDT by Dr.Deth
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To: rdl6989

DoD stopped use of USB drives over 5 years ago because they are made by Chinese

Too Bad the DOS, HLS, etc. cannot figure out what is compromised.


30 posted on 04/12/2016 9:37:46 AM PDT by where's_the_Outrage? (Held my nose to vote.)
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To: markomalley; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
I could see that happening
  1. maybe there's ID'ing information allowing its safe return
  2. maybe there are candid images to get in touch with the finder's inner voyeur
  3. maybe the drive is shot, otherwise I'm a broke college studen and will start using it myself

31 posted on 04/13/2016 9:09:12 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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