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You get off a flight and realize your phone is almost out of battery, which will make getting an Uber at your destination a bit challenging. Then you see it — a public charging station at the next gate like a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. As you run rom-com style […]
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KrebsOnSecurity received a nice bump in traffic this week thanks to tweets from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about “juice jacking,” a term first coined here in 2011 to describe a potential threat of data theft when one plugs their mobile device into a public charging kiosk. It remains unclear what may have prompted the alerts, but the good news is that there are some fairly basic things you can do to avoid having to worry about juice jacking. Continue reading Why is ‘Juice Jacking’ Suddenly Back in the News?
Everyone’s talking juice-jacking – but has anyone ever been juice-jacked? Uber suffers yet another data breach, but it hasn’t been hacked. And Carole hosts the “AI-a-go-go or a no-no?” quiz for Dave and Graham.
All this and much much more is discuss… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #317: Another Uber SNAFU, an AI chatbot quiz, and is juice-jacking genuine?
Travellers are being told to be wary when plugging their smartphones and laptops into USB chargers.
But has anyone ever actually been juice-jacked in the real world? Continue reading Plenty of juice-jacking scare stories, but precious little juice-jacking
Never thought you’d have to worry about cyberattacks from just plugging in your phone at a charging station? Here’s what to know about it and how to protect your devices…
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The only way to prevent juice jacking is to use a USB condom, which is not as crazy as it might sound. Hackers are looking for new ways to compromise people’s computers, and one way is through public USB ports. You’re in a hurry, you’… Continue reading Don’t Forget to Pack a USB Condom When Traveling
Be careful while plugging your iPhone into a friend’s laptop for a quick charge or sharing selected files.
Researchers at Symantec have issued a security warning for iPhone and iPad users about a new attack, which they named “TrustJacking,” that could… Continue reading ‘iTunes Wi-Fi Sync’ Feature Could Let Attackers Hijack Your iPhone, iPad Remotely