Using USB ports and charging stations in public locations may put your id in danger as specialists warn about “juice jacking.”
“Ang juice jacking, galing siya sa salitang juice. Ibig sabihin ‘yung power at jacking ibig sabihin hijack, so juice jacking, hina hi-jack ‘yung device mo sa pamamagitan ng pagko-konek sa power,” mentioned Art Samaniego, a Tech Expert in Oscar Oida’s report on “24 Oras.”
(Juice jacking is a course of the place your gadget is being hijacked as you plug it right into a charger.)
“So halimbawa gusto mo magcharge, kumonek ka sa wall, pero sa likod meron nito tignan mo mangyayari, habang nagcha-charge ka may kumo-konek na pala di mo alam, ibig sabihin non, naka pag-inject na ako ng data papunta sa device mo,” Samaniego defined.
(As you cost your cellphone, it additionally connects to a different gadget with out your information, and malicious information is transferred.)
“Lalo na pag tinaniman nila ng malware ‘pag nagtanim sila ng malware at ang malware na yon nagi-ispy o nagde-dedect ng mga banking transactions, financial transactions, wala na ubos ang pera,” he added.
(They may additionally place malware which might get delicate data out of your gadget comparable to banking transactions, monetary transactions, and they can take your cash.)
A pupil named Anna admitted that she bought nervous when she heard about juice jacking.
“Very scary po siya kasi lumalabas ako sa cafes and lagi ako nagchacharge now na nalaman kong may ganyan very scary,” she mentioned.
(It’s scary. I am going to completely different cafes and cost, and now I’m nervous.)
According to specialists, to keep away from turning into a sufferer of juice jacking, solely cost in trusted institutions utilizing the USB port. Checking the USB ports for indicators of tampering and utilizing an information blocker connected to the USB cable also can assist keep away from juice jacking.
Although that is already occurring in different nations, no case of juice jacking has been reported within the Philippines.
“Kasi una, hindi talaga siya ganun ka sikat na method kasi ang hirap e kung sa airport kailangan mo maglagay. Kung sa coffee shop kailangan mo talaga magbukas ng ganyan,” Samaniego added.
(It’s not really a preferred methodology to phish information as a result of it’s tough to place in place.)
He added that it is higher to simply use your charger as a substitute of plugging your gadgets into public USB ports. —Sherylin Untalan/ VAL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
