Additionally, the Federal Communications Commission revised a blog post on Tuesday, alerting readers to the possibility that a compromised charging port could enable a hostile actor to lock a device or get passwords and personal information.

The FCC blog post states that “in certain cases, criminals may have intentionally left cables plugged in at charging stations.” “Infected cables have even reportedly been distributed as promotional gifts,” according to reports.

Customers are advised by the FBI not to utilize public phone charging stations.
Customers are advised by the FBI not to utilize public phone charging stations.

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