Many of us do not give much importance to the cable we choose to charge our device. However, there are studies that show that through USB-C cables our smartphone can be hacked and, therefore, our data would be compromised.
Scams are the order of the day and the criminal groups that are responsible for articulating them devise all kinds of methods with the aim of getting our money. In some cases, these scams are more sophisticated and require a series of elements that must occur at the same time to steal our data. In others, they use objects that we use in our daily lives to extract our personal information.
This last case is what the company Lumafield has warned about, which has carried out an X-ray scan with different USB-C cables to inform its customers of the dangers to which we are exposed if we buy a cable that is not certified by the corresponding company. In this case, Apple.
Same in appearance, very different in content
Through the X-ray scanner we have the possibility of knowing what is inside the USB-C cables. Although we often fall into the temptation of thinking that one cable is more expensive than the rest, simply because it has the Apple logo, the difference, however, is quite evident. Especially if we look at the interior of the product in question.
The company has confirmed that in the tests carried out it has seen that in what appears to be a common USB-C cable there are different types of malware that can be installed on our phone without us realizing it. These cables can inject malicious code, record keystrokes and extract personal data about our daily lives that are stored on our smartphone. And all this without us realizing it.
More presence in the most expensive cables
Despite the dangers to which we are exposed by trusting cables that do not have the appropriate certifications, there is good news that can reassure you: according to the same company mentioned previously, the cables detected that included malware did not go below 200 euros in price. . A figure that is not usual for ordinary mortals.
The choice to focus on this type of cables by the cybercriminal gangs It is not a causality. On the one hand, they make sure that they are attacking a person who has sufficient financial resources to spend 200 euros on a cableand. On the other hand, it is also true that these cables, for the price they have, tend to give a false sense of security to their owner. Therefore, it is more common for us not to pay attention to whether there is any change in behavior on our terminal that indicates that we have been infected with some type of virus.
In any case, the best thing we can do from now on is to look at the cable we use to charge our iPhone and make sure that it is from a leading manufacturer in the sector.
The entry I have always been a fan of charging my iPhone with any USB-C: what I did not expect was that my privacy was at stake was published first in La Manzana Mordida.
