Public Charging Pile Can Steal Your Money! Watch Out!
Mobile phone plays a more and more important role in modern life. Leave home without taking your phone? Absolutely impossible!
It is undeniable that smart phones greatly facilitates our lives. What if your mobile runs out of power when you’re outside but have Mobile Power Pack (MPP) left at home? You may turn to the public charging pile for help, which can be seen at many places such as railway station, airport and shopping center.
However, as the public facility used for free, have you ever thought about that it is likely to put your phone in danger?
Yesterday, the Mar 15th World Consumer Rights Day, CCTV reported that they had conducted a test with 18 people at a cinema in Beijing, all of them were trapped!
Why? Actually, hacker can control your phone once it is connected with public charging pile, which is implanted with programs that can steal your mobile information!
#What Can Hacker Do After Controlling Your Mobile?
1.Steal Mobile Information
Hacker uses such malicious programs to steal your information and photos on phone via remote control. Your privacy is leaked.
2.Send SMS
After having your phone control, hacker can send messages to contacts on your phone.
Meanwhile, they text your friends and try to ask for money in the disguise of you but you completely have no idea of the whole thing.
3.Use Your Mobile Payment System
Hacker can use your mobile payment system once they control your mobile phone.
If you banding bank cards with your online payment system (such as Wechat Wallet and Alipay), hacker will filch PIN code then enter payment system and finish. Sounds incredible?
Well, hacker can control your mobile unnoticeably without a hitch!
#So how to avoid from these? Network Security Engineer gives some useful tips:
When connect with public charge pile, try not to click“Agreed”button in any peculiar message.
DO NOT install any description APP.
For Android: turn on “USB Tethering”.
For Iphone: “Don’t allow this device to access photos and videos”
You’d better bring your own MPP or other charging equipment.
Install mobile protection Apps.
Here are some mobile protection Apps:
▲360手机卫士
▲腾讯手机管家
▲百度手机卫士
Therefore, HACOS here reminds you that be careful of using public charging pile in case of a tragedy!
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