Technical News Office – Nowadays, smartphone has become a necessity as well as a necessity for all of us. Many people save their personal information, photos, and some documents only on their phone. Even personal and professional work is done using smartphones. Apart from this, the smartphone has also become a means of entertainment. This is why mobile phone users always like to keep their phones charged. Some people don’t drop their phone battery even by 20% and prefer to keep it fully charged. If you are also one of those people who always like to see their phone fully charged or put their phone to charge anywhere when needed, then be careful. In fact, scammers can even get your information from the phone charger.
A phone charger can empty the bank!
It’s easy for scammers to steal data, even from the phone’s charger. In fact, through juice jacking, scammers obtain information about you and your bank, through which the bank account can also be emptied. What is this juice hijacking and how do scammers commit phone charging fraud? Let us know.
Do not charge your phone in public places
Type-C is a standard charger used by many phone users. In such a situation, Type-C chargers can also be installed in charging points located in public places, which makes no user think much before charging their phone. However, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has recommended against the use of phone chargers in public places. This is because scammers trick people with phone chargers in public places. Therefore, keep in mind that you should not charge your phone from charging points and chargers installed in public places.
What is juice jacking?
Charging stations are installed at railway stations, bus stops, airports, markets or other public places. Charging stations are also being installed in some places, but this may not be to help people but to empty their bank accounts. Hackers hack phones using USB and this type of hacking is called juice jacking. Juice jacking has become an easy way to commit cybercrimes. Fraudsters can steal data and even drain your bank account by infiltrating your phone and installing malware.
take care of these things
If you are charging your phone in a public place, do not click on any notifications while charging.
Never use a pre-installed charger in a public place.
Never give your phone charger to a stranger.
Turn off the data transfer option before charging your phone from a public charging station.
Never use an adapter or charging cable from an unknown person.
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