Juice Jacking, a silent but latent phenomenon that could affect you and your iPhone when connected to a public charging station. Here we tell you how to avoid it
This is a A topic that concerns all of us who have a mobile device and that we depend on the battery lifeespecially since we are away from home all day. It is worrying when we are at the limit and we are close to that 20% in which our iPhone suggests saving battery. The problem comes when We don’t have a plug and/or our power adapter. What is the most common? Find a device charging station and connect our iPhone to get out of the problemWhat many users don’t know is that they could be falling into a common risk, a threat of theft by battery. We are not talking about the charge of the device itself but of your personal data and that of your devicea phenomenon called “juice jacking.”
Avoid charging your iPhone at public charging stations, reduce juice jacking
You may have already done this at some point during the long lifespan of your devices. As we said at the beginning, it is vital to get out of a pinch and charge our iPhone but Unfortunately, we are exposed to cybersecurity threats and these public posts could be a latent source of infection..
?What is Juice Jacking?? It is a type of silent attack that takes advantage of the USB charge provided to the iPhone. Remember that when connecting an iPhone Lightning or USB-C cable to another device, the device is naturally charged but also communication, sending and receiving data is established. In this case, Juice Jacking takes advantage of the iPhone by allowing the implantation of malware, data theft, among other things.
Public charging stations are most common in busy locations such as airports and bus terminals.
What makes it more dangerous is that We do not realize that when we connect our iPhone to one of these public points, this theft of information is taking place.The iPhone has become an extension of our lives, storing a vast amount of personal information. On the other side of the connection, an attacker could extract all of the information while connected. For example, the deployed malware could be activated later in the background and have access to what we do on a daily basis, such as the camera, microphone, and even what we write with the iPhone.
iPhone 15’s switch to USB-C would make it more vulnerable but iOS has a way to protect it
At the moment, iOS is one of the most secure systems in the world although it remains vulnerable to new attacks. Apple constantly releases new updates that include security patches.Thanks to these patches, attackers have less chance of obtaining information or accessing our devices. In addition, the security provided by the chip makes it almost impossible for malware to be implemented. The key is that you do not unlock the deviceThe risk is directly in entering our device and having it connected to an infected USB.
The iPhone’s Lightning port had one advantage over the iPhone 15’s USB-C: it’s not a common port and therefore less likely to encounter contaminated public charging stations. The USB-C port is already a standard port that we can find in a large majority of current devices and some earlier ones. Therefore, as is often the case with Android, We could be at greater risk of encountering malicious software developed for iOS.
Let’s remember the case of the O.MG Elite cable, which seems to care little about changing ports on the iPhone. It has an implanted web server with communications and Wi-Fi access. Designed to carry out silent attacks and obtain all the information on the device.
The O.MG Elite is the best cable in the catalog for breaching information
Protect your iPhone from possible data theft
Apple has fixed 15 security bugs with iOS 17.5
- Install the latest iOS updates:Updates may sound tedious, but it is better to protect your iPhone as best as possible. Don’t forget to check the updates that Apple makes available to us in the iOS environment. Many of them include security patches that benefit our iPhone.
- Be careful where you plug in your iPhone: Make sure you always see where you will connect your iPhone in case you need to charge the battery, especially outdoors. The electrical outlet is the only safe place to plug in your iPhone.If someone offers you a laptop or any other device to charge your iPhone, it’s better to be safe than sorry.
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