FBI warns against using free charging stations l GMA
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- čas přidán 10. 04. 2023
- The FBI's Denver bureau issued a tweet cautioning people against using charging stations in airports, hotels or shopping centers, warning they could be giving criminals their phone information.
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#juicejacking #iphone #fbi #gma - Zábava
You can't do anything nowadays without risking harm to yourself in some way what a wonderful society we live in.
Bruh its always been like that
@@hugs3385 Perhaps but not at this level. Bruh.
“Black hole sun, won’t you come…and wash away the raaiiiin?” 🖤
@@hugs3385 not always "bruh"
It's the same society as the good ole days, with the same crimes, just wired crime now.
Sticking your thing into stuff you don't know is never a good idea.
Unless she’s really hot
😂
Right? just ask Bill Clinton 😂
HOT 🔥 😊
Whats life without a little adventure? 😈
I’ve always carried a phone charger with me (outside of work). And I’ve always favoured wall outlets on buildings
Yeah it's as easy as that.
@@imnotusingmyrealname4566 Finally someone else understands
Charge my phone at home or car.
People need to stop trusting and be more skeptical. Skepticism should be imbued in every kid. The elderly are already lost.
@@rickyayy What did the oaps do haha 😂
This is why I absolutely HATE the development that plugs everywhere are replaced with USB ports (besides not being able to charge a laptop)
Jokes on them, my information is worthless, unless they want to pay off the various collection agencies harassing me
You know what? I never thought about it. But it make sense since USB are used for transferring info. But yeah I trust the wall charging method more cus it charges the phone much faster😅
@@JoyofBooking jokes on you, they can steal your identity and use it for different malicious purpose and in the end you'll be having even more people tracking you down and harrassing.
Identify theft is no joke and idk why people aren't serious about it.
Not to mention they never support fast charging either.
Also to the people who say you have nothing of value to steal, you'll think that until your phone is used to send malware to a friend/family member. Do you want to be remembered as the person who sent a virus to grandma and drained their retirement accounts? Doubtful. Stop sticking your things where they don't belong!
Watching this while charging my phone at the airport. 😂
😂😂😂
Its as good as dead 😨😰
Yeah, I know. Nice pics you took last year by the way.
@@kencur9690 😂
💀💀💀
It is so annoying that there are scumbags who spend all their time working out how to make everyone's lives difficult because they are too lazy to do a proper job and want to help themselves to others' money. Such pieces of filth.
Another way to think about it is. It’s so annoying how people are smarter than you and keep fooling you into being a dumbass electronically. Maybe study cyber safety instead of being annoyed you’re getting 1 upped by hackers 😂😂😂🫡
I agree and think that's exactly the reason welfare should be abolished. Another bunch of lazy people who want someone else's money. At least a juice jacker has to be technically savvy and have an attack plan. Welfare recipients don't do _anything,_ and there are far more of them than these cyber-brigands.
@@jase2053 Oh get a grip! People on welfare are not lazy, a lot of them have families and they are not able to afford everything that they need. Stop demonizing welfare recipients and put that hatred onto fraudulent people.
@@jase2053 In theory, a welfare recipient should be someone who is not physically and/or mentally capable of generating their own money. Like someone who suffers an accident, or someone with genuine disabilities.
It's so annoying that there are scumbags that expect things for free. Like free power to charge their phones...
Who ever thought a free charge on the phone would end up costing you a fortune.
Who? Every single software and hardware developer on earth the very first time they saw a public UBS port. A public USB port is a blatantly horrible idea.
@@DemPilafian lol I'd go as far as any level 1 help desk technician.
If u have a fortune 🤣
@@DemPilafian lol took the words right out of my mouth.
Just keep this in mind. ANYTHING connected to ANY type of electronic device connected to ANY electronic system, especially public. Can be hacked!
Why not making sure it’s safe for the public before installing the charging station and also regularly checking?
They can get hacked AFTER installation, I am thinking.
Why not just permanently delete criminals instead of putting them in prison and releasing them to resume their crime again and again?
