Cybercriminals Sleepers Plant in Cleaning CompaniesByBill Toulas-February 3, 2020.784 Their aim is to fiddle with target computers when nobody else is in the office. Some companies just don’t take this risk very seriously and they don’t have strict regulations. Shelton Newsham, head of the Yorkshire and Humber Local Cyber Crime unit, told the press that they are seeing a increase in cyber-criminal assaults based on physical access described the threat during a recent cyber-crooks Sinet security event planting “sleepers” in the cleaning companies that are vying to provide their services to a company. Usually these people work for hackers or hackers themselves who claim to be your regular cleaners. They wait for the right opportunity to go under the desk once they’ve recruited to insert something into the machine or even delete a disk from it. However the techniques of penetration in cleaning companies are not eliminated. The hackers are also looking to exploit painting companies or decorating agencies and anyone who has out – of-hours access to a house. The crooks use the “good old” laced Usb stick trick when seeding a sleeper is difficult. This includes infecting a pen drive with malware that sticks an alluring note to it like “secret” or “boss payment” and dropping it to the cleaning service workers somewhere to find it. Since most cleaners have no security training, and since they work when no one else is in the office, they are likely to plug the Usb into a computer to check their contents. Security experts say that companies should implement stricter building access rules to protect all devices with strong passwords, and 2Fa/2Sv measures set up their networks in layers, and even co-fund their contractors ‘ staff training. In fact, a company’s employees should be more vigilant as to who wanders the company’s premises and whether they are only doing what pertains to their duties. The best way to stay safe from the dangers of physical attacks is to build this security culture in your company.