Marcus raised an eyebrow. "Sounds like malware."

"WinPE 10-8 Sergei Strelec. English ISO." She yawned. "Found it on a forgotten forum thread from Riga. The guy, Strelec, he’s like a digital locksmith. He builds these rescue environments for the apocalypse."

At 3:47 AM, Marcus recovered the last file—the Q3 financial report. He ejected the USB, held it up to the fluorescent light, and whispered, "Thank you, Sergei."