In the last five years, hackers managed to steal sensitive information from air-gapped systems belonging to different European governments on at least three separate occasions.
An air-gapped system is a computer or network that is physically isolated from unsecured networks, such as the internet, to prevent unauthorized access and enhance security. Still, crooks managed to steal data from these endpoints by means of self-propagating malware. GoldenJackal, a sophisticated cyber-espionage group known for targeting governments in South Asia and Europe. Air-gapped systems seem to be their inner specialty, targeting them with USB drives.
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Source: Yahoo News
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