Why not just don't use them? 🙄
@@bobbymoss6160 I’m from Canada and that is a huge problem here as well, unfortunately way too many people who have the power to make changes, lie through their teeth and make all these false promises in favour of lining their bank accounts
@@bobbymoss6160 You realize murder is MORE criminal. People are stealling FOOD dude and high to deal with their oppression. Yet the number of empty living units FAR exceeds the number of homeless people. Lots of Air BnB, tho.
I always carry a charging/spare battery. I never trust public charging stations.
i didn't even these things exists considering how batteries nowadays have improved significantly.
Airport: We want to increase better customer experience by giving them charging stations
FBI: Stay away from charging stations!
Airport: 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Charge a battery pack, and use that to charge your phone at the same time. Like an in-between.
Just don't use a data bearing cable for charging in those places. Use a power plug in between or get a cable with just the two power pins running through the cable (not your default cable!).
This should be a pinned comment, not many people know these two types of cables exist
I just read the Wikipedia article on juice jacking. It seems to confirm my suspicions that just plugging a phone in does not make it vulnerable, at least not with Android. iPhones apparently allowed automatic mounting of a phone as a hard drive when plugged in, though that has been fixed. Also, since Android 4.2.2, attackers can no longer access the "Android Debug Bridge" without authorization. This is something that would be used by software developers. As I mentioned, with Android devices, data access has to be specifically authorized and has been for as long as I've had an Android phone (12 years). It would be nice to hear from someone who know cell phone internals about this.
I worked in embedded programming and hardware design for cellphones for 14 years. Modern cellphones negotiate charge rates. They do this through a charge controller that has an embedded processor. If your cellphone accepts charge rates above 900 milliamps, the charger microcontroller and your battery microcontroller negotiate a charge rate, no matter how convinced you are that it doesn't. Certainly it isn't supposed to allow your battery microcontroller to load code into your ARM processor, but they certainly communicate and the threat vector exists. If your phone has "battery bars" then you can be certain that it has a microcontroller that communicates with the charger and the phone.
@@john_in_phoenix I never said the phone doesn't negotiate with the charger, though I wonder if those data blockers interfere with that. However, read that Wikipedia article. You'll find things like "theoretical" and "To date there have been no credible reported cases of juice jacking outside of research efforts". You might also follow the 1st reference to "Cybersecurity Myths You Might Still Believe - Debunked!" which states there are no confirmed reports of it.
@@James_Knott Guess what? It's happened. Just because it is not in the news doesn't mean it didn't. Someone who does this for a living is telling you the truth, but you know better because of Wikipedia? Go for it. I am not at liberty to discuss it further, stop spreading false information. P.S. you are correct, the FBI is yanking your chain.
iPhones are multiple times more secure than Android phones.
@,trashy...a nope,,i recieved multiple time reminder to update security.and often targeted by scammer.iphone is not immune.
This has been a known issue for years.
This is why I carry my own portable battery pack everywhere
I knew it was a bad idea the minute I saw these pop up around the city streets.
Keep in mind that “free to use” can eventually mean “free to abuse...you.”
Free to bend you over the counter and pull your pants down
I know that.
I know what p0rnhub is.
true, they should have set a price and a card terminal to make it less suspicious. then they can get paid to steal information
@@LeonZhou-qc6do It would also hold the terminal owner directly responsible for any improprieties and thefts. Let the liability games commence😎.
