“The USB sticks may be part of a known method in which hackers distribute USB sticks in public places and thus try to gain access to your network,” the public prosecutor’s office reports. “This is how sensitive information is then stolen or encrypted.”
An investigation into the suspected sticks is currently underway in Antwerp. Finally, the public prosecutor’s office emphasizes that distributing USB sticks with hacker tools is a crime. “Do not insert unknown USB sticks into a computer. If you are confronted with such sticks, please report it to the police,” the public prosecutor’s office said.