Juice jacking is the devious practice by which bad guys hijack a public USB charging port and use it to steal information from your phone or tablet. Those same ports you’re relieved to find when your electronic device is low on power have become a cause for worry. The malware can also be much more severe with physical access to hardware.”AdvertisementAre these guys trying to scare us? I am guilty of these things, and I am guilty of one more: charging my phone wherever I can find an open port. Have a travel problem, dilemma or question?

Source: Los Angeles Times November 29, 2019 16:52 UTC