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USB worm travels across three continents
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The scam of a USB stick with malware, which was thought to be outdated for a long time, has actually been pulled out of the cybercrime box again. A new variant of the well-known PlugX worm appeared in Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe and Mongolia and is still migrating. 16.000 miles apart are the current outbreaks of a new species of PlugX USB worm: after first appearing in Papua New Guinea in August 2022, infections have been popping up in Ghana, Mongolia, Zimbabwe and Nigeria. How the new version of the worm works The new version discovered by Sophos X-Ops spreads via…

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