If you have a habit of charging your phone or laptop at charging points installed in public places, then you need to be cautious. The FBI recently warned people against using public phone charging stations. According to the FBI, this has been suggested to protect against malware.
Your smartphone can be hacked
According to FBI, if you charge your phone or laptop at the charging point installed at the airport, railway station or any other public place, then your smartphone can be hacked. Actually, many types of malware are being installed in public chargers, which can enter your smartphone. This problem is known as juice jacking.
What is the problem of ‘juice jacking’?
Juice jacking has become a serious cyber problem at present. Cyber criminals steal your personal information with the help of juice jacking. With the help of this data, malicious activities are carried out. Cyber criminals send malware to your device with the help of the same cable with which you charge your smartphone. For example, if you charge the iPhone from a public charger, then malware is installed in the iPhone with the help of your charging cable. After this, emails, text messages, photos and contact information can be stolen from your iPhone.
What is the way to avoid ’juice jacking’?
- Never use mobile charger installed in public place.
- Users should carry their own charger with them.
- You should not share your charger with any stranger.
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