Pelancong sing kudu ngisi daya piranti elektronik, kayata smartphone, tablet lan laptop, disaranake supaya ora nggunakake stasiun pengisian daya USB umum ing bandara, hotel, lan lokasi liyane amarga ana risiko keamanan sing dikenal kanthi jeneng "jus jacking," ing Los Angeles Pengacara Distrik ujar ing a tandha keamanan.

Sambungan USB dirancang supaya bisa digunakake minangka media lan medium transfer daya, tanpa alangan sing ketat ing antarane kalorone. Amarga smartphone dadi luwih populer sajrone dasawarsa kepungkur, peneliti keamanan ngerti yen dheweke bisa nyalah gunakake koneksi USB sing bisa dipikirake pangguna mung ngirimake tenaga listrik kanggo ndhelikake lan ngirim data data rahasia.
Saran saka Kantor Kejaksaan Distrik Los Angeles County ngelingake babagan scam pangisi daya USB, ing endi peretas nyoba nginfeksi ponsel cerdas lan piranti elektronik liyane sing lelungan liwat stasiun pengisian daya USB gratis ing papan umum kayata bandara lan hotel. Upaya jacking jus ndeleng peretas ngemot malware menyang stasiun pengisian daya, utawa ing kabel sing dipasang ing stasiun kasebut. Malware bisa uga ngunci smartphone lan ditahan minangka sandera, utawa ngirim informasi sensitif kayata sandhi menyang panyerang.

Kepala jaksa penuntut daerah kasebut ora nduwe kasus kasus jacking jus sing direkam, ujare juru bicara. Juru bicara kasebut mung ujar manawa penasihat kasebut minangka bagean saka "kampanye pendidikan penipuan."

Rencana serangan peretas menyang komisi stasiun pengisian daya USB ora minangka konsep anyar. Wara-wara marang jacking jus wis pirang-pirang taun, nanging jacking jus ora ana ing cedhak level epidemi - sanajan ana peringatan sing nguwatirake saka pihak berwenang.

Kantor Pengacara Distrik Los Angeles County nyaranake para turis masang kabel pengisian daya dhewe menyang outlet listrik AC. Pangisi daya portabel, sing ana ing macem-macem bentuk lan rega, minangka alternatif sing luwih aman kanggo stasiun pengisian daya USB umum.

Sanajan jacking jus bisa uga dudu senjata pilihan kanggo peretas, amarga ana macem-macem cara kanggo nyusupake target smartphone, tetep dadi ancaman potensial. Wisatawan kudu tetep ing sisih aman lan mung nganggep stasiun pengisian daya USB umum minangka pilihan pungkasan.

APA sing kudu dijupuk saka ARTIKEL INI:

An advisory from the District Attorney's Office of Los Angeles County warned against the USB charger scam, in which hackers try to infect the smartphones and other electronic devices of unassuming travelers through the free USB charging stations in public places such as airports and hotels.
Travelers who need to charge their electronic devices, such as smartphones, tablets and laptops, are advised to avoid using public USB power charging stations in airports, hotels, and other locations due to the security risk known as “juice jacking,” the Los Angeles District Attorney said in a security alert.
While juice jacking may not be the weapon of choice for hackers, as there are many other ways to infiltrate the smartphones of targets, it remains a potential threat.