Functions
of Your Smartphones USB as a charge port
The concept is
simple, leading smart phones on the market have been designed to utilize the
same port for charging the phone as data transfer. This opens the opportunity
to trick a user in need of a charge to expose their phone's data port.
Basically Juice
Jacking is stealing the data of a clueless victim while their devices are kept
for charging.
(Credit card information’s, personal pics, videos, important data,
basically everything on your phone gets stolen. There are some situations when
your devices gets infected with malicious scripts and Ransomeware while the
device is on charge)
With juice
jacking, the vulnerability or attack vector is the phone's USB port, the exposure
factor is dependent on the user's awareness of this possible attack method and
their phone's battery life. When these two factors come together, the unsuspecting
user plugs their phone into a malicious system, the attack is able to take
place. In the age where business executives travel regularly, and depend on access
to their phones to respond to emails, check their schedule, etc.. (Basic work
routines) this vector may come up more often than people presume. Luckily, this
attack is entirely theoretical.
There is no
reason to presume the kiosksfilling airports are inherently malicious. The
proof of concept exists though, which is why it's a concern and a defense
should be put in place. Options of defending against this possible attack are
easy, and can be approached from many angles.
What we advise
the user to do is avoid charging stations at all cost and instead carry a power
bank.
You really don’t
need your personal infos.Spreading over the deep web.
There are
prevention methods also to avoid juice jacking and one of it is using a USB Condom. These miniature protective
devices can be bought online or you can even Do It Your Self.
The following
link is a DIY Tutorial on making a USB Condom
This is a circuit based Project Please try if your interested or else another way to prevent Juice Jacking is stop using Kiosk's
Here is what a finished Juice Jacking Protective device will look like
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