USB (Universal Serial Bus) flash drives are portable storage devices that can be used to transfer data, backup files, and save information on. They are convenient because they are small and can be used to plug into any device to access your information.
If you find a lost USB device
When we locate a USB flash drive we want to be helpful and locate the user who it belongs to. Your intentions may be good, but hackers will install files on a USB drive knowing that users will plug the device into a computer. Do no plug any type of USB device that you find into a computer. Hackers can use USB flash drives as an attack vector that can install malware on your machine directly from the USB device. When you locate a USB device it is best practices not to plug the device into your computer.
