Reversing

  • Mar
    20
    2017

    Reversing malware USB drives in Gothenburg

    This Wednesday reports about USB-drives with malicious code being found in the area Lindholmen in Gothenburg, spread in Swedish media. It was reported by, among others, IDG, Expressen, SVT and even far-right sites such as Nordfront. This quickly spread in social media and all kinds of wild theories started to appear including industrial espionage and Russian hackers using "military-grade encryption". All of this, of course, without any kind of evidence to back it up. Being a strong opponent to the FUD that is very commonly spread in security related events I sought to dig deeper into this.

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