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The safest option is obvious, don't try to access its contents, but if you absolutely had to, what steps would you take to minimize/contain any potential harm to your device/network?

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[–] mokancan@infosec.pub 1 points 2 months ago

Am librarian. It’s ok. Nothing is going to sneak out into the wild from that USB. People plug USBs into our computers every day that are probably way worse than anything you pick up on the street.