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Why is ‘Juice Jacking’ Suddenly Back in the News?

April 14, 2023 admin A Little Sunshine, aries security, brian markus, defcon, FBI, FCC, juice jacking, Latest Warnings, omg cable, Security Tools, snopes

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 20:27:56 +0000

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.

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Don’t plug your phone into a free charging station, warns FBI

April 12, 2023 admin awareness, FBI, juice jacking, news, public chargers

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The FBI warned consumers against using free public charging stations, stating that criminals have managed to hijack public chargers to infect devices with malware.

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A week in security (November 18 – 24)

November 25, 2019 admin a week in security, coalition against stalkerware, data leaks, deepfake, Disney, exploit kits, IoT, juice jacking, LinkedIn, ransomware, stalkerware, web skimmer

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:55:31 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from November 18 – 24, including Coalition against stalkerware, exploit kits, ransomware, data leaks, and juice jacking.

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Explained: juice jacking

November 21, 2019 admin charge adaptor, data transfer, Explained, juice jacking, powerbank, usb condom, usb outlet

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Juice jacking is a type of cyberattack that uses a USB charging port to steal data or infect phones with malware. Learn how it works and ways to protect against it.

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