“This PlugX variant is wormable and infects USB devices in such a way that it conceals itself from the Windows operating file system,” Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers Mike Harbison and Jen Miller-Osborn said. “A user would not know their USB device is infected or possibly used to exfiltrate data out of their networks.”
Researchers Discover New PlugX Malware Variant Spreading via Removable USB Devices
January 28, 2023
(updated June 10, 2023)
Published by Eduardo Kando