Baiing: A Real World Trojan Horse

Baiting is a process in which we use an actual bait. A real-world Trojan horse which can be physical media is used as bait . It relies on the fact that the prey might go for the bait because of his curiosity or greed. Malware-infected floppy disks, CD-ROMs, or USB flash drives are left by the attackers in locations where people can easily find them - bathrooms, elevators, sidewalks, parking lots, etc. Then these media are given legitimate and curiosity-piquing labels and then they wait for the prey to take the bait. For example, an attacker might design a disk featuring a company logo downloaded from the target's website. He might label it "Emloyee Salary Q2 2017". The disk is then left on the floor of an elevator or somewhere in the lobby