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Two never-before-seen tools, from same group, infect air-gapped devices (arstechnica.com)

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[–] Treczoks 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

If it was possible to export data via email or to google drive, those systems were not actually air-gapped.

[–] TheKracken 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I think the thing they are relying on is USB drives to connect to the air gapped machines and then to a networked machine later. Obviously this is a failure in the air gapped system but it happens.

[–] Treczoks 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But still, this is not something one should call "air-gapped".

[–] TheKracken 3 points 2 months ago

I agree, but the point is it's a security failure where an "air gapped" system, which should never have a USB drive inserted, does have one inserted.