Lifehacker has revisited the dangers of charging devices at public charging stations.
public USB ports can potentially be hacked so that they install data-stealing malware onto your phone while you charge up
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There is no way to ever fully know that the usb charging station is safe to connect to devices, so the biggest piece of advice is to not use them. Lifehacker states that if you do need to use them to, ” a USB condom or cable without data capabilities can also be a great idea“; if, users do not have portable recharging batteries.
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