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Comment by yellow_lead

I don't think so.

> Next, the infected computer infects any external drives that get inserted. When the infected drive is plugged into an air-gapped system, it collects and stores data of interest. Last, when the drive is inserted into the Internet-connected device, the data is transferred to an attacker-controlled server.

This implies the ability to turn a common USB drive into a vector for malware.

parent yellow_lead 2 years ago

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