Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Editor's Pick: Your iPhone Could Be Poisoned by Its Charger


Your iPhone Could Be Poisoned by Its Charger

Richard Adhikari
06/04/13 5:00 AM PT
Ever loan or borrow an iOS charger? You might want to think twice before doing so in the future, as a group of researchers have figured out how to modify chargers to load malware onto iOS devices in less than a minute. The researchers will describe how USB capabilities can be leveraged to bypass Apple's security mechanisms at Black Hat USA 2013 this summer.
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