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Nice, an analysis from the future :) Jokes aside. My guess would be that it is highly unlikely a half decent secret service would use such a method to spread a
by bandwitch 8y ago
Nice, an analysis from the future :)
Jokes aside. My guess would be that it is highly unlikely a half decent secret service would use such a method to spread a virus or a trojan. On the other hand, I would also guess that no serious journalist will contemplate using a free device provided by a rogue nation just in case.
- larkeith 8y ago> On the other hand, I would also guess that no serious journalist will contemplate using a free device provided by a rogue nation just in case. I disagree. While tech-minded journalists may be aware of the risks of untrusted USB devices, the same cannot be expected of everyone; even if they know that USB drives are potentially dangerous (already a crapshoot, even in some tech-related jobs), people unfamiliar with computers may not realize that the same risks apply to all USB-powered devices.
- lawrencegs 8y agoha! I didn’t catch that until you pointed that out. I wonder why is it dated July 27, 2018... maybe the report is still a work in progress?
- zenexer 8y agoLast-Modified header: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 12:39:05 GMT It's possible he put the date on which he plans to more formally publish or present it.