What are the risks of malicious USBs?

 

https://youtu.be/j9Zg8BU6ADg
USB flash drives are still a common way for attackers to infect computers with viruses and malware.
They can damage your devices and data in seconds. If you think this can't happen to you, think again!
My thanks to an Avast Blog article for inspiration for this video (Author unknown):
https://blog.avast.com/malicious-usb-devices

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