Study: Used USBs for sale still store Business Documents, Medical Documents, Nude Photos. University of Hertfordshire study: Users fail to properly remove all images and documents from USB drives. USB drives can be used for a variety of cybercrimes, including phishing attacks, identity theft and various extortion schemes. Despite the risks, USBs remain ubiquitous, especially at trade shows. IBM banned USBs and other portable storage drives from its corporate network in 2018 and told employees to use the company’s cloud-based system instead.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/blogs/security-nightmare-users-fail-to-wipe-usb-drives-p-2733