The idea of stealing data from a smartphone using a car charger seems great, but there is also the possibility of such a leak. In this respect reports “Prime” regarding the teacher of the KB-1 “Information Protection” department of RTU MIREA Vasily Shutov.
“A special electrical circuit is integrated into the USB cable or inside the charger connector, which contains software code that, when activated, can lead to a cyber attack,” the expert explained.
According to Shutov, malicious codes can also be placed in vehicle electronics. In this case, you won’t need a third-party USB cable to steal confidential data from your smartphone.
The expert added that to prevent information theft from the phone in the car, there must be a “non-data cable” cable with the ability to transfer data to charge the device.
It happened before that knownSt. It was learned that the police in St. Petersburg detained three suspects regarding the theft of a BMW X5, which took the German car out of the parking lot with its tow truck. The car arrived in St. Petersburg two days later. In St. Petersburg, Soldata was found parked on Korzun Street with different license plates. As a result, the BMW was returned to its owner and the suspects of the theft were detained on November 30. Two St. It turned out that they were residents of St. Petersburg and a resident of the Leningrad region. A criminal case is being investigated under the theft article.
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