Black Hat: Don't Plug Your Phone into a Charger You Don't Own
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This news couldn't wait for the Black Hat conference happening now in Las Vegas. We reported in June that Georgia Tech researchers had created a charging station that could pwn any iOS device. The full presentation revealed precise details on how they managed it. I'm never plugging my iPhone charger into a USB port in a hotel desk again.
Your best defense against hackers: a dead battery.