Free to use? Nothing is free in this world. There will always be a price to pay, not necessarily in money
I appreciate GMA giving me these safety updates and what to watch out for in this crazy world we live in
People always want to steal 🙄 your stuff even data and passwords
@@lisamccray9079 there are too many crazy people out there, so that’s why we have to stay sharp in not falling for their traps like these charging stations. Crazy world
@@lisamccray9079 So you would rather vacuum suck the game up and smoke some moo\moo windmills?!?! A 2 sad for.. A 2 words... So you would rather vacuum suck the game up and smoke some moo\moo windmills?!?! A 2 sad for.. A 2 words... High school chemistry lab where there's a bit of oil and grease on the tables
andover trip in 2 days weather looks in the clear the plan will be brought out
thinking about compounds lately High school chemistry lab where there's a bit of oil and grease on the tables
andover trip in 2 days weather looks in the clear the plan will be brought out
thinking about compounds lately You are probably the same kind of person also who thinks young adults still using bounce houses is okay too So you would rather vacuum suck the game up and smoke some moo\moo windmills?!?! A 2 sad for.. A 2 words... You are probably the same kind of person also who thinks young adults still using bounce houses is okay too High school chemistry lab where there's a bit of oil and grease on the tables
andover trip in 2 days weather looks in the clear the plan will be brought out
thinking about compounds lately You are probably the same kind of person also who thinks young adults still using bounce houses is okay too So you would rather vacuum suck the game up and smoke some moo\moo windmills?!?! A 2 sad for.. A 2 words... You are probably the same kind of person also who thinks young adults still using bounce houses is okay too You are probably the same kind of person also who thinks young adults still using bounce houses is okay too So you would rather vacuum suck the game up and smoke some moo\moo windmills?!?! A 2 sad for.. A 2 words... You are probably the same kind of person also who thinks young adults still using bounce houses is okay too High school chemistry lab where there's a bit of oil and grease on the tables
andover trip in 2 days weather looks in the clear the plan will be brought out
thinking about compounds lately You are probably the same kind of person also who thinks young adults still using bounce houses is okay too
Thank you for the heads up!
You can also use a simple power cable, one that does not have the data lines - only the power ones
We need more info how this "Juice Jacking" - was there a new hardware secretly installed, and how.
I call BS on some of these reports, Not that it couldn't happen but it sounds like its only happening on a select kind of charging station. All the ones I have ever seen are the simple 120v outlet with the step-down Transformer 2 usb. Unless someone removed the outlet and someone mangled some kind of dongle I call BS. If for some reason they are using a Computer behind the wall that is just plain Stupid.
@@waynesardullo2482 it's fake news
They can also run BAD USB attacks through charging cables and modified ports at charging stations like that.
how about a story on out of control inflation
There are four wires in a USB cable (of the kind you would use to plug into these stations). Two are to deliver power, and two are for data. If you have a cable without the two wires for data, you're safe. If you don't have one of those, search for Data Blockers. They are a small USB plug that you put between the port and your cable. They connect the power wires, but not the data wires, and do whatever magic is necessary for your phone to see the power and accept it (USB-C requires resistors, I think).
forgot one, using a custom cable without usb features should protect from that. "usb charging only cables - they only have 2 wires used." only would consider damaging overvoltage as some kind of DoS attack.
Those are called data blockers and allow only power to pass.
Thanks for sharing!! I'll do exactly THAT.
You can also buy a USB C power cable that doesn't have data transfer functionality and only charging capability.
The more we put stuff online, the more we have to “protect our data” - and it’s like a neverending loop where security has to be continuously updated over and over and over again. I choose to simply not use a lot of that stuff so there isnt much to deal with.
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And that's a good thing or a bad thing?
I get scam calls, messages, and pop-up ads/messages all of the time. Tip don't believe anything that says ''free'' or ''giveaway''
I agree nothing is free in this day and age
Exactly
Irrelevant comment
@@OBGuy not really
I wonder if this is why they got rid of the ones in our local mall down here 😭
That’s why I never ever use public station. I always carry my Mag Safe Batteries as well as portable battery chargers.
I always use portable charger on my phone even though I'm in the UK not America but its handy even in the country side where there are no charging sockets unless you go to a building
Me too
I think a free charging station in a hotel would be more dangerous than one in public because hackers have time to modify it in private.
Lol, you wouldn't be able to tell who was just using the free charging, and who's modifying it
and that's why you'd be the first to lose your data. you think you know something, when you don't. it doesn't take any time to modify anything, they show up with pre-built devices that they can either fit in under the cover of the usb port or just put a whole new face plate over the top of it, and it takes seconds. to anyone else, it just looks like you're fiddling trying to plug in a cable. they've been doing that in public with magnetic card readers for decades.
