FBI warns of public charging station security risks.
The FBI's Denver office has warned the public against using public USB charging ports in malls and airports, as they could be used by bad actors to introduce malware onto personal devices. The agency advises carrying your own charger and USB cord and using an electrical outlet instead. Cybersecurity experts have warned that criminals can load malware onto public USB charging stations to maliciously access electronic devices while they are being charged. The FBI did not offer statistics about the prevalence of juice jacking, but Americans lost $10.3 billion to a wide variety of internet scams last year, according to an FBI report released last month.