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    And for fuck’s sake don’t raw dog your phone to convenient USB chargers in airplanes, airports, or other public spaces.

    Yes the argument can be made that airplanes may enjoy slightly better chain-of-custody type security, but fr the number of people I see who dgaf plugging their junk into USB brothels is wild.

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      I never charge my phone directly in public places. Instead I charge a simple powerbank I have, that then charges the phone. No idea how easy it is for that one to “be contaminated and carry something over”, but being simple, basically no features, just charging and a Led indicator, I suspect the chances are at least a lot less.

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        14 months ago

        Until someone attacks your Bluetooth headphones or vulnerability in your WiFi firmware

        • Fox Trenton
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          Exactly. Which is why I have old fashioned earbuds with cable, and the moment I start travelling, I turn off my WiFi and if checking nail or messaging, I activate my sim card in the tablet.

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      44 months ago

      Has there ever been a successful exploit? There are plenty of good reasons to use your own charger but from a security perspective you aren’t going to die if you plug your phone directly in.

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      Contrary to the government communications, the vast majority of cybersecurity experts do not warn that juice jacking is a threat unless you’re a target of nation-state hackers. There are no documented cases of juice jacking ever taking place in the wild. Left out of the advisories is that modern iPhones and Android devices require users to click through an explicit warning before they can exchange files with a device connected by standard cables.

      https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/fearmongering-over-public-charging-stations-needs-to-stop-heres-why/