Those USB power charging stations at the airport can be hacked so that they steal data from phones using it to charge. In a tech theft called “juice jacking,” cybercriminals can reportedly use the USB plugs to download your data and install malware without you knowing.
“Plugging into a public USB port is kind of like finding a toothbrush on the side of the road and deciding to stick it in your mouth,” Caleb Barlow, Vice President of X-Force Threat Intelligence at IBM Security told Forbes. “You have no idea where that thing has been. And remember that USB port can pass data.”
allen@home over 4 years ago
Do that many people walk around carrying a phone or laptop charger.
pcolli over 4 years ago
But will it have the same connector as her phone?
Zebrastripes over 4 years ago
Everyone is obsessed …..god forbid they miss a text….Oy
Qiset over 4 years ago
It’s for my motorola 3500 flip phone. What? No one?
ArtyD2 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Chargers, chargers everywhere and not an outlet to plug
ksu71 over 4 years ago
Cleveland Hopkins (aka America’s Worst Airport) has gate seats with cell phone chargers but they are not powered.
Radish the wordsmith over 4 years ago
Those USB power charging stations at the airport can be hacked so that they steal data from phones using it to charge. In a tech theft called “juice jacking,” cybercriminals can reportedly use the USB plugs to download your data and install malware without you knowing.
“Plugging into a public USB port is kind of like finding a toothbrush on the side of the road and deciding to stick it in your mouth,” Caleb Barlow, Vice President of X-Force Threat Intelligence at IBM Security told Forbes. “You have no idea where that thing has been. And remember that USB port can pass data.”