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IBM Distributes Malware-Infected USB Sticks At Security Conference
- bradleyland 16y agoMaybe IBM is just trying to prove that they're one of the few who actually understand irony?
- RiderOfGiraffes 16y agoPreviously submitted: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1368134 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1368134 Garnered no comments, but I thought it was interesting that it was submitted before and sank without trace.
- zppx 16y agoA real problem with various HN posts.
- eagleal 16y agoI think it depends on the users interested in the /new section. Most of the people just look at the home, while there are some users who watch the new submissions, and when they miss, the submission doesn't make enough points to get to the home. (OK, maybe we all know this, but ...)
- dimitar 16y agoAnd why do they ask from the recipients to mail them the USB sticks? Are they going to clean them and mail them back?
- sketerpot 16y agoWhy would any computer automatically run programs on USB sticks? It just seems like a really obvious security hole for negligible benefit.
- mambodog 16y agoBecause... Windows? Plenty of thumbdrive and portable harddrive manufactures make use of this 'feature' to show a splash menu/crapware launcher on insertion of the drive, so I guess they like the idea.
- FluidDjango 16y agoCNET report (w/o Forbes paywall):http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20005673-245.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20005673-245.html Didn't the attendees realize that there would be a post-test at the conclusion the security conference? That's what the USB stick experience was. Can't wait to see what "grades" attendees received :/