Charging Smartphones with USB Cable Could Lead to Data Thefts and Malware Infections

Charging smartphone with USB? Hackers can hack it in minutes
Using a regular PC, a standard micro USB cable, and a few special commands, Kaspersky experts were “able to re-flash a smartphone and silently install a root application on it.” Security researchers managed to compromise the smartphone without using any kind of malware. What more? Hackers could load your smartphones whilst on charging with malware andransomware without the owner knowing about it.

As soon as you plug your phone into an untrusted computer using a USB cable, data starts transferring between your smartphone and the charger it is plugged into, researchers at Kaspersky Lab have claimed. The amount of data shared between the two devices varies, depending on the device model and connected charger (laptop, charging station, etc). However, during the time your phone is plugged in, the device name, device manufacturer, device type, serial number, firmware information, operating system information, file system/file list, electronic chip ID could all be shared with the connected computer. For the full article click here 

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