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Bad actors have evolved over time, and so have techniques for stealing your data from your device. Earlier this month, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office issued an advisory that warned the public from using charging stations at airports, public places, and restaurants as hackers might install malware on people’s device through it. The technique […]
A new threat has caught the attention of the cybersecurity community in Los Angeles, California. According to the district attorney office, some public USB charging points contain dangerous malware that could infect users’ devices. The alert, published directly by the Prosecutor’s Office, refers to reports on a technique known as “juice-jacking”, in which a threat […]
Short Bytes: Juice Jacking is one of the most underrated security threats around. It can be used by an attacker to take complete control of your smartphone and inject malicious code. Here, the attacker compromises a public USB charging port and the innocent users are fooled into plugging their phone to it. To keep yourself, […]