FBI Warns Public Charging Stations Could Spread Malware to Devices

FBI Warns Public Charging Stations Could Spread Malware to Devices

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CBS reports that the FBI has warned people against connecting to public charging stations, commonly found in airports and malls.

The FBI's Denver office issued a general alert via Twitter.

Bad actors have figured out ways to use public USB ports to introduce malware and monitoring software onto devices.

Carry your own charger and USB cord and use an electrical outlet instead, FBI Denver office, General alert, via CBS.

Bad actors have figured out ways to use public USB ports to introduce malware and monitoring software onto devices.

Carry your own charger and USB cord and use an electrical outlet instead, FBI Denver office, General alert, via CBS.

According to the field office, there was no specific incident that prompted the FBI to issue the public service announcement.

According to the field office, there was no specific incident that prompted the FBI to issue the public service announcement.

The U.S. government originally coined the term "juice jacking" back in 2011.

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According to officials at the FCC, malware can be installed through a corrupted USB port and can be used to lock a device or export data and passwords directly to criminals.

CBS reports that the stolen information can then be used to access users' online accounts or be sold to bad actors.

The scary part of juice jacking is that you probably won't even be able to tell that your phone is infected with malware after plugging it into a compromised USB port, Matt Swinder, Editor-in-chief and founder of TheShortcut.com, via CBS.

The scary part of juice jacking is that you probably won't even be able to tell that your phone is infected with malware after plugging it into a compromised USB port, Matt Swinder, Editor-in-chief and founder of TheShortcut.com, via CBS.

In 2022, Honeywell Forge released its USB Threat report, which warned that threats designed to be spread via USB rose by 52% in just over four years.

As rare as juice jacking is right now, the threats of identity theft have migrated from being purely physical to being primarily digital over the last decade, Matt Swinder, Editor-in-chief and founder of TheShortcut.com, via CBS.

As rare as juice jacking is right now, the threats of identity theft have migrated from being purely physical to being primarily digital over the last decade, Matt Swinder, Editor-in-chief and founder of TheShortcut.com, via CBS