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The FBI is warning consumers against using public phone charging stations in order to avoid exposing their devices to malicious software.
Public USB stations like the kind found at malls and airports are being used by bad actors to spread malware and monitoring software, according to a tweet last week from the FBI’s Denver branch. The agency did not provide any specific examples.
“Carry your own charger and USB cord and use an electrical outlet instead,” the agency advised in the tweet.
Since 2020, several governments and organizations have banned, or considered banning, the immensely popular social media app TikTok from their staff’s devices.
With all these alarming bells ringing, we thought it might be handy to break down what we know and see if we can plot a sensible strategy from there. So, if your hair is on fire, extinguish it and consider this with a cool head.
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