Don't give them any ideas
To the naked eye it would just look like the perpetrator it using the charging station like every one else you can't tell if he's uploading viruses or not
Talking about thinking you know sumthing but don't....the hacker that developed these protocols literally says its absurd to think anyone would ever put in the vast amount of work necessary to get this shot to work, for example you'd get to develop a program that can distinguish between iPhone and Android and then have an OS on your "system" that had two completely huge sets of data because each is so different....its just not a thing ppl need to worry about, in today's age anyways
They sell usb condoms on Amazon - it's an adapter that blocks data but allows charging.
most modern smartphones, you are always given a notice in case someone tries to access your information. if you charge your phone, make sure you check out if your phone has any anomaly before leaving it, better to bring your own socket plug.
What components are in the public phone chargers that allows information to be usurped? Is it distinguishable from other phone charger’s?
4 pin/wire is enough to transmit 100mb per sec
U answered ur own question trust me
Yeah even if info could transfer to the phone, how exactly does it get your passwords and other stuff? iPhone asks if you trust the device when you plug into something new, so assuming you hit no then how can it get access to anything?
@@shalinpatel people are stupid, the number of times I've watched people hit "yes" on menus like that and when I ask what it said they just say "I don't know"
It's really eye opening on just how little people pay attention to what they're doing
This is why I use a charge only USB cable with no data.
I did a factory reset and it seems to work a bit. But sometimes still goes haywire and freezes and restarts.
Does this apply to USB ports in airplanes?
Use FBI approved USB ports only
Cite an actual public case of this occurring... thanks FBI
Doesn't setting your phone to "charge only" solve that problem?
Don't trust the FBI at all.. especially with technical warnings ⚠️.... You're absolutely correct Android has already been secured against "juice jacking" non-sense long ago
I'm guessing if someone took the time to put malware on a charging station they probably also took the time to figure out a way around that.
@@supertuber120 why would they? Enough people will connect their phone and hit "yes" to the "allow untrusted device" dialogue that they don't really need to do any real hacking.
Scary!
Don’t you need to approve any software to be installed when you plug it into a PC? I always have to enter my pin code when I plug it into my home PC before the PC sees it.
I've always use my own charges to plug into power outlets, but who knows what might happen next. Malware being distributed through 110v/220v electrical outlets?
Not possible, the current is too high to carry data signals.
@@writerconsidered also I doubt criminals want to risk popping open electrical outlet
While it certainly is possible to transmit data over AC power, it all gets converted to DC by the charger. Bring your own charger. Google powerline networking.
@@writerconsidered Google powerline networking, you are showing your lack of knowledge.
@@writerconsidered lack-of-knowledge bro probably didn’t get into Stanford boo hoo 😂🫵
I thought you could use the outlet, just not the USB connection
The electrical outlet is safe. It is only one way power into your device...no info going the other way.
Never used them!
Me watching this from a free charging station at the airport 🥲
This is why for years i use portable power banks i recommend you purchase a bunch
FBI agents own stock in the portable charger companies...
Usually a smartphone will ask if you want a USB device to access the phone when connecting to a computer. Juice Jacking basically is a small computer hidden inside a charge plug a hacker put into a public area that is automatically designed to launch code when a smartphone is attached to it. They are banking on people being oblivious to that USB device permission warning and click ok. If you plug in a USB port to public charge your device, and your smartphone asks if you want USB device to connect, this is how you know it’s a Juice Jacker. Select no and unplug phone.
The best thing to do when traveling is to bring your own USB power brick and plug directly into an outlet when you are at your hotel, for on the go, a Power Bank is the most convenient and safe option. When you sitting down for coffee, you your own power bank to charge your device. Some android phones can share power with other phones but remember that this feature removes more energy from your phone than charges the other phone.
How
Oh no..
How does one load malware onto a power port that has no computer at the other end? This "news" report failed to investigate and explain fully.
Just use caution when using any public utilities basically, a similar sort of deal is going on in ATM and checkout machines.
Once upon a time there were (and I think may still be) charge only - non-data - cables. No-data wiring is also achievable by snipping the data wires in a standard cable if you are even minimally experienced. If you don't want to buy anything use one of the plethora of cables laying around, slice an inch of the outer casing, pop out the 2 data wires and snip off 1/2 inch of each, put a bandaid on it and there you go. CZcams will tell you the wire colors.
the cheapest charging cables bought in stores and gas stations are usually charge only. at least around where i live.
