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August 20, 2011 09:05 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/hJq2fSp_QUA/Jailbroken-Devices-Compromised-By-Charging-Stations
Jailbroken Devices Compromised By Charging Stations
mask.of.sanity writes "Data can be stolen from Windows, Android and Apple devices by unassuming power charging towers. In an attack demonstrated at the Defcon hacking conference, mobile phone charging units were rigged to pull data from phones plugged into them. Researchers found many jailbroken and modified devices activated USB functions when they were plugged in, or simply rebooted."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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