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Flight passengers need to know about new ways hackers can access their personal information.
In an official statement posted on Facebook, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) warned that while you’re sitting you’ll simply plug your phone into a USB port to charge At the airport This could be a cybersecurity risk. (See the video at the top of this article.)
“In this age of technology, cybersecurity is more important than ever,” TSA wrote in a post.
Airline passengers were shocked when the agent refused a checked bag for “strange” reasons
“Hackers can install malware on USB ports (they are said to be called “juice/port jacking”). ”
“So, when you’re at the airport, don’t plug your phone directly into the USB port.”
The TSA warns travelers not to connect their phones directly to the airport’s USB port (as mentioned above). (istock)
The agency instead suggested bringing in a TSA compliant power brick or battery pack to charge the device.
TSA too It reminded tourists Don’t use free public Wi-Fi, especially if you are planning on purchasing online.
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“Please do not enter any sensitive information while using insecure Wi-Fi,” the agent warned.
Appears in “Fox & Friends” Earlier this week, Kurt “Cyberguy” Knutsson revealed that the issue of USB “Jucking” at the airport has grown.
“Criminals are tampering with popular USB charging ports across terminals when they’re at the airport,” Cyber experts said. (istock)
“This isn’t new in terms of how they’re doing this,” Knutsson said.
“Criminals tamper with popular USB charging ports across terminals. You’re at the airportespecially in the gate area,” he said.
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“What they do is you connect your phone and they have something before that Install malware On your mobile phone while charging. [And] you do not know. ”
Connecting the charging block directly to the outlet is a safer option, experts said. (istock)
Once the malware is installed, hackers search for confidentiality and personal information such as passwords, bank information, credit card numbers, and more, Knutsson said.
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Knutsson strongly encouraged the charging block to be connected to the outlet instead, not to connect the USB portion of the phone charger to the public port.
