Danger USB! Journalists sent exploding flash drives

If you were sent a USB stick anonymously through the post, would you plug it
into your computer?

Hopefully, not if you’re a regular reader of blogs like Hot for Security. After
all, you’re probably all too familiar with stories of how malware has been
accidentally shipped on flash drives by multinational companies
[https://grahamcluley.com/ibm-shipping-malware-infected-usb-sticks/], shoved
through letterboxes
[https://grahamcluley.com/danger-usb-police-warn-malware-letterbox/], or even
used to