{"id":83529,"date":"2025-06-14T13:46:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T19:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/?p=83529"},"modified":"2025-06-14T13:46:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T19:46:28","slug":"the-surveillance-state-hackers-are-tampering-with-usb-charging-stations-at-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/14\/the-surveillance-state-hackers-are-tampering-with-usb-charging-stations-at-airports\/","title":{"rendered":"The Surveillance State: Hackers are tampering with USB charging stations at Airports"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Via: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/tsa-warns-travelers-sneaky-way-hackers-stealing-data-airports\">Fox News<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1200\/675\/gettyimages-1463529673.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Woman charging her phone at airport \" \/><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"headline speakable\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/tsa-warns-travelers-sneaky-way-hackers-stealing-data-airports\">TSA warns travelers about sneaky way hackers are stealing people&#8217;s data at airports<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"speakable\">Flight passengers need to know about a new way hackers can access personal information.<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"speakable\">In a public statement posted to Facebook, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) warned that just simply plugging your phone into USB ports for a charge while sitting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/travel\/general\/airlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the airport<\/a> can be a cybersecurity risk.<\/h2>\n<h2>&#8220;In this technology age, cybersecurity has never been more important,&#8221; TSA wrote in the post.<\/h2>\n<h2>&#8220;Hackers can install malware at USB ports (we\u2019ve been told that\u2019s called \u2018juice\/port jacking\u2019).&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h2>It continued, &#8220;So, when you\u2019re at an airport, do not plug your phone directly into a USB port.&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h2>The agency instead suggested bringing a TSA-compliant power brick or battery pack to charge your devices.<\/h2>\n<h2>TSA also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reminded travelers<\/a>\u00a0not to use free public Wi-Fi, especially when planning to make online purchases.<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/tsa-warns-travelers-sneaky-way-hackers-stealing-data-airports\">RTWT @ Fox News<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via: Fox News &nbsp; TSA warns travelers about sneaky way hackers are stealing people&#8217;s data at airports &nbsp; Flight passengers need to know about a new way hackers can access personal information. 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