Apr 13
2023
Avoid public USB charging stations to prevent juice jacking

Imagine you're traveling and your smartphone is running out of battery. You're in a rush to send an SMS message, and you notice a public charging station nearby in the airport terminal. You plug your phone into the USB port of the charging station, but you don't realize that the USB port has been compromised by a cybercriminal who has installed a data-stealing device in a charging station.