> If it's too soon they might still have the USB stick. No idea if that would pose an issue tho.
Not really, if you manage to autorun arbitrary code from it (which is more difficult on the latest OSes), you can also make it wipe itself or something. It's hard to completely wipe USB sticks because of write leveling but a few rewrites should do it. Cheap sticks don't have much spare capacity.
In fact if you're really good you can even trick the controller to hide or wipe it somehow. After all you're supplying the hardware so you're in full control of everything.
I guess I'm thinking more on the "how will it be handled by detectives/lawyers/whoever is involved."
I mean, say they found corporate secrets on your computer. You say "no idea how they got here but look at this weird USB." Would they be able to see that a small USB sized package was delivered on the day the victim claimed? Would they even look that far, etc, etc.
Thanks for providing some answers on the technical side though. That's def a thought too. I mean, seems you could be screwed if you're dealing with someone smart if you're being careless.
Not really, if you manage to autorun arbitrary code from it (which is more difficult on the latest OSes), you can also make it wipe itself or something. It's hard to completely wipe USB sticks because of write leveling but a few rewrites should do it. Cheap sticks don't have much spare capacity.
In fact if you're really good you can even trick the controller to hide or wipe it somehow. After all you're supplying the hardware so you're in full control of everything.