Public USBs are not power points: Kaspersky warns of phone hacking danger

By Spandas Lui
Updated June 1 2016 - 10:23am, first published 7:55am
Public USBs could be connected to anything on the other side, and your phone talks to it automatically.
Public USBs could be connected to anything on the other side, and your phone talks to it automatically.

Pretty much everybody uses USB cables, be it at home or at work or at the airport. Charging smartphones over USB is extremely convenient but security vendor Kaspersky Lab cautions that not every USB port is safe to use. The company noted that attackers can steal files and infect smartphones with malware over unsafe USB connections. Here's what you need to know.