Jailbroken Devices Compromised By Charging Stations

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Data can be stolen from Windows, Android and Apple devices by unassuming power charging towers. In an attack demonstrated at the Defcon (http://www.defcon.org/) hacking conference, mobile phone charging units were rigged to pull data from phones plugged into them (http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/267479,jailbroken-idevices-pwned-by-charging-stations.aspx). Researchers found many jailbroken and modified devices activated USB functions when they were plugged in, or simply rebooted

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