Webpronews2026-10-17 00:32:14

US Air Force Pilots Plugged Locally Bought USB Drives Into Classified Systems for Afghanistan Flights

Former Air Force security specialist Justin Henkel reveals how pilots bought USB drives in Kabul markets and used them across classified and unclassified systems to plan Afghanistan missions.

Summary

The practice ignored basic malware risks and preceded the 2008 Agent.BTZ outbreak that infected Pentagon networks.

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This is a brief wire summary, the full story (linked below) has the complete details.

KazaSec's take

Stories like this are part of why proactive security testing exists, finding the gap before someone else does is always cheaper than responding after the fact.

Coverage details

Source: Webpronews
Published: 2026-10-17 00:32:14
Author: webpronews
Category: toptechnology

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