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Despite scary warnings by the FBI, FCC, and more about “juice jacking” at public charging stations, there are no documented cases ever of an attack in the wild

Juice jacking attacks on mobile phones are nonexistent.  So why are we so afraid?

Ars Technica Dan Goodin

Discussion

  • @zackwhittaker@mastodon.social Zack Whittaker on mastodon
    Good to see @dangoodin exploring the risks and dangers of juice-jacking.  It's not non-existent!  But despite extraordinary claims that juice-jacking presents a risk, authorities still have yet to point to a single case — or any evidence — of juice-jacking in the wild. …
  • @johnkoetsier John Koetsier on x
    “There are no documented cases of juice jacking ever taking place in the wild.” >> Those scary warnings of juice jacking in airports and hotels? They're nonsense https://arstechnica.com/...
  • @matthewbelcher Matthew Belcher on x
    Literally a Loch Ness Monster https://arstechnica.com/...