Re:A type of cyberattack that could set your smartphone on fire
by ianburrell on Monday February 26, 2024 @08:02PM
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Charger won't provide voltage it doesn't support. It won't negotiate it, and if it does then it is broken. If the phone tries to pull too much current, the charger won't provide it, and either shut down or limit the current.
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Re:A type of cyberattack that could set your smartphone on fire
by Kirby64 on Monday February 26, 2024 @10:00PM
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If you took a cell phone that only accepts 9V or 12V and changed it to think it was permitted to accept 20V, you could easily fry a phone. Charger will happily supply it if you trick the phone side.
This would require malware on the phone itself, though. Possibly something quite low level.