The meme of infected usb sticks in the parking lot is so old and known by everybody and their grandma, that only a prankster would really do it, with a parody screensaver virus.
A serious secret service would use more up to date methods.
A serious secret service would use more up to date methods.
I, for one, appreciate the show.
It was most likely some organiser just organising swag for the conference, who didn't think about the implications because they weren't aware of them.
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity (well, ignorance in this case).
Why would the North Koreans go through the trouble of buying a bunch of fans on Aliexpress just to make some security people freak out?