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Old 10 December 2024, 01:57 AM   #1
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Charging cables hack....

Didn't see this before.....charging cables able to copy your stuff....


https://bgr.com/tech/iphone-charging...y-accessories/
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Old 10 December 2024, 02:54 AM   #2
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Didn't see this before.....charging cables able to copy your stuff....
Thanks for sharing, this was new to me too.
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Old 10 December 2024, 03:40 AM   #3
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Good to know. Thanks for the heads up
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Old 10 December 2024, 04:27 AM   #4
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Beware QR codes as well. Easy hack is to put a sticker over a real sign's / ad's QR.
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Old 10 December 2024, 06:22 AM   #5
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Beware QR codes as well. Easy hack is to put a sticker over a real sign's / ad's QR.
That happened to me this weekend. Scammers are ubiquitous these days.
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Charging cables hack....

Very scary. Thanks for the heads up!!

It’s only going to get worse unfortunately.


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Old 11 December 2024, 02:26 AM   #7
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That's crazy. I figured not using public USB ports for charging (Use A/C charging block instead) was safe enough.
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Old 11 December 2024, 03:14 AM   #8
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For context, here’s a typical USB-C connector from Amazon Basics. It has a PCB, but no active electronics; the PCB is just used to connect the pins to the right wires in the cable.




Amazon Basic is safe for now - if a cable is too cheap online, then YOU are the target.

https://a.co/d/gkyM0Eo


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Old 11 December 2024, 12:53 PM   #9
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I don’t know why the author is so cautious as to only recommend OEM charging cables (or a CT machine). Surely any big brand third-party from a reputable stockist would also be okay?
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Old 12 December 2024, 02:13 AM   #10
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I don’t know why the author is so cautious as to only recommend OEM charging cables (or a CT machine). Surely any big brand third-party from a reputable stockist would also be okay?
Possibly because the BGR site stands for Boy Genius Report which was a fanboy site dedicated to Steve Jobs/Apple back in the day.

I'm guessing they are ardent Apple supporters, and promote anything Apple, but I thought the story was sort of impressive in the fact that there are so many ways to screw us over that we aren't aware of.
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Possibly because the BGR site stands for Boy Genius Report which was a fanboy site dedicated to Steve Jobs/Apple back in the day.

I'm guessing they are ardent Apple supporters, and promote anything Apple, but I thought the story was sort of impressive in the fact that there are so many ways to screw us over that we aren't aware of.
I KNEW there was a conspiracy
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Old 11 December 2024, 03:26 PM   #12
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