- Jan 8, 2011
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Security experts around the web warned that the fan may not just be a way to stay cool. It could be a Trojan horse designed to steal data from any journalist who plugged the fan into his or her device.
Anything that plugs into a USB port could allow an attacker to get malicious software onto your computer. It's how the notorious Stuxnet worm infected its targets, and many big companies worried about information security forbid their employees from plugging anything into a USB port.
Twitter exploded with security experts telling journalists not to plug the fan in. It could install keylogger software, or hack their email, they warned: