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  • for more info at The Register: https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/23/camaro_dragon_usb_malware_spreads/

    Malware intended to spread on USB drives is unintentionally infecting networked storage devices, according to infosec vendor Checkpoint.

    The software nasty comes from a group called Camaro Dragon that Checkpoint’s researchers on Thursday suggested conduct campaigns similar to those run by China’s Mustang Panda and LuminousMoth attack gangs.

    Checkpoint regards Camaro Dragon as most interested in Asian targets – its code includes features designed to hide it from SmadAV, an antivirus solution popular in the region.

    Even so, the firm first spotted the gang’s activities in Europe!

    “Patient Zero in the malware infection was identified as an employee who had participated in a conference in Asia,” Checkpoint’s researchers wrote. "He shared his presentation with fellow attendees using his USB drive. Unfortunately, one of his colleagues had an infected computer, so his own USB drive unknowingly became infected as a result.

    “Upon returning to his home hospital in Europe, the employee introduced the infected USB drive to the hospital’s computer systems, which led the infection to spread.”