Journalists covering the Trump-Kim summit were given free USB fans — but security experts warn they

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Journalists covering this week's summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore were given a fun gift bag containing a water bottle, a trial to the Straits Times newspaper, and a tourism guide to the island where the leaders' meeting took place.

It also included a tiny fan that plugs into a mini-USB port or iPhone Lightning port for power, according to tweets from the historic summit.

It could be a nice gesture from the hosts. As the Dutch journalist Harald Doornbos wrote in a tweet about the fan, "it is pretty hot here in Singapore," according to a translation from the BBC.

http://www.businessinsider.com/usb-fans-journalists-malware-trump-kim-jong-un-summit-2018-6

[Frank Cannon]

So a bunch of panic freaks are making shit up to get other people into a panic.

[WingNot]

When it comes to brains, Journalists are on the lower level.  Just above used car salesmen and lawyers but below Maxine watters and Nancy pelosi

[driftdiver]

So a bunch of panic freaks are making shit up to get other people into a panic.

I've seen where USB keys handed out at events contained viruses.  Something like the summit.  They almost certainly did