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FBI: Hackers Sending Malicious USB Drives & Teddy Bears via USPS

Hackers from FIN7 cybercriminal group have been targeting various businesses with malicious USB devices acting as a keyboard when plugged into a computer. Injected commands download and execute a JavaScript backdoor associated with this actor. The FBI warns organizations and security professionals about this tactic adopted by FIN7 to deliver GRIFFON malware. The attack is a variation of the lost USB ruse that penetration testers have used for years in their assessments quite successfully and one incident was analyzed by researchers at Trustwave.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-hackers-sending-malicious-usb-drives-and-teddy-bears-via-usps/

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