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Technical News & Discussion => Apple News & Discussion => Topic started by: Glenn on Jun 04, 2013, 16:24:03

Title: User your own known charger
Post by: Glenn on Jun 04, 2013, 16:24:03
"Apple iPhones can be taken over with "alarming" ease using a custom-built charger, security researchers warn.

Using the bogus charger, a team from Georgia Institute of Technology managed to infect a phone with a virus in less than a minute.

Any device using Apple's iOS operating system would be as vulnerable to infection, claim the trio.

More details of their work will be given at the upcoming Black Hat USA hacker conference"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22764815
Title: Re: User your own known charger
Post by: Gary on Jun 04, 2013, 17:35:41
Meanwhile back in the real world I wont be using a different charger.  ::)
Title: Re: User your own known charger
Post by: Steve on Jun 04, 2013, 17:43:43
Presumably they'll be available from Amazon shortly. ::)
Title: Re: User your own known charger
Post by: Simon on Jun 04, 2013, 17:51:03
I don't suppose it could be a ploy by Apple to get everyone to use their own highly priced chargers?  :whistle: