The USB dongle is a legit concern. Never plug anything into your computer if you don't know where it came from.
Dropping compromised flash drives in places like parking garages is 100% a used tactic. It's been used to gain access to government systems before.
Wasn’t this part of how the US took down the Iranian nuclear program?
Yes. Stuxnet
Plugging in ethernet can absolutely be a risk.
If you tell your client to plug in ethernet before you have confirmed they're running windows XP, you just ruined their PC.
There's a reason experts hail the air gap as one of the best lines of defense against intrusion.
I doubt the people they're referring to are running windows xp.
Also, iirc the windows xp thing only works without a router.
I made a couple of websites, someone at work told me my lemmy instance is chinese ai. Family members said they thought I was a scammer and still won't even look at it. They'll gladly hand over their info to Facebook and etc.
