Re: IBM hands out malware-stuffed USB at security conference

[freed0 <freed0 () shadowserver org>]

Heh.  Two years ago it was another vendor that did the same thing at the AusCERT conference.


Richard

On 05/21/2010 04:29 AM, Juha-Matti Laurio wrote:
> "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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