Don’t charge your phone at airport USB ports, warns the TSA “Hackers can install malware at USB ports (we’ve been told that’s called ‘juice/port jacking’),” the TSA wrote on Facebook. “So, when you’re at an airport do not plug your phone directly into a USB port. Bring your TSA-compliant power brick or battery pack and plug in there.” The advice mirrors what security experts have been urging for quite some time. The FBI and FCC issued a similar warning two years ago. The TSA didn’t stop there. The agency also warned people about using public Wi-Fi in airports and other locations, with an added warning to never make online purchases while using it. The unsecured nature of those hotspots makes it an easy target for hackers to pilfer your information. I haven't used any of those in a long time, only when I travel overseas. I usually use power banks
Article pointed out that this method of attack is still theoretical and that there has never been a known instance of this being done. The safest thing to do is purchase an adapter and carry it with you. Simple as that. I do agree about airport Wi-Fi systems. I remember a story where a Cyber Security expert went to Moscow before the Olympic games and had monitored over 130 attacks on his phone via Wi-Fi within 5 minutes of landing.
Interesting. Why would simple power point ones at the airport have any (like those between terminal chairs)?
They are likely tampered with like a credit card reader at a gas station. It's much more difficult to tamper with one on an airplane.
