Ecuador: someone is mailing USB sticks with explosives in them to journalists

[thewayne]

One exploded as a journo at a TV station plugged it in to his computer, causing mild injuries to his hand and face. Another sent to a radio station did not explode - the drive was plugged into an extension cord and didn't get enough voltage to detonate.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/journalist-plugs-in-unknown-usb-drive-mailed-to-him-it-exploded-in-his-face/

https://it.slashdot.org/story/23/03/22/2048210/explosives-replace-malware-as-the-scariest-thing-a-usb-stick-may-hide

Comments

[disneydream06]

UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
People are SICK. :o
Hugs, Jon

[thewayne]

Yep, that's about the sum of it.  Clever bastards.