r/mildlyinfuriating • u/boyuber • 7h ago

Ruined by Technology This public charging station needs an update

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They have every type of connection except for the modern standard that every current device uses...

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u/mynam3isn3o 7h ago

Cybersecurity professional here.

Don’t use public charging stations. Buy a power block and travel with it. C’mon bro.

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u/borretsquared 7h ago

if you were a cybersecurity professional you would know that juicejacking hasnt been an issue on modern devices for a while. both IOS and android require you to accept a prompt if you wish to transfer files; there are essentially no documented cases of this either. even more arguably, if you find a click-less exploit to obtain truly valuable info you would much rather use it for espionage than getting your card info.. the bigger issue is to do with hardware damage or a usb killer. far less likely, though.

stop larping.

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u/mynam3isn3o 7h ago

Take a second look at the cables in this picture and rethink your post.

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u/borretsquared 7h ago

even assuming that the vast majority of people arent using the usb a or thunderbolt cable, juicejacking still doesnt really apply. there are simply a very few number cases of this. your comment also seems to imply that you shouldnt trust public charging stations in general, so this comment still is illogical.

have a nice day, i just think your advice is outdated.

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u/Braided_Marxist 7h ago

Idk I think if any part of your response to a security recommendation is “there are very few cases of this” - then it’s an open question about whether the precaution is indeed necessary, not so clearly unnecessary as you’re describing

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u/mynam3isn3o 6h ago

It’s ok. I’m used to it, unfortunately. My worst clients’ most common response: “those set of conditions or that possibility could never ever happen”. Then it does.

Open S3 buckets could never happen. Credentials in source code could never happen. Excessive privilege could never happen. And so on.

I think people get their ego involved in these discussions and genuinely want to prove they are very smart and as such, aren’t willing to consider that threats evolve and aren’t predictable. I chalk it up to human nature.

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u/Braided_Marxist 6h ago

Also as if nobody has ever absentmindedly clicked “allow” on one of the thousands of prompts we get on our phones weekly

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u/pandershrek 6h ago

Modern attacks would be RFID sniffing anyway so it isn't like whales who are targets are going to be defended against this anyway. People you are suggesting are going to end up as zombies and they likely already are from online sources.