Juice jacking: Is it a real issue or media hype?

You get off a flight and realize your phone is almost out of battery, which will make getting an Uber at your destination a bit challenging. Then you see it — a public charging station at the next gate like a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. As you run rom-com style to the USB port, you may briefly wonder if it’s actually safe from a cybersecurity perspective to plug in your phone.

The answer is technically …

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