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The FBI issued a statement to stop using free charging stations

The FBI is issuing an urgent warning about public phone charging stations that many people use at the airport.

Charging your dwindling battery at a public charging station, like those found in malls and airports, could put your data at risk.

Bad actors have figured out ways to use the ports to introduce malware and monitoring software onto devices.’

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Cyber security experts warned that criminals have figured out a way to use certain charging methods to introduce malware onto your phone.

A warning from the FBI affects everyone who has let their phone batteries run down.

The cybercrime is referred to as 'juice jacking', which involves 'bad actors' or cyber-criminals loading malware onto public USB charging stations

Find out more about juice jacking, how it works, and how to avoid it if you need to charge your iPhone in public charging stations.

A recent FBI warning says public phone charging stations allow hackers to access phones through juice jacking.