Avoid charging your phone in public places otherwise, it can void your bank balance.| Juice Jacking Attack.

 

Avoid charging your phone in public places:

You will have a mobile, all the things will be there on the mobile. Like bank details, photos, video, contact, and personal details. Let's all be fine, while scrolling the mobile when the battery time would have come from 90% to 10%, then you would also be charging your phone. 

Do you charge your phone here and there in public places? Do you try to charge the phone by fitting your phone by asking for a charger from others at the railway station or airport or if their charger is already installed? If the answer to these questions is yes, then you need to be cautious, because charging a phone in public places can void your bank account. 

Today we are going to tell you some news, which you will be shocked to hear. Do you know that the cost of charging a mobile is not one or two but ₹ 16 lakhs? didn't believe that news, let us tell you the full news. When a CEO in Hyderabad put his mobile phone in charging in a public place, ₹16 lakh was debit from his account in the blink of an eye. 

This thing did not even explain to them how this happened. Now come to Delhi, when a woman started charging her phone at the USB charging station at Delhi airport, the ground slipped under her feet. The phone got charged, but the charging fee had to be paid at 1,20,000. That is, ₹ 1,20,000 disappeared from that woman's account in seconds, not minutes. 

Now you must be thinking that what is happening after all, then the whole issue is about the virus. Its name has also been named very unique, juice jacking attack. Recently, Odisha Police issued an alert regarding this. 

Odisha Police in a tweet instructing people not to charge their phones at public charging stations. Cyber frauds can steal your personal information by installing malware on your mobile. Odisha Police has warned and made common people aware of the danger of a juice jacking attack.

Juice Jacking Attack - A new way to steal your data:

Now understand the juice jacking attack in detail. This is a kind of cyber or rather virus attack element. It is used in public places such as airports, railway stations, bus stands, or malls. There are public charging stations available. Now the question must have arisen in your mind how can someone steal your data through a USB cable? 

Whenever you connect your phone to a USB cable for charging, it is often mounted as an external drive. Through the USB cable, you can also access and download files and all these on the mobile, because the USB port does not have a power socket but it is also a data channel. Hackers take advantage of this feature. 

Whenever a user puts his mobile phone for charging in any public space, then the virus also enters that device through the charging port. As soon as the virus enters a charging device, it installs malware on that device. This malware is also called a crawler program. Once the malware is installed on the device, the hacker gets access to your device. Now your data is no longer personal. 

This malware steals all your data and makes you a pauper. All the institutions have become alert from the Government of India regarding this fraud. State Bank of India has warned all its customers against the juice jacking attack. The Odisha Police has also prohibited people from charging any personal device in a public place through its Twitter handle. Realizing this situation, RBI has also issued an advisory regarding the juice jacking attack. 

So now you should also be alert because one mistake of yours can cost you a lot. It is not that juice jacking fraud can happen only with mobile. It can also happen through your laptop, personal computer, and other devices. So how can you avoid juice jacking? What should you keep in mind while charging the phone? Especially if you are traveling.

Let us also tell you the ways to avoid juice jacking attack. You will think that the airport is a very secure place, but don't believe it. You have to avoid charging mobile phones at the charging stations available in public places. Always carry the phone's charger, battery bank with you so that you do not need a charging station. 

If necessary, then charge the mobile by plugging your charger into a wall-mounted electrical socket. You can also change the settings of your mobile to avoid scams. All you have to do is always turn off the USB debugging option in your phone's settings. Always keep your antivirus updated on your phone so that your data cannot be stolen. 

So remember the advice of the police, the advice of the RBI, and our advice. Be careful and avoid your phone charging in a public place. If you like the information, please share it with your friends and also comment on our site www.tradeipohub.co.in. Thanks for reading.