Do not use the public “USB socket” charging! Fear of cell phone data theft

Many people always run out of battery when they go out, and if they happen to forget to bring action power, they will go to restaurants, stations and other places that provide public outlets to charge. The company’s main goal is to provide the best possible service to its customers.

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The US Travel And Leisure magazine mentioned that there is a new personal information theft technique called “charging theft” (juice jacking), as the name implies, the hacker will put the virus software in the USB socket, as long as the user is connected to it will be unknowingly The user will be unaware of the situation to be stolen in the phone personal information.

The Los Angeles prosecutor’s office warned that the criminal group will install the malicious software to the USB socket, which may lock the device or leak the password and information inside the phone directly, so users are advised to avoid using charging stations in public places.

In addition, it is best to use the correct “charging head” charging, or use their own purchase of action power, Staymobile cell phone repairer Brad Nichols, said that poor quality action power or charging head, easy because of the current instability caused by the phone battery damage. “Cheap chargers may not meet your phone’s voltage standards.”