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Charging your phone using a public USB port? Beware of 'juice jacking'

  • Written by Ritesh Chugh, Senior Lecturer/Discipline Lead – Information Systems and Analysis, CQUniversity Australia
Charging your phone using a public USB port? Beware of 'juice jacking'AL Robinson/Shutterstock

Have you ever used a public charging station to charge your mobile phone when it runs out of battery? If so, watch out for “juice jacking”.

Cybercriminals are on the prowl to infect your mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers and access your personal data, or install malware while you charge...

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