Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables Will Hijack Your Computer

Re:Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables Will Hijack Your Co... by CaliforniaKarl on Sunday August 11, 2019 @09:51PM (#20671823)

I already have “USB drives I didn’t buy” on the list of things not to plug in to my computer. It’s easy enough to add “cables I didn’t buy” to that list.

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Re:Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables Will Hijack Your Co... by banakkaffalatta on Monday August 12, 2019 @08:38AM (#20674819)

> In my experience public charging stations don't have cables, only sockets, but yeah, leaving a hanging cable there is sure to catch a few people.

You can use USB write blockers for charging only, I always have one with me if I want to connect to an unknown USB plug

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