This malware hides on USB drives, waiting to strike Windows machines

Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 team has uncovered a series of tools and malware samples in a recent Black Basta breach, with one particularly nasty train gaining particular attention.

The campaign uses years-old PlugX malware to infect removable USB drives, which can go on to affect any Windows host they are connected to.

Apparently existing for more than a decade, the campaign was initially credited to Chinese hacker groups however it has supported an…