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USB Bombs: A New Data Hacking Threat


In today's technological world, the threat to our data security is on the rise. A similar new technique is called the “USB bomb”. This technique is used to detect any USB drive entering your system, which may harm your system's data. It can access any financial data done by your device to hackers, so that hackers sitting far away from you can empty your account in a few minutes.

USB bomb is very dangerous because it connects directly with your system. This means that when you use your system, the USB bomb connects with your system. It is not known as a virus itself, but it is used for data hacking.


How does a USB bomb work?

USB bomb is created as a program that can harm the system. When you plug the USB drive into the system, this program auto runs the program written as batch script. Which slowly reaches all the data of your system to the hackers, and they set the batch script in the task scheduler of your system, which repeats this work again and again at some time interval hacking. 


Some tips to avoid USB bomb

USB bomb is a dangerous technique, which can harm your system. But you can protect your system from this. Here are some remedies that can help you from hacking. 

Update your system with the latest Internet Security updates. This gives your system the latest security features that help protect your system from USB bombs.

Do not open USB drives from any unknown sources. If you must use a USB drive, only open the USB drive from a certified source.

Scan USB drive. You must have a good antivirus software in your system, which may refer to the presence of any USB bomb in your system.  For secure from hacking. 

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