Black Hat Conference: Juice Jacking Attacks on iOS Devices

When it comes to threats to mobile devices, most people don't think of chargers as a likely point of attack. But plugging in an iPhone At next month's Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, three Georgia Institute of Technology researchers will show how a USB-connected charger can silently install malicious code onto an iOS device. It's a concept referred to in computer-security circles as "juice jacking."

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