The FBI warns that you could become a victim of 'juice jacking' if you plug your phone or tablet into a free USB charging station.
As the FBI notes in its tweet, there is a simple alternative to plugging your device directly into a public USB port: Just use an electrical outlet instead. Carrying around a charging brick isn’t ideal, and finding an accessible outlet isn’t always easy, but at least you won’t have to worry about bad actors surreptitiously installing malware on your phone..
Consider carrying a charging-only cable, which prevents data from sending or receiving while charging, from a trusted supplier.
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