Destructive USB Flash Drives Are Being Mailed By Cybercriminals, FBI Warns

The FBI is warning that USB thumb drives are being mailed by cybercriminals in an attempt to lure recipients into plugging them into their computers and installing ransomware.

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Joe Lombardi

03/20/2022 12:00 p.m.

Two different schemes are being used, says the FBI:

The first contains a package that appears to come from the US Department of Health and Human Services that reportedly contains information on current pandemic guidelines.
The second comes as an Amazon gift box which contains a thank you letter, USB, and counterfeit gift card.

Both packages contain USBs that when connected to a computer will send preconfigured commands that download malicious software, creating direct back door access for cybercriminals to deploy ransomware, the FBI warns.

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