Officials warn about the dangers of using public USB charging stations

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Don’t trust USB charging stations!
LA officials publish warning about the dangers of using public USB charging stations – as they can hide malware

Their advice:

  • use the AC charging socket, not the USB one
  • bring your own USB charger from home
  • use a cheap usb cable that doesn’t support data transfer

Officials warn about the dangers of using public USB charging stations

(Officials warn about the dangers of using public USB charging stations – Telegraph)via www.zdnet.com (Officials warn about the dangers of using public USB charging stations | ZDNet)