“Juice Jacking: A New Hacking Mode to be Careful of in Public Charging Stations – Kompas.com”

KOMPAS.com – Hacking mode (hacking) that can harm users continues to grow. Most recently, there is a hacking mode called Juice Jacking. In fact, the FBI (United States Investigative Agency) has warned to be careful of this mode.

This is because it is suspected that Juice Jacking can attack the user’s cellphone in places where it can be misused to facilitate hacking, such as public charging points at airports, hotels, and so on.

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Seeing this new hacking mode, what exactly is Juice Jacking that can harm users without realizing it? For more details, here is an explanation of Juice Jacking.

What is Juice Jacking?

In general, Juice Jacking is a hacking method that is carried out by utilizing a USB port. As a hacking method, Juice Jacking is actually not a new term.

The term Juice Jacking was introduced in 2011 at DEFCON, the international hacker conference. The term Juice Jacking was introduced to warn users not to plug their devices into random charging stations.

This is because hacking can be done via a USB connection at a public charging facility. At the DEFCON 2011 event, to demonstrate Juice Jacking, a free charging station was provided and conference attendees were offered to charge there.

Quoted from Techtarget, when the cellphone is being charged at the station, a message suddenly appears warning not to charge anywhere because the cellphone can be infected with malicious code or software (malware).

The Juice Jacking action can be implemented in various places, including public charging facilities that are usually found at airports, hotels, and so on. Juice Jacking can be run through two devices, namely a USB port and a USB charging cable.

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In running Juice Jacking, a hacker can use a USB port to transfer malware directly to a charging station. Or, you can also use a USB charging cable that has been infected with malware and hope that the cable is used by other users.

As is quite commonly known, a USB connection can not only be used for charging, but also for data transfer. The Juice Jacking hack will run when a user connects his cellphone to a USB connection that has been infected with malware.