@@purr_lude Well, I bought one that doesn't transfer data and doesn't charge either. I'm selling it for $10. Message me here.
You can buy cheap adapters that go on the male end of a USB cable, and they only pass through the power lines. I got a 2 pack for a couple dollars and keep one in my backpack. Although I recommend getting a small USB battery that you can keep in a jacket, purse, or car.
Why do u need any wires, just select the charge only option if you have an android
Try it yourself plug it into your pcs usb or type c port then select charge only it wont give access to the phones file system
As long as your phone is updates it will let you know when this happens. Been fixed for years.
The number of "insert here" complaints is unknown. Excellent reporting GMA.
They have charge only cables...
bro i dont know what to do. I got a down syndrome girl pregnant and she wants to keep it.
@@frosty_friends1807 You gotta reap what you sow.
@@mycamguy nah foo nvr mind, I tricked that ho into eating a plan b pill. Told her it was skittle. GOTCHA BITCH.
The FBI with all the money we pay in taxes you would think that they would catch these suspects
Too busy looking for tom bradys jerseys
Not possible
It's very easy these days to hide a hacker's identity. Only time hackers have been caught is when they eventually get sloppy and slip up.
There are no suspects, it's fake news
Back up batteries are pretty cheap. The library for instance just has ac outlet plug in places. Seeing those usb ports is a BIG RED FLAG, because all you need is a regular ac outlet and your own usb charger. You can usually buy a cheap usb charger pretty easily although I don't recommend using one of those regularly on Apple devices. Apple devices, especially laptops, are more picky about their electrical ratings. And a frayed cord can affect the electrical output, too.
Just select the "charge only" option on your phone lol or use the adapter, however some places are crowded
Or, if all these ppl have phones, they got chargers as well. Use them people. Will never understand why people trust the public so much.
Most new cell phones stopped including a charger; they only include the cable. Not excusing the personal irresponsibility of most people, just explaining why this is happening more.
A lot of different countries have different wall outlets than in North America so I assume that's also a factor too
These people obviously don't know how this works. You can't just install malware from a USB convention to your phone. Phones have strict access for what the USB port can do, and it would warn you if you want to enable file sharing over USB.
malware doesn't obey rules
@@justayoutuber1906 Prove that.
And the USB ports on the charger station wouldn't even be wired for Data transfer, so you'd have to solder the drive with the malware in.
I'm sure that phone will ask if you want to transfer stuff or just charge only
On an android phone you can set it so your phones charging port is only used for charging
The best way to protect yourself is by using a non data cable designed to charge but doesn’t pass on data.
Great point
Who sells them?
a genuine question : we can charge our powerbanks then later on charge our phones ryt i mean that's safe right or is there a catch to it as well??
I didn't even think of that! I have no tech knowledge, but I would imagine it should be safe since there is no point at which data needs to be stored on a portable power bank, so it wouldn't have "receptors" (or whatever the technical term is) for data? So then it wouldn't be possible for the portable charger to download the virus, period. Just a guess, though. Hopefully someone who has a better understanding of these things chimes in!
I guess if you're worried about it, you could still charge from the power bank, but with a charge-only cable that some people have mentioned in comments?
You can only charge at FBI approved charging stations
No they uploaded the malware through the internet into your wall socket. Then you transferred it onto your power bank from there. Then it just goes straight into your phone. I don't think there is anyway to prevent this. We are all screwed.
@@eagle25311 hahaha plik lol
What's insane is that local civil servants do that already, anyways!
Yes, your local government can and does track individuals via remote technology - for personal gain.
I KNOW because my city did it to me. It's above and beyond public charging stations. That's private individuals profiting off of you.
City government does it systemically already.
Juice Jacking ?💀 Cmon man
This is why I would rather use payphones.
Lol😂😂😂😂
Where they at??
@@dennmmmy that depends on where you go. I remember finding some payphones with dialtone at the Miami airport and I even called my dad. Plus, there’s still lots of them in New Jersey.
