専門家のお話、というのだけれども、この程度はもはや常識ではないか。
BBCより。
USB devices can secretly infect computers, researchers say
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28701124
USB devices can be used to infect a computer without the user’s knowledge, according to security researchers.
Berlin-based cyber-security experts Karsten Nohl and Jakob Lell demonstrated how malicious code on hardware connected via USB could “hijack” a PC, and gather private data.
The duo said there is no practical way to defend against the vulnerability.
The body responsible for the USB standard said manufacturers could build in extra security.
It is not uncommon for USB sticks to be used as a way of getting viruses and other malicious code onto target computers.•••
