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Old Dec 23, 2015, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by hazn View Post
I know this is off-topic, but I feel like it's important... NEVER stick an unknown USB flash drive (or any USB device for that matter, including keyboards) into your computer. Whether you receive it via the post, or find it in a car park, etc. Without going into the technical details, it's very easy for someone to compromise your computer via a USB device that has malicious code on it.
I was just getting ready to post something similar. All kinds of things can be hidden on these things. Key loggers, camera access, all kinda stuff.
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Thanks for this!
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