IBM hands out malware-stuffed USB at security conference

[Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio () netti fi>]

"IBM has apologised after supplying a malware-infected USB stick to delegates of this week's IBM AusCERT security 
conference.

The unlovely gift was supplied to an unknown number of delegates to the Gold Coast, Queensland conference who visited 
IBM's booth.
Big Blue does not identify the strain of malware involved in the attack beyond saying it's a type of virus widely 
detected for at least two years
which takes advantage of Windows autorun to spread, as a copy of IBM's email apology published by the Beast Or Buddha 
blog explains."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/21/ibm_usb_malware_snafu/

Juha-Matti
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