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truthswillsetyoufree t1_jclgl99 wrote

Be careful. Scammers often leave these out for people to find and plug into their device. They are often infected with malware.

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jim_br t1_jcmz12e wrote

We would bring in companies to do a social engineering audit. The auditors would drop a few USB sticks in the parking lots and lounge areas to see who would plug them into company computers. After we had training classes to not plug them in, 3/10 still did it.

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Sarah_withanH t1_jcozig7 wrote

Yup! My husband works in IT for a startup and recently did a test by planting USB sticks in the parking lot. He labeled them “Payroll”. He said like 4/10 people plugged them in!

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ATPVT2018 t1_jcm7fpv wrote

Doubling down - they know there is a metric ton of gold in midd. Be 3x careful.

Source: I went there

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NHiker469 t1_jcnvk3g wrote

Would have never considered this. Top tier comment.

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d-cent t1_jcoxh6p wrote

It's one of the oldest tricks in the book because it works. Curiosity gets to everyone.

There's a couple great examples on the show Mr Robot

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