New Worm Targets Portable Memory Drives
A new worm named SillyFD-AA is making its rounds and will attempt to locate removable media like floppies or USB drives to infect. The potential for serious problems could be huge.
"It is interesting to see hackers using different techniques in their attempt to break into peoples' computers," said Cluley, in Abingdon, United Kingdom. "This type of attack is perhaps understandable as so many businesses these days do have e-mail gateway protection in place…they can scan files coming into their company via e-mail attachments, but can't check the files coming in attached to the keychain in peoples' pockets."
New Worm Targets Portable Memory Drives
A new worm named SillyFD-AA is making its rounds and will attempt to locate removable media like floppies or USB drives to infect. The potential for serious problems could be huge.
"It is interesting to see hackers using different techniques in their attempt to break into peoples' computers," said Cluley, in Abingdon, United Kingdom. "This type of attack is perhaps understandable as so many businesses these days do have e-mail gateway protection in place…they can scan files coming into their company via e-mail attachments, but can't check the files coming in attached to the keychain in peoples' pockets."
New Worm Targets Portable Memory Drives
