The Transportation Security Administration issued a cybersecurity warning to airport travelers.
The post, which the TSA shared to Facebook on March 5, included two best practices for the public to follow, and the potential consequences for ignoring them.
“When you’re at an airport do not plug your phone directly into a USB port. Bring your TSA-compliant power brick or battery pack and plug in there,” the TSA’s first suggestion read.
Plugging into a public USB port exposes the user to “juice/port hacking,” in which hackers install malware into the outlet to steal data, according to the TSA.
“Don’t use free public WiFi, especially if you’re planning to make any online purchases. Do not ever enter any sensitive info while using unsecure WiFi,” the second piece
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