WASHINGTON: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States has warned consumers against using phone charging stations in public places that could cause dangerous software to be transferred to people’s smartphones, according to media news the FBI said in a post shared OneX that public USB stations found in shopping malls and airports are being used to spread viruses and monitoring software to mobile phones The security agency tweeted charging stations when you plug your phone into a public charger socket so your device gets infected at the same time and can get all your data. He also said that the cable you use to charge your phone in public places, connects it to your phone It can also be used to transfer data to other devices. It’s like when you plug your phone into your computer with a charging cable and then you can download photos from your phone to your computer.
