No charging station is safe, as the FBI is warning travelers looking to charge their devices in airports, hotels, and coffee shops that "Juice Jacking" is a thing as bad actors are using public chargers and even free cables and charging plugs to infect phones and other devices with malware.[1]
According to an FBI "Scams and Safety" brief, which also discusses system and data protection and protecting money information:
- Be careful when connecting to a public Wi-Fi network, and do not conduct sen