Using USB drives as bait


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Hackers don’t need complicated codes and tactics to break into computer systems – all they need is a USB drive.

A study by researchers at the University of Illinois found that nearly half of people who find a USB drive will plug it into a computer and open the files, typically out of curiosity or in hopes of finding the owner.

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