I think they are all gone because I have not see them at all
@@Thesixwolf6 Like I said earlier, there’s plenty in New Jersey.
@@dennmmmy Don't laugh when you see one.
Why? I did that in Banff national park a few years ago when I saw a pay phone booth at Moraine Lake. I laughed and thought "who would use a pay phone nowadays?" About a minute later, I got a text message from my boss. There's an emergency at the office. Cellular signal was weak to non existent. Guess who ended up using the pay phone? Yup, me.
All phones require approval before any USB data is accepted. So unless you’re very tech illiterate just clicking decline or don’t trust and you’re fine.
There are charge only usb cables too, no data transfer just energy.
*_Never use the usb cable alone, use it with your brick_*
The world will never get better not matter what positive people do. We can only change a life at a time. Majority of people are just a sad excuse for being called a human.
You will get a grin if when you witness these types imagine them living in the 1890's!
@@soisaidtogod4248 Exactly.
Already knew this, thankfully. My son told me a long time ago to never ever use those free charging stations.
You can use a 'data blocker'. It's a small USB device that goes between the charging cable and your device.
if your phone battery runs low in the middle of the day, you're using your phone too much.
Factory reset is only effective on iOS using a computer because it erases the phone 7 times and reinstall the os entirely. Android on the other hand doesn’t do that and it could still hide somewhere even after a factory reset
True. Factory resets don't always solve all problems.
Where did you get this information? 7-pass isn’t used for iOS in any form. HDD-style overwrites don’t benefit a phone, and flash storage can only stand to lose endurance via rw cycles. iTunes wipe is the equivalent of a reflash via Android recovery. Both functions wipe partitions and rebuild the OS.
Technically the only one you COULD do a 7-pass on is an Android, but you wouldn’t want to.
Make sure you bring your charging brick or using the portable charger to simply charge up your phone. Hackers who are attempting to perform juice jackin, can land them life imprisonment.
I thought this was old news as well as the cautions of using public wifi.
Me with a power bank:
Remember the good old days before cell phones?
Good days ❤
I’ve heard of this before which is why I only use a portable charger on the go
They are also in hospitals to help patient families
Help or destroy. It's like surgery... sometimes it saves your life sometimes it does the opposite.
What about using a charge only cable that connects +V and ground through the USB cable and does not include the data wire? This seems like the best solution and is not even stated in the information provided. No data can be transferred via the power only connection.
Because modern phones communicate with the charger to negotiate charging speeds. Bring your own charger.
Whoa That’s📱Scary ⚡️
Cut the data cables of your charging cable, or get a usb cable without data cables (for charging only).
Not possible... You need to allow access...
Those charging stations are incredibly slow to begin with and now this lol
If you have you plug in charger use it since they have not set up the means to access your data through electricity. Otherwise use a power bank battery. The charging station will only access that battery that does not have data and provide a barrier to your device.
In addition to a laptop and powerbank, with my android phone I can drain the battery of another phone using a usb C - usb C cable. Handy in a pinch. Not sure what it does to the batteries in the long run
use free charging stations to charge your Power bank, not directly to your phone or another personal device that contains your information
I can just press “Don’t Trust” on the prompt it asks me on iPhone
Yes. Use protection.
Decade back we used to have charging and usb separate in NOKIA’a BlackBerry’s 😁😅 but iPhone changed everything
That's why I always bring with me a power bank so I don't need to worry where I need to charge my phone. Also, I'm not sure if it matters but can you just use your power adapter plug in to charge it instead of a usb ? I think if you use your adapter instead of the data usb then probably they can't still any information.
We have them on buses in the uk.
would it still happen if your phone is set to charge only? I think android has that option on the notification pull down
You can avoid this by not using the usb ones you bring your own electrical adapter and use a standard plug then you plug your usb cable into your adapter you can also get power banks i have one that recharges with solar panels I would never plug anything with personal data directly into an unprotected source usbs are Data transfer hubs and a third thing you can do is use an induction charger with the usb chargers so you never plug your phone directly in and the phone charges ontop of a lil charger pad .
So if I use a powerbank to charge it at those stations 🤔
Your private information gets hacked, regardless, if you’re charging your phone or not, come on man