"Protect Your Phone: Tips to Avoid 'Juice Jacking' at Public Charging Stations"

The FBI and FCC have issued warnings about "juice jacking," a potential threat of data theft when one plugs their mobile device into a public charging kiosk. The term was first coined in 2011, but the technology needed to conduct a sneaky juice jacking attack has become far more miniaturized, accessible, and cheap. The recent alerts were broadly covered in the press, but it remains unclear what prompted them. To avoid juice jacking, bring your own gear or charge via a trusted AC adapter, battery backup device, or through a USB cable with only power wires and no